FAMINE
Biblical dream symbol meaning
How famine appeared in your dream
Dreaming of barren fields with no crops or starving people in a wasteland — Biblical famine in dreams represents God's judgment upon those who reject Him and His Word, signifying consequences for spiritual rebellion and disobedience.
Jeremiah 5:12Jeremiah 14:12
Seeing yourself or others hungry and unable to find food or sustenance — Famine in a dream symbolizes spiritual poverty and a lack of God's Word, indicating a season where divine guidance and spiritual nourishment are absent from your life.
Amos 8:11Jeremiah 29:17
Witnessing empty markets, bare shelves, or a desolate landscape with no resources — Dreaming of famine conditions represents God's warning of impending judgment and loss, calling you to repent and return to obedience before consequences manifest.
Jeremiah 14:12Jeremiah 5:12
Dreaming of people denying that judgment or disaster will come, or hearing voices claiming 'nothing bad will happen' — This represents false security and the denial of God's warnings, showing a spiritual condition where people refuse to acknowledge God's sovereignty and the reality of consequences for sin, believing they are immune to divine judgment.
Jeremiah 5:12
Seeing religious activities like fasting or offerings being performed during a famine, but prayers going unanswered — Famine appearing alongside rejected worship symbolizes that religious rituals without genuine repentance are worthless before God, indicating that external acts of devotion cannot avert judgment when the heart remains unrepentant.
Jeremiah 14:12
Dreaming of famine occurring together with sword and pestilence, or seeing multiple disasters simultaneously — The combination of famine with other calamities represents the completeness and severity of God's judgment, symbolizing that divine discipline comes in comprehensive form to those who persist in rebellion despite repeated warnings.
Jeremiah 14:12
Possible biblical meanings
Lack of the Word of God (Amos 8:11)·Poverty (Jeremiah 29:17)·Actual famine (Genesis 41:25-36; Revelation 6:8)
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