Revised Version 1895
Psalms 105:16
16And he called for a famine upon the land; he brake the whole staff of bread.
Psalms 105:16 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Moreover he called for a famine upon the land: he brake the whole staff of bread.
- New International Version (NIV)He called down famine on the land and destroyed all their supplies of food;
- English Standard Version (ESV)When he summoned a famine on the land and broke all supply of bread,
- New King James Version (NKJV)Moreover He called for a famine in the land; He destroyed all the provision of bread.
Context of Psalms 105:16
14He suffered no man to do them wrong; yea, he reproved kings for their sakes; 15Saying, Touch not mine anointed ones, and do my prophets no harm. And he called for a famine upon the land; he brake the whole staff of bread. 17He sent a man before them; Joseph was sold for a servant: 18His feet they hurt with fetters; he was laid in chains of iron:
Read all of Psalms 105Psalms 105:16 word by word
וַיִּקְרָ֣א רָ֭עָב עַל־הָאָ֑רֶץ כָּֽל־מַטֵּה־לֶ֥חֶם שָׁבָֽר׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Psalms 105:16
- Genesis 41:25And Joseph said unto Pharaoh, The dream of Pharaoh is one: what God is about to do he hath declared unto Pharaoh.
- Genesis 42:5And the sons of Israel came to buy among those that came: for the famine was in the land of Canaan.
- 2 Kings 8:1Now Elisha had spoken unto the woman, whose son he had restored to life, saying, Arise, and go thou and thine household, and sojourn wheresoever thou canst sojourn: for the LORD hath called for a famine; and it shall also come upon the land seven years.
- Amos 3:6Shall the trumpet be blown in a city, and the people not be afraid? shalt evil befall a city, and the LORD hath not done it?
- Amos 7:1Thus the Lord GOD shewed me: and, behold, he formed locusts in the beginning of the shooting up of the latter growth; and, lo, it was the latter growth after the king’s mowings.
- Haggai 1:10Therefore for your sake the heaven is stayed from dew, and the earth is stayed from her fruit.
- Haggai 2:17I smote you with blasting and with mildew and with hail in all the work of your hands; yet ye turned not to me, saith the LORD.
- Matthew 8:8And the centurion answered and said, Lord, I am not worthy that thou shouldest come under my roof: but only say the word, and my servant shall be healed.
- Revelation 6:8And I saw, and behold, a pale horse: and he that sat upon him, his name was Death; and Hades followed with him. And there was given unto them authority over the fourth part of the earth, to kill with sword, and with famine, and with death, and by the wild beasts of the earth.
- Psalms 104:15And wine that maketh glad the heart of man, and oil to make his face to shine, and bread that strengtheneth man’s heart.
- Genesis 47:13And 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.
- Leviticus 26:26When I break your staff of bread, ten women shall bake your bread in one oven, and they shall deliver your bread again by weight: and ye shall eat, and not be satisfied.
- Isaiah 3:1For, behold, the Lord, the LORD of hosts, doth take away from Jerusalem and from Judah stay and staff, the whole stay of bread, and the whole stay of water;
- Ezekiel 4:16Moreover he said unto me, Son of man, behold, I will break the staff of bread in Jerusalem: and they shall eat bread by weight, and with carefulness; and they shall drink water by measure, and with astonishment:
- Acts 7:11Now there came a famine over all Egypt and Canaan, and great affliction: and our fathers found no sustenance.
Commentaries on Psalms 105:16
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 16Moreover, he called for a famine upon the land - It was not by chance; not by the mere operation of physical laws, but it was because God “ordered” it. The famine here referred to, as the connection shows, was that which occurred in the time of Jacob, and which was the occasion of the migration into Egypt. There was also a famine in the time of Abraham Genesis 12:10; but the design of the psalmist here is to refer to that period of the Jewish history…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 8-23Verses 8-23 Let us remember the Redeemer's marvellous works, his wonders, and the judgments of his mouth. Though true Christians are few number, strangers and pilgrims upon earth, yet a far better inheritance than Canaan is made sure to them by the covenant of God; and if we have the anointing of the Holy Spirit, none can do us any harm. Afflictions are among our mercies. They prove our faith and love, they humble our pride, they wean us from the world…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 16-22These verses tell the story of Joseph (see Genesis 37–41).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1616. God ordered the famine. God called for a famine--as if it were a servant, ready to come at God's bidding. Compare the centurion's words, as to disease being God's servant (Mt 8:8, 9). upon the land--namely, Canaan (Ge 41:54). staff of bread--what supports life (Le 26:26; Psa 104:15; Is 3:1).Read the comment
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Commentaries on Psalms 105
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- The Treasury of David
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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