Psalm 105:16

16 (104-16) And he called a famine upon the land: and he broke in pieces all the support of bread.

Psalm 105:16 Meaning and Commentary

Psalms 105:16

Moreover, he called for a famine upon the land
On the land of Egypt; or rather on the land of Canaan, where Jacob and his sons sojourned; and which reached to all lands, ( Genesis 41:56 Genesis 41:57 ) ( 42:5 ) and calling for it, it came, being a servant at the command of the Lord; see ( 2 Kings 8:1 ) ( Haggai 1:11 ) .

He brake the whole staff of bread;
so called, because it is the support of man's life, the principal of his sustenance: as a staff is a support to a feeble person, and which, when broke, ceases to be so. The staff of bread is broken, when either the virtue and efficacy of it for nourishment is taken away or denied; or when there is a scarcity of bread corn; which latter seems to be intended here; see ( Isaiah 3:1 ) ( Leviticus 26:26 ) .

Psalm 105:16 In-Context

14 (104-14) He suffered no man to hurt them: and he reproved kings for their sakes.

15 (104-15) Touch ye not my anointed: and do no evil to my prophets.

16 (104-16) And he called a famine upon the land: and he broke in pieces all the support of bread.

17 (104-17) He sent a man before them: Joseph, who was sold for a slave.

18 (104-18) They humbled his feet in fetters: the iron pierced his soul,