Psalms 105:16
When he called down famine on the land, and cut off the bread which sustained them,
Open English Bible (US)
In The King James Version
Moreover he called for a famine upon the land: he brake the whole staff of bread.
In Context
15He forbade them to touch his anointed, or do any hurt to his prophets.
17he sent before them a man, Joseph, who was sold as a slave.
Cross References
Genesis 41:54the seven years of famine began, as Joseph had said; and there was famine in all lands, but throughout the land of Egypt there was food,
Genesis 47:13There was no bread in all the land; since the famine was very severe, so that the land of Egypt and the land of Canaan languished because of the famine.
Psalms 104:15wine, to gladden hearts; oil, to make faces shine; bread, to strengthen hearts.
Amos 7:1This is what the Lord God showed me: he was forming a swarm of locusts, when the late spring grass began to come up after the king’s share had been harvested.
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 →