- seven years:
- "And the sevenª thinª and ill favouredª kineª that came upª° after¹ them² [are] sevenª years;ª and the sevenª emptyª earsª blastedª° with the east windª shall be¹ sevenª yearsª of famine.ª" {Gen 41:27} + "And the sevenª yearsª of dearthª beganª° to come,ª° according as¹ Josephª had said:ª° and the dearthª was¹ in all¹ lands;ª but in all¹ the landª of Egyptª there was¹ bread.ª" {Gen 41:54} + "So Gadª cameª° to¹ David,ª and toldª° him, and saidª° unto him, Shall sevenª yearsª of famineª comeª° unto thee in thy land?ª or¹ wilt thou fleeª° threeª monthsª beforeª thine enemies,ª while they¹ pursueª° thee? or¹ that there be¹ threeª days'ª pestilenceª in thy land?ª now¹ advise,ª° and seeª° what¹ answerª I shall returnª° to him that sentª° me." {2Sm 24:13} + "And Elijahª the Tishbite,ª [who was] of the inhabitantsª¹ of Gilead,ª saidª° unto¹ Ahab,ª [As] the LORDª Godª of Israelª liveth,ª beforeª whom¹ I stand,ª° there shall not¹ be¹ dewª nor rainª these¹ years,ª but¹¹ accordingª to my word.ª" {1Kg 17:1} + "Then spakeª° Elishaª unto¹ the woman,ª whose¹¹ sonª he had restored to life,ª° saying,ª° Arise,ª° and go²°¹ thou¹ and thine household,ª and sojournª° wheresoeverª thou canst sojourn:ª° for¹ the LORDª hath calledª° for a famine;ª and it shall also¹ comeª° upon¹ the landª sevenª years.ª" {2Kg 8:1} + "Butª I tellª° youª ofª a truth,ª manyª widowsª wereª° inª Israelª inª the¹ daysª of Elias,ª whenª the¹ heavenª was shut upª°² threeª yearsª andª sixª months,ª whenª greatª famineª wasª° throughoutª allª the¹ land;ª" {Lke 4:25} + "Eliasª wasª° a manª subject to like passions¹ as² we¹ are,² andª he prayed²° earnestlyª¹ that it might²° notª rain:ª° andª it rainedª° notª onª the¹ earthª by the space of threeª yearsª andª sixª months.ª" {Jms 5:17}
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