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@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ The term “famine” refers to an extreme lack of food throughout a country or
 
 * Food crops can fail from natural causes such as lack of rain, crop disease, or insects.
 * Food shortages can also be caused by people, such as enemies who detroy crops.
-* In the Bible, God often caused famine as a way to punish nations when they sinned against him.
+* In the Bible, God sometimes caused famine as a way to punish nations when they sinned against him.
 * In Amos 8:11 the term “famine” is used figuratively to refer to a time when God punished his people by not speaking to them. This could be translated with the word for “famine” in your language, or with a phrase such as “extreme lack” or “severe deprivation.”
 
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