From 6c41bb24eca44adfe7bf84063d45adb515baceab Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Gayle Aukerman Date: Mon, 3 Apr 2017 15:40:56 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Update 'content/other/famine.md' --- content/other/famine.md | 4 ++-- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/content/other/famine.md b/content/other/famine.md index a5d7a55d..6ed0ffe9 100644 --- a/content/other/famine.md +++ b/content/other/famine.md @@ -5,9 +5,9 @@ The term "famine" refers to an extreme lack of food throughout a country or region, usually due to not enough rain. * 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 destroying crops. +* 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 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." +* 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." ## Bible References: ##