- so that:
- "And there shall ariseª° after¹ them² sevenª yearsª of famine;ª and all¹ the plentyª shall be forgottenª° in the landª of Egypt;ª and the famineª shall consumeª°¹ the land;ª ... And the plentyª shall not¹ be knownª° in the landª by reason² of¹¹ that¹ famineª following;ªª for¹ it¹ [shall be] veryª grievous.ª" {Gen 41:30-31} + "And Ahabª saidª° unto¹ Obadiah,ª Go²°¹ into the land,ª unto¹ all¹ fountainsª of water,ª and unto¹ all¹ brooks:ª peradventureª we may findª° grassª to save²° the horses² and mules² alive,ª°¹¹ that we loseª° not¹ all the beasts.ª¹" {1Kg 18:5} + "The wordª of the LORDª that¹ came¹ to¹ Jeremiahª concerningª¹ the dearth.ª ... And the wild assesª did standª° in¹ the high places,ª they snuffed upª° the windª like dragons;ª their eyesª did fail,ª° because¹ [there was] no¹ grass.ª" {Jer 14:1-6} + "Arise,ª° cry outª° in the night:ª in the beginningª of the watchesª pour outª° thine heartª like waterª beforeª the faceª of the Lord:ª lift upª° thy handsª toward¹ him for¹ the lifeª of thy young children,ª that faintª° for hungerª in the topª of every¹ street.ª ... Behold,ª° O LORD,ª and considerª° to whom¹ thou hast doneª° this.ª Shall the womenª eatª° their fruit,ª [and] childrenª of a span long?ª shall the priestª and the prophetª be slainª° in the sanctuaryª of the Lord?ª" {Lam 2:19-20} + "[They that be] slainª with the swordª are¹ betterª than [they that be] slainª¹ with hunger:ª for theseª¹ pine away,ª° stricken²° through¹ for [want of] the fruitsª¹ of the field.ª" {Lam 4:9} + "Nowª there cameª° a dearthª overª allª the¹ landª of Egyptª andª Chanaan,ª andª greatª affliction:ª andª ourª fathersª foundª° noª sustenance.ª" {Act 7:11}
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