Psalms 105:16
Again, when he commanded a famine in the land, And broke the whole staff of bread,
Noyes Bible
In The King James Version
Moreover he called for a famine upon the land: he brake the whole staff of bread.
In Context
15“Touch not,” said he, “mine anointed, And do my prophets no harm!”
17He sent a man before them; Joseph was sold as a slave.
Cross References
Psalms 104:15And wine that gladdeneth the heart of man, Making his face to shine more than oil, And bread that strengtheneth man's heart.
Ezekiel 4:16And he said to me: Son of man, behold, I will break the staff of bread in Jerusalem, and they shall eat bread by weight and with care, and they shall drink water by measure and in amazement;
Amos 7:1The Lord Jehovah showed me this vision: Behold, he formed locusts In the beginning of the shooting up of the latter growth; Behold, it was the latter growth after the king's mowing.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 105:9-25
The Divine Promise to the Patriarchs; Providences Concerning the Patriarchs. 8 He hath remembered his covenant for ever, the word which he commanded to a thousand generations. 9 Which covenant he made with Abraham, and his oath unto Isaac; 10 And confirmed the same unto Jacob for a law, and to Israel for an everlasting covenant: 11 Saying, Unto thee will I give the land of Canaan, the lot of your inheritance: 12 When they were but a few men in number; yea, very few, and strangers in it. 13 When they went from one… Read the whole commentary →