Famine has 2 syllables and the stress is on the first syllable.
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| 1. | And there came a famine in the country: and Abram went down into Egypt, to sojourn there: for the famine was very grievous in the land. | |
| 2. | And the seven lean and thin kine that came up after them, and the seven thin ears that were blasted with the burning wind, are seven years of famine to come: Which shall be fulfilled in this order. Behold, there shall come seven years of great plenty in the whole land of Egypt, after which shall follow other seven years of so great scarcity, that all the abundance before shall be forgotten: for the famine shall consume all the land, and the greatness of the scarcity shall destroy the greatness of the plenty. | |
| 3. | And the famine increased daily in all the land: and Joseph opened all the barns, and sold to the Egyptians: for the famine had oppressed them also. | |
| 4. | And there was no bread in all the land; for the famine was very sore, so that the land of Egypt and all the land of Canaan fainted by reason of the famine. | |
| 5. | The prospect of famine hangs over many areas of the world. | |
| 6. | Because of the famine, the cattle starved to death. | |
| 7. | Disease and famine go together. | |
| 8. | Can you share food with others in the face of famine? | |
| 9. | Famine caused great distress among the people. | |
| 10. | Famine stared us in the face. |