Genesis 41:20

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'And the thin, ugly cows devoured the seven fat cows that came up first.'

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  • Gen 41:18-19
    2 verses
    93%

    18'And behold, seven cows, fat and sleek, came up out of the Nile and began grazing among the reeds.'

    19'Then seven other cows came up after them, weak, ugly, and gaunt—such as I had never seen in all the land of Egypt for ugliness.'

  • Gen 41:1-8
    8 verses
    92%

    1After two full years, Pharaoh dreamed that he was standing by the Nile.

    2And behold, seven cows, beautiful in appearance and well-fed, came up out of the Nile and began grazing among the reeds.

    3And behold, seven other cows came up after them from the Nile, ugly and thin, and they stood beside the other cows on the bank of the Nile.

    4And the ugly and thin cows devoured the seven beautiful and well-fed cows. Then Pharaoh woke up.

    5He fell asleep again and dreamed a second time: Seven ears of grain, plump and good, were growing on one stalk.

    6And behold, seven ears of grain, thin and scorched by the east wind, sprouted after them.

    7And the thin ears of grain swallowed up the seven plump and full ears. Then Pharaoh woke up, and it was a dream.

    8In the morning, Pharaoh's spirit was troubled, so he sent for all the magicians of Egypt and its wise men. Pharaoh told them his dreams, but no one could interpret them for him.

  • Gen 41:26-31
    6 verses
    89%

    26'The seven good cows are seven years, and the seven good ears of grain are also seven years; the dreams mean the same thing.'

    27The seven thin and ugly cows that came up after them are seven years, and the seven thin ears of grain scorched by the east wind also represent seven years of famine.

    28It is just as I told Pharaoh: God has shown Pharaoh what He is about to do.

    29Behold, seven years of great abundance are coming throughout the land of Egypt.

    30But after them, seven years of famine will arise, and all the abundance in the land of Egypt will be forgotten. The famine will ravage the land.

    31The abundance in the land will not be remembered because the famine that follows will be so severe.

  • Gen 41:21-24
    4 verses
    87%

    21'But even after they had eaten them, no one could tell that they had done so; they still looked just as ugly as before. Then I woke up.'

    22'In my second dream, I saw seven ears of grain, full and good, growing on one stalk.'

    23'After them, seven other ears of grain sprouted—thin and scorched by the east wind.'

    24'The thin ears of grain swallowed up the seven good ears. I told this to the magicians, but no one could explain it to me.'

  • Gen 41:35-36
    2 verses
    73%

    35Let them gather all the food from these good years that are coming and store up grain under Pharaoh’s authority for food in the cities, and let them guard it.

    36This food will be held in reserve for the land to be used during the seven years of famine that will come upon Egypt, so that the land will not be destroyed by the famine.

  • 20Therefore, this is what the Lord GOD says to them: Behold, I Myself will judge between the fat sheep and the lean sheep.

  • 54Then the seven years of famine began, just as Joseph had said. There was famine in every land, but in all the land of Egypt there was food.

  • Gen 31:9-10
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    70%

    9So God has taken away your father’s livestock and given it to me.

    10During the mating season of the flock, I lifted my eyes and saw in a dream that the male goats mating with the flock were streaked, speckled, and spotted.

  • 11Then a famine came over the entire land of Egypt and Canaan, bringing great distress, and our ancestors could not find food.

  • 42But if the animals were weak, he would not place the branches there. So the weaker animals went to Laban, and the stronger ones to Jacob.

  • 24The fat of an animal found dead and the fat of an animal torn by wild beasts may be used for any other purpose but must not be eaten.

  • 15At the end of the ten days, they looked healthier and better nourished than all the young men who were eating the royal food.

  • 7After this, I saw in the visions of the night a fourth beast, terrifying, dreadful, and exceedingly strong. It had large iron teeth and devoured, crushed, and trampled the remainder with its feet. It was different from all the beasts that came before it, and it had ten horns.

  • 5Then I saw a second beast, which looked like a bear. It was raised up on one side, and it had three ribs in its mouth between its teeth. And they said to it, 'Arise, devour much flesh!'

  • 17Then lambs will graze as in their own pasture, and strangers will eat in the ruins of the rich.

  • 20Egypt is a beautiful heifer, but a stinging gadfly from the north is coming against her.

  • 1Now the famine was severe in the land.

  • 3372,000 cattle,

  • 4436,000 cattle,

  • 6Joseph said to them, "Please listen to this dream I had.

  • 20Come now, let’s kill him and throw him into one of the pits. We can