the sword, the famine, and the pestilence. Reference to Pentateuch (Leviticus 26:25; Leviticus 26:26; Deuteronomy 28:21-24). App-92.
the famine. Some codices, with one early printed edition, Septuagint, Syriac, and Vulgate, read "and famine", thus completing the Figure of speech Polysyndeton.
land. soil, or ground. Hebrew. 'adamah.