Bible Verses About Famine

So the seuen yeeres of the plentie that was in the land of Egypt were ended.

Then began the seuen yeeres of famine to come, according as Ioseph had saide: and the famine was in all landes, but in all the land of Egypt was bread.

At the length all the lande of Egypt was affamished, and the people cryed to Pharaoh for bread. And Pharaoh said vnto all the Egyptians, Goe to Ioseph: what he sayth to you, doe ye.

When the famine was vpon all the land, Ioseph opened all places, wherein the store was, and solde vnto the Egyptians: for the famine waxed sore in the land of Egypt.

And I wil breake the pride of your power, and I will make your heauen as yron, and your earth as brasse:

And your strength shalbe spent in vaine: neither shall your lande giue her increase, neither shall the trees of the land giue their fruite.

And if ye walke stubburnly against me, and will not obey mee, I will then bring seuen times more plagues vpon you, according to your sinnes.

I will also sende wilde beastes vpon you, which shall spoyle you, and destroy your cattell, and make you fewe in number: so your hye waies shalbe desolate.

Yet if by these ye will not be reformed by me, but walke stubburnly against me,

Then wil I also walke stubburnly against you, and I will smite you yet seuen times for your sinnes:

And I wil send a sword vpon you, that shall auenge the quarel of my couenant: and when ye are gathered in your cities, I wil send the pestilence among you, and ye shall be deliuered into the hand of the enemie.

When I shall breake the staffe of your bread, then ten women shall bake your breade in one ouen, and they shall deliuer your bread againe by weight, and ye shall eate, but not be satisfied.

Yet if ye will not for this obey mee, but walke against me stubburnly,

Then will I walke stubburnly in mine anger against you, and I will also chastice you seuen times more according to your sinnes.

And ye shall eate ye flesh of your sonnes, and the flesh of your daughters shall ye deuoure.

And thine heauen that is ouer thine head, shall be brasse, and the earth that is vnder thee, yron.

The Lord shall giue thee for the rayne of thy land, dust and ashes: euen from heauen shall it come downe vpon thee, vntil thou be destroyed.

Thou shalt carie out much seede into the fielde, and shalt gather but litle in: for the grashoppers shall destroy it.

Thou shalt plant a vineyard, and dresse it, but shalt neither drinke of the wine, nor gather the grapes: for the wormes shall eate it.

Thou shalt haue Oliue trees in all thy coastes, but shalt not anoynt thy selfe with the oyle: for thine oliues shall fall.

Thou shalt beget sonnes, and daughters, but shalt not haue them: for they shall goe into captiuitie.

All thy trees and fruite of thy land shall the grashopper consume.

And thou shalt eate the fruite of thy bodie: euen the flesh of thy sonnes and thy daughters, which the Lord thy God hath giuen thee, during the siege and straitnesse wherein thine enemie shall inclose thee:

So that the man (that is tender and exceeding deintie among you) shalbe grieued at his brother, and at his wife, that lieth in his bosome, and at the remnant of his children, which hee hath yet left,

For feare of giuing vnto any of them of the flesh of his children, whom he shall eate, because he hath nothing left him in that siege, and straitnesse, wherewith thine enemie shall besiege thee in all thy cities.