Verse Comparison: Psalms 105:16
American Standard Version
And he called for a famine upon the land; He brake the whole staff of bread.
Amplified® Bible
Moreover, He called for a famine upon the land [of Egypt]; He cut off every source of bread.
Contemporary English Version
God kept crops from growing until food was scarce everywhere in the land.
Darby English Version
And he called for a famine upon the land; he broke the whole staff of bread.
Good News Bible
The LORD sent famine to their country and took away all their food.
King James Version
Moreover he called for a famine upon the land: he brake the whole staff of bread.
New American Standard Bible
And He called for a famine upon the land; He broke the whole staff of bread.
New International Version
He called down famine on the land
and destroyed all their supplies of food;
New King James Version
Moreover He called for a famine in the land;
He destroyed all the provision of bread.
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
And He called for a famine upon the land; He broke the whole staff of bread.
Revised Standard Version
When he summoned a famine on the land, and broke every staff of bread,
Young's Literal Translation
And He calleth a famine on the land, The whole staff of bread He hath broken.
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