²⁷ And the seven thin and ugly cows which came up after them are seven years, and the seven empty heads blighted by the east wind are ^(A)seven years of famine.

^57 (A)So all countries came to Joseph in Egypt to ^(B)buy grain, because the famine was severe in all lands.

⁵ And the sons of Israel went to buy grain among those who journeyed, for the famine was ^(A)in the land of Canaan.

Joseph’s Brothers Return with Benjamin

43 Now the famine was ^(A)severe in the land.

⁴ And they said to Pharaoh, ^(A)“We have come to dwell in the land, because your servants have no pasture for their flocks, ^(B)for the famine is severe in the land of Canaan. Now therefore, please let your servants ^(C)dwell in the land of Goshen.”

Joseph Deals with the Famine

¹³ Now there was no bread in all the land; for the famine was very severe, ^(A)so that the land of Egypt and the land of Canaan languished because of the famine.

Elimelech’s Family Goes to Moab

1 Now it came to pass, in the days when ^(A)the judges ^[a]ruled, that there was ^(B)a famine in the land. And a certain man of ^(C)Bethlehem, Judah, went to ^[b]dwell in the country of ^(D)Moab, he and his wife and his two sons.

David Avenges the Gibeonites

21 Now there was a famine in the days of David for three years, year after year; and David ^(A)inquired of the Lord. And the Lord answered, “It is because of Saul and his ^[a]bloodthirsty house, because he killed the Gibeonites.”

The King Restores the Shunammite’s Land

8 Then Elisha spoke to the woman ^(A)whose son he had restored to life, saying, “Arise and go, you and your household, and stay wherever you can; for the Lord ^(B)has called for a ^(C)famine, and furthermore, it will come upon the land for seven years.”