FAMINE: - Sent by God Ps 10:16 - Often on account of sin Le 26:21,26; La 4:4-6 - One of God's four sore judgments Eze 14:21 - CAUSED BY . God's blessing withheld Ho 2:8,9; Hag 1:6 . Want of seasonable rain 1Ki 17:1; Jer 14:1-4; Am 4:7 . Rotting of the seed in the ground Joe 1:17 . Swarms of insects De 28:38,42; Joe 1:4 . Blasting and mildew Am 4:9; Hag 2:17 . Devastation by enemies De 28:33,51 - Often long continued Ge 41:27; 2Ki 8:1,2 - Often severe Ge 12:10; 1Ki 18:2; Jer 52:6 - EXPRESSED BY . Taking away the stay of bread, Isa 3:1 . Cleanness of Teeth Am 4:6 . The arrows of famine Eze 5:16 - Often accompanied by war Jer 14:15; 29:18 - Often followed by pestilence Jer 42:17; Eze 7:15; Mt 24:7 - THINGS EATEN DURING . Wild herbs 2Ki 4:39,40 . Ass's flesh 2Ki 6:25 . Dung 2Ki 6:25; La 4:5 . Human flesh Le 26:29; 2Ki 6:28,29 - Provisions sold by weight during Eze 4:16 - Suffering of brute creation from Jer 14:5,6 - CAUSED . Burning and fever De 32:24 . Blackness of the skin La 4:8; 5:10 . Grief and mourning Joe 1:11-13 . Faintness Ge 47:13 . Wasting of the body La 4:8; Eze 4:17 . Death 2Ki 7:4; Jer 11:22 - God provided for his people during 1Ki 17:4,9; Job 5:20; Ps 33:19; 37:19 - INSTANCES OF, IN SCRIPTURE . In the days of Abraham Ge 12:10 . In the days of Isaac Ge 26:1 . In the days of Joseph Ge 41:53-56 . In the day of the Judges Ru 1:1 . In the reign of David 2Sa 21:1 . In the reign of Ahab 1Ki 17:1; 18:5 . In the time of Elisha 2Ki 4:38 . During the siege of Samaria 2Ki 6:25 . Of seven years foretold by Elisha 2Ki 8:1 . In the time of Jeremiah Jer 14:1 . During the siege of Jerusalem 2Ki 25:3 . After the captivity Ne 5:3 . In the reign of Claudius Caesar Ac 11:28 . Before destruction of Jerusalem Mt 24:7 - The Jews in their restored state not to be afflicted by Eze 36:
29,30 - ILLUSTRATIVE OF . A dearth of the means of grace Am 8:11,12 . Destruction of idols Zep 2:11