5364. 'And all the land of Egypt suffered famine' means a desolation in both parts of the natural. This is clear from the meaning of 'famine' as a desolation, dealt with above in 5360, 5362; and from the meaning of 'all the land of Egypt' as both parts of the natural, dealt with in 5276.

5362. 'And the famine was in all lands' means a desolation everywhere in the natural. This is clear from the meaning of 'famine' as a desolation, dealt with above in 5360, and from the meaning of 'all lands' as everywhere in the natural. For 'land' or 'earth' is the natural mind, and so the natural itself, see 5276, 5278, 5280, 5288, 5301.