Verse 6

And in the fourth{H7243} month{H2320}, in the ninth{H8672} day of the month{H2320}, the famine{H7458} was sore{H2388}{(H8799)} in the city{H5892}, so that there was no bread{H3899} for the people{H5971} of the land{H776}.

Referenced Verses

  • Isa 3:1 : 1 For, behold, the Lord{H113}, the LORD{H3068} of hosts{H6635}, doth take away{H5493}{(H8688)} from Jerusalem{H3389} and from Judah{H3063} the stay{H4937} and the staff{H4938}, the whole stay{H4937} of bread{H3899}, and the whole{H3605} stay{H4937} of water{H4325},
  • 2 Kgs 25:3 : 3 And on the ninth{H8672} day of the fourth month{H2320} the famine{H7458} prevailed{H2388}{(H8799)} in the city{H5892}, and there was no bread{H3899} for the people{H5971} of the land{H776}.
  • Jer 38:9 : 9 My lord{H113} the king{H4428}, these men{H582} have done evil{H7489}{(H8689)} in all that they have done{H6213}{(H8804)} to Jeremiah{H3414} the prophet{H5030}, whom they have cast{H7993}{(H8689)} into the dungeon{H953}; and he is like to die{H4191}{(H8799)} for{H6440} hunger{H7458} in the place{H8478} where he is: for there is no more bread{H3899} in the city{H5892}.
  • Jer 39:2 : 2 And in the eleventh{H6249}{H6240} year{H8141} of Zedekiah{H6667}, in the fourth{H7243} month{H2320}, the ninth{H8672} day of the month{H2320}, the city{H5892} was broken up{H1234}{(H8717)}.
  • Lam 4:4-6 : 4 The tongue{H3956} of the sucking child{H3243}{(H8802)} cleaveth{H1692}{(H8804)} to the roof of his mouth{H2441} for thirst{H6772}: the young children{H5768} ask{H7592}{(H8804)} bread{H3899}, and no man breaketh{H6566}{(H8802)} it unto them. 5 They that did feed{H398}{(H8802)} delicately{H4574} are desolate{H8074}{(H8738)} in the streets{H2351}: they that were brought up{H539}{(H8803)} in scarlet{H8438} embrace{H2263}{(H8765)} dunghills{H830}. 6 For the punishment of the iniquity{H5771} of the daughter{H1323} of my people{H5971} is greater{H1431}{(H8799)} than the punishment{H2403} of the sin of Sodom{H5467}, that was overthrown{H2015}{(H8803)} as in a moment{H7281}, and no hands{H3027} stayed{H2342}{(H8804)} on her.
  • Lam 5:10 : 10 Our skin{H5785} was black{H3648}{(H8738)} like an oven{H8574} because{H6440} of the terrible{H2152} famine{H7458}.
  • Ezek 4:9-9 : 9 Take{H3947}{(H8798)} thou also unto thee wheat{H2406}, and barley{H8184}, and beans{H6321}, and lentiles{H5742}, and millet{H1764}, and fitches{H3698}, and put{H5414}{(H8804)} them in one{H259} vessel{H3627}, and make{H6213}{(H8804)} thee bread{H3899} thereof, according to the number{H4557} of the days{H3117} that thou shalt lie{H7901}{(H8802)} upon thy side{H6654}, three{H7969} hundred{H3967} and ninety{H8673} days{H3117} shalt thou eat{H398}{(H8799)} thereof. 10 And thy meat{H3978} which thou shalt eat{H398}{(H8799)} shall be by weight{H4946}, twenty{H6242} shekels{H8255} a day{H3117}: from time{H6256} to time{H6256} shalt thou eat{H398}{(H8799)} it. 11 Thou shalt drink{H8354}{(H8799)} also water{H4325} by measure{H4884}, the sixth part{H8345} of an hin{H1969}: from time{H6256} to time{H6256} shalt thou drink{H8354}{(H8799)}. 12 And thou shalt eat{H398}{(H8799)} it as barley{H8184} cakes{H5692}, and thou shalt bake{H5746}{(H8799)} it with dung{H1561} that cometh out{H6627} of man{H120}, in their sight{H5869}. 