He called down a famine upon the earth; he cut off all the food supply. ¹ 

biblegateway Psa 105:16

And He called for a famine upon the land; He broke the whole staff of bread.

He called down famine against the land and destroyed the entire food supply.

He brought famine to the land. He took away their food supply.

biblegateway Psa 105:16

He called down famine on the land and destroyed all their supplies of food;

When he summoned a famine on the land and broke all supply of bread,

bibleoremus Psa 105:16

When he summoned famine against the land, and broke every staff of bread,

He called down famine on the land and cut off their daily bread.

biblegateway Psa 105:16

Moreover He called for a famine in the land; He destroyed all the provision of bread.

Moreover he called for a famine upon the land: he brake the whole staff of bread.

biblegateway Psa 105:16

He called down a famine upon the earth; he cut off all the food supply. ¹ 

¹ tn Heb “and every staff of food he broke.” The psalmist refers to the famine that occurred in Joseph’s time (see v. 17 and Gen 41:53-57).