6 occurrences in 6 translations

'Scarcity' in the Bible

the seven years of famine began to come, just as Joseph had said [they would]; the famine was in all the [surrounding] lands, but in the land of Egypt there was bread (food).

There I will provide for you and sustain you, so that you and your household and all that are yours may not become impoverished, for there are still five years of famine to come.”’

Verse ConceptsPoverty, Causes OfFive YearsPeople ProvidingAvoiding Poverty

a land without scarcity. You'll eat food in it and lack nothing. It's a land where its rocks are iron and you can dig copper from its mountains."

Verse ConceptsEarth, Description OfBrass

There were others who were saying, “We are mortgaging our fields, our vineyards, and our houses to buy grain because of the famine.”

Verse ConceptsCreditBorrowing, Examples OfBanks

so your poverty will come as a robber, and your scarcity as an armed man.

Verse ConceptsBanditsAvoiding Poverty

Is there any longer a man [in] the house of the wicked treasures of wickedness, and the ephah of scarcity [which is] accursed?

Verse ConceptsAbominations, To GodStoring Treasure On EarthCursing ThingsProsperity Of The Wicked

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Dearth (11 instances)
Drought (26 instances)
Scarceness (1 instance)
Scarcity (6 instances)

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