Sent by God Ps 10:16
Often on account of sin Le 26:21,26; La 4:4-6
One of God's four sore judgments Eze 14:21
CAUSED BY
God's blessing withheld Ho 2:8,9; Hag 1:6
Want of seasonable rain 1Ki 17:1; Jer 14:1-4; Am 4:7
Rotting of the seed in the ground Joe 1:17
Swarms of insects De 28:38,42; Joe 1:4
Blasting and mildew Am 4:9; Hag 2:17
Devastation by enemies De 28:33,51
Often long continued Ge 41:27; 2Ki 8:1,2
Often severe Ge 12:10; 1Ki 18:2; Jer 52:6
EXPRESSED BY
Taking away the stay of bread, &c Isa 3:1
Cleanness of Teeth Am 4:6
The arrows of famine Eze 5:16
Often accompanied by war Jer 14:15; 29:18
Often followed by pestilence Jer 42:17; Eze 7:15; Mt 24:7
THINGS EATEN DURING
Wild herbs 2Ki 4:39,40
Ass's flesh 2Ki 6:25
Human flesh Le 26:29; 2Ki 6:28,29
Provisions sold by weight during Eze 4:16
Suffering of brute creation from Jer 14:5,6
CAUSED
Burning and fever De 32:24
Blackness of the skin La 4:8; 5:10
Grief and mourning Joe 1:11-13
Faintness Ge 47:13
Wasting of the body La 4:8; Eze 4:17
God provided for his people during 1Ki 17:4,9; Job 5:20; Ps 33:19; 37:19
INSTANCES OF, IN SCRIPTURE
In the days of Abraham Ge 12:10
In the days of Isaac Ge 26:1
In the days of Joseph Ge 41:53-56
In the day of the Judges Ru 1:1
In the reign of David 2Sa 21:1
In the reign of Ahab 1Ki 17:1; 18:5
In the time of Elisha 2Ki 4:38
During the siege of Samaria 2Ki 6:25
Of seven years foretold by Elisha 2Ki 8:1
In the time of Jeremiah Jer 14:1
During the siege of Jerusalem 2Ki 25:3
After the captivity Ne 5:3
In the reign of Claudius Caesar Ac 11:28
Before destruction of Jerusalem Mt 24:7
The Jews in their restored state not to be afflicted by Eze 36:29,30
ILLUSTRATIVE OF
A dearth of the means of grace Am 8:11,12
Destruction of idols Zep 2:11