13 And the LORD{H3068} said{H559}{(H8799)}, Even thus shall the children{H1121} of Israel{H3478} eat{H398}{(H8799)} their defiled{H2931} bread{H3899} among the Gentiles{H1471}, whither I will drive{H5080}{(H8686)} them. 14 Then said{H559}{(H8799)} I, Ah{H162} Lord{H136} GOD{H3069}! behold, my soul{H5315} hath not been polluted{H2930}{(H8794)}: for from my youth{H5271} up even till now have I not eaten{H398}{(H8804)} of that which dieth of itself{H5038}, or is torn in pieces{H2966}; neither came{H935}{(H8804)} there abominable{H6292} flesh{H1320} into my mouth{H6310}. 15 Then he said{H559}{(H8799)} unto me, Lo{H7200}{(H8798)}, I have given{H5414}{(H8804)} thee cow's{H1241} dung{H6832}{(H8675)}{H6832} for man's{H120} dung{H1561}, and thou shalt prepare{H6213}{(H8804)} thy bread{H3899} therewith. 16 Moreover he said{H559}{(H8799)} unto me, Son{H1121} of man{H120}, behold, I will break{H7665}{(H8799)} the staff{H4294} of bread{H3899} in Jerusalem{H3389}: and they shall eat{H398}{(H8804)} bread{H3899} by weight{H4948}, and with care{H1674}; and they shall drink{H8354}{(H8799)} water{H4325} by measure{H4884}, and with astonishment{H8078}: 17 That they may want{H2637}{(H8799)} bread{H3899} and water{H4325}, and be astonied{H8074}{(H8738)} one{H376} with another{H251}, and consume away{H4743}{(H8738)} for their iniquity{H5771}.
  • Ezek 5:10-12 : 10 Therefore the fathers{H1} shall eat{H398}{(H8799)} the sons{H1121} in the midst{H8432} of thee, and the sons{H1121} shall eat{H398}{(H8799)} their fathers{H1}; and I will execute{H6213}{(H8804)} judgments{H8201} in thee, and the whole remnant{H7611} of thee will I scatter{H2219}{(H8765)} into all the winds{H7307}. 11 Wherefore, as I live{H2416}, saith{H5002}{(H8803)} the Lord{H136} GOD{H3069}; Surely, because thou hast defiled{H2930}{(H8765)} my sanctuary{H4720} with all thy detestable things{H8251}, and with all thine abominations{H8441}, therefore will I also diminish{H1639}{(H8799)} thee; neither shall mine eye{H5869} spare{H2347}{(H8799)}, neither will I have any pity{H2550}{(H8799)}. 12 A third part{H7992} of thee shall die{H4191}{(H8799)} with the pestilence{H1698}, and with famine{H7458} shall they be consumed{H3615}{(H8799)} in the midst{H8432} of thee: and a third part{H7992} shall fall{H5307}{(H8799)} by the sword{H2719} round about{H5439} thee; and I will scatter{H2219}{(H8762)} a third part{H7992} into all the winds{H7307}, and I will draw out{H7324}{(H8686)} a sword{H2719} after{H310} them.
  • Ezek 7:15 : 15 The sword{H2719} is without{H2351}, and the pestilence{H1698} and the famine{H7458} within{H1004}: he that is in the field{H7704} shall die{H4191}{(H8799)} with the sword{H2719}; and he that is in the city{H5892}, famine{H7458} and pestilence{H1698} shall devour{H398}{(H8799)} him.
  • Ezek 14:21 : 21 For thus saith{H559}{(H8804)} the Lord{H136} GOD{H3069}; How much more when I send{H7971}{(H8765)} my four{H702} sore{H7451} judgments{H8201} upon Jerusalem{H3389}, the sword{H2719}, and the famine{H7458}, and the noisome{H7451} beast{H2416}, and the pestilence{H1698}, to cut off{H3772}{(H8687)} from it man{H120} and beast{H929}?
