Meanwhile, the famine became so severe that all the food was used up, and people were starving throughout the lands of Egypt and Canaan.

饥荒甚大，全地都绝了粮，甚至埃及地和迦南地的人因那饥荒的缘故都饿昏了。

饥荒非常严重，全地都绝了粮，埃及地和迦南地都因饥荒耗损了。

饥荒非常严重，全地都绝了粮，埃及地和迦南地都因饥荒耗损了。

饥荒很严重，到处都缺粮，埃及和迦南都饱受饥荒之苦。

那时，遍地都没有粮食，因为饥荒非常严重。埃及地和迦南地的人，因为饥荒的缘故都饿昏了。

当时全地都没有粮食，因为饥荒极其严重；埃及地和迦南地都因饥荒的缘故而衰竭。

饑荒甚大，全地都絕了糧，甚至埃及地和迦南地的人因那饑荒的緣故都餓昏了。

饑荒非常嚴重，全地都絕了糧，埃及地和迦南地都因饑荒耗損了。

饑荒非常嚴重，全地都絕了糧，埃及地和迦南地都因饑荒耗損了。

饑荒很嚴重，到處都缺糧，埃及和迦南都飽受饑荒之苦。

那時，遍地都沒有糧食，因為饑荒非常嚴重。埃及地和迦南地的人，因為饑荒的緣故都餓昏了。

當時遍地都沒有食物，因為饑荒非常嚴重；埃及地和迦南地在饑荒之下都餓昏了。

當時全地都沒有糧食，因為饑荒極其嚴重；埃及地和迦南地都因饑荒的緣故而衰竭。

饑既太甚、四方無糧、埃及迦南、因而匱乏、

饑既甚矣、四方無糧、埃及迦南無不窮乏。

饑荒益甚、四方無糧、伊及與迦南地、因饑無不窮乏、

There was no food, however, in the whole region because the famine was severe; both Egypt and Canaan wasted away because of the famine.

But there wasn’t any food in the whole area. In fact, there wasn’t enough food anywhere. The people of Egypt and Canaan lost their strength because there wasn’t enough food to go around.

Now there was no food in all the land, for the famine was very severe, so that the land of Egypt and the land of Canaan languished by reason of the famine.

But there was no food in the entire region, for the famine was very severe. The land of Egypt and the land of Canaan were exhausted by the famine.

Now there was no food in all the land, because the famine was very severe, so that the land of Egypt and the land of Canaan languished because of the famine.

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

And there was no bread in all the land; for the famine was very sore, so that the land of Egypt and the land of Canaan fainted by reason of the famine.

But there was no food in that entire region, for the famine was very severe. The land of Egypt and the land of Canaan were exhausted by the famine.

And[ there was] no bread in all the land; for the famine[ was] very sore, so that the land of Egypt and[ all] the land of Canaan fainted by reason of the famine.

But there was no food in all the land because the famine was very severe; the land of Egypt and the land of Canaan wasted away because of the famine.

There was no bread in all the land; for the famine was very severe, so that the land of Egypt and the land of Canaan fainted by reason of the famine.

“ But a famine came upon Egypt and Canaan. There was great misery, and our ancestors ran out of food.

Who is wise enough to understand all this? Who has been instructed by the Lord and can explain it to others? Why has the land been so ruined that no one dares to travel through it?

But afterward there will be seven years of famine so great that all the prosperity will be forgotten in Egypt. Famine will destroy the land.This famine will be so severe that even the memory of the good years will be erased.

The fields are ruined, the land is stripped bare. The grain is destroyed, the grapes have shriveled, and the olive oil is gone.Despair, all you farmers! Wail, all you vine growers! Weep, because the wheat and barley— all the crops of the field— are ruined.The grapevines have dried up, and the fig trees have withered. The pomegranate trees, palm trees, and apple trees— all the fruit trees— have dried up. And the people’s joy has dried up with them.

Ahab said to Obadiah,“ We must check every spring and valley in the land to see if we can find enough grass to save at least some of my horses and mules.”

Rise during the night and cry out. Pour out your hearts like water to the Lord. Lift up your hands to him in prayer, pleading for your children, for in every street they are faint with hunger.“ O Lord, think about this! Should you treat your own people this way? Should mothers eat their own children, those they once bounced on their knees? Should priests and prophets be killed within the Lord’s Temple?

Those killed by the sword are better off than those who die of hunger. Starving, they waste away for lack of food from the fields.

This message came to Jeremiah from the Lord, explaining why he was holding back the rain:“ Judah wilts; commerce at the city gates grinds to a halt. All the people sit on the ground in mourning, and a great cry rises from Jerusalem.The nobles send servants to get water, but all the wells are dry. The servants return with empty pitchers, confused and desperate, covering their heads in grief.The ground is parched and cracked for lack of rain. The farmers are deeply troubled; they, too, cover their heads.Even the doe abandons her newborn fawn because there is no grass in the field.The wild donkeys stand on the bare hills panting like thirsty jackals. They strain their eyes looking for grass, but there is none to be found.”