King James Version
And in the fourth month, in the ninth day of the month, the famine was sore in the city, so that there was no bread for the people of the land.English Standard Version
On the ninth day of the fourth month the famine was so severe in the city that there was no food for the people of the land.Catholic Public Domain Version
Then, in the fourth month, on the ninth of the month, a famine gripped the city. And there was no nourishment for the people of the land