  • Zech 8:19 : 19 Thus saith{H559}{(H8804)} the LORD{H3068} of hosts{H6635}; The fast{H6685} of the fourth{H7243} month, and the fast{H6685} of the fifth{H2549}, and the fast{H6685} of the seventh{H7637}, and the fast{H6685} of the tenth{H6224}, shall be to the house{H1004} of Judah{H3063} joy{H8342} and gladness{H8057}, and cheerful{H2896} feasts{H4150}; therefore love{H157}{(H8798)} the truth{H571} and peace{H7965}.
  • Lev 26:26 : 26 And when I have broken{H7665}{(H8800)} the staff{H4294} of your bread{H3899}, ten{H6235} women{H802} shall bake{H644}{(H8804)} your bread{H3899} in one{H259} oven{H8574}, and they shall deliver{H7725} you your bread{H3899} again{H7725}{(H8689)} by weight{H4948}: and ye shall eat{H398}{(H8804)}, and not be satisfied{H7646}{(H8799)}.
  • Deut 28:52-53 : 52 And he shall besiege{H6887}{(H8689)} thee in all thy gates{H8179}, until thy high{H1364} and fenced{H1219}{(H8803)} walls{H2346} come down{H3381}{(H8800)}, wherein{H2004} thou trustedst{H982}{(H8802)}, throughout all thy land{H776}: and he shall besiege{H6887}{(H8689)} thee in all thy gates{H8179} throughout all thy land{H776}, which the LORD{H3068} thy God{H430} hath given{H5414}{(H8804)} thee. 53 And thou shalt eat{H398}{(H8804)} the fruit{H6529} of thine own body{H990}, the flesh{H1320} of thy sons{H1121} and of thy daughters{H1323}, which the LORD{H3068} thy God{H430} hath given{H5414}{(H8804)} thee, in the siege{H4692}, and in the straitness{H4689}, wherewith thine enemies{H341}{(H8802)} shall distress{H6693}{(H8686)} thee:
  • Deut 32:24 : 24 They shall be burnt{H4198} with hunger{H7458}, and devoured{H3898}{(H8803)} with burning heat{H7565}, and with bitter{H4815} destruction{H6986}: I will also send{H7971}{(H8762)} the teeth{H8127} of beasts{H929} upon them, with the poison{H2534} of serpents{H2119}{(H8801)} of the dust{H6083}.
  • Jer 15:2 : 2 And it shall come to pass, if they say{H559}{(H8799)} unto thee, Whither shall we go forth{H3318}{(H8799)}? then thou shalt tell{H559}{(H8804)} them, Thus saith{H559}{(H8804)} the LORD{H3068}; Such as are for death{H4194}, to death{H4194}; and such as are for the sword{H2719}, to the sword{H2719}; and such as are for the famine{H7458}, to the famine{H7458}; and such as are for the captivity{H7628}, to the captivity{H7628}.
  • Jer 19:9 : 9 And I will cause them to eat{H398}{(H8689)} the flesh{H1320} of their sons{H1121} and the flesh{H1320} of their daughters{H1323}, and they shall eat{H398}{(H8799)} every one{H376} the flesh{H1320} of his friend{H7453} in the siege{H4692} and straitness{H4689}, wherewith their enemies{H341}{(H8802)}, and they that seek{H1245}{(H8764)} their lives{H5315}, shall straiten{H6693}{(H8686)} them.
  • Jer 21:9 : 9 He that abideth{H3427}{(H8802)} in this city{H5892} shall die{H4191}{(H8799)} by the sword{H2719}, and by the famine{H7458}, and by the pestilence{H1698}: but he that goeth out{H3318}{(H8802)}, and falleth{H5307}{(H8804)} to the Chaldeans{H3778} that besiege{H6696}{(H8802)} you, he shall live{H2421}{(H8804)}{(H8675)}{H2421}{(H8799)}, and his life{H5315} shall be unto him for a prey{H7998}.
  • Jer 25:10 : 10 Moreover I will take{H6}{(H8689)} from them the voice{H6963} of mirth{H8342}, and the voice{H6963} of gladness{H8057}, the voice{H6963} of the bridegroom{H2860}, and the voice{H6963} of the bride{H3618}, the sound{H6963} of the millstones{H7347}, and the light{H216} of the candle{H5216}.