Luke 15:14
Good News Translation
He spent everything he had. Then a severe famine spread over that country, and he was left without a thing.

New Revised Standard Version
When he had spent everything, a severe famine took place throughout that country, and he began to be in need.

Contemporary English Version
He had spent everything, when a bad famine spread through that whole land. Soon he had nothing to eat.

New American Bible
When he had freely spent everything, a severe famine struck that country, and he found himself in dire need.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And after he had spent all, there came a mighty famine in that country: and he began to be in want.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

And after he had spent all, there came a mighty famine in that country: and he began to be in want.

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2 Chronicles 33:11 Therefore he brought upon them the captains of he army of the king of the Assyrians: and they took Manasses, and carried him bound with chains and fetters to Babylon.

Ezekiel 16:27 Behold, I will stretch out my hand upon thee, and will take away thy justification: and I will deliver thee up to the will of the daughters of the Philistines that hate thee, that are ashamed of thy wicked way.

Hosea 2:9-14 Therefore will I return, and take away my corn in its season, and my wine in its season, and I will set at liberty my wool, and my flax, which covered her disgrace. . . .

Amos 8:9-12 Shall not the land tremble for this, and every one mourn that dwelleth therein: and rise up altogether as a river, and be cast out, and run down as the river of Egypt? . . .

Context
The Parable of the Prodigal Son
13And not many days after, the younger son, gathering all together, went abroad into a far country: and there wasted his substance, living riotously. 14And after he had spent all, there came a mighty famine in that country: and he began to be in want. 15And he went and cleaved to one of the citizens of that country. And he sent him into his farm to feed swine.…
Cross References
Proverbs 13:25
The just eateth and filleth his soul: but the belly of the wicked is never to be filled.

Luke 15:13
And not many days after, the younger son, gathering all together, went abroad into a far country: and there wasted his substance, living riotously.

Luke 15:15
And he went and cleaved to one of the citizens of that country. And he sent him into his farm to feed swine.

Luke 15:13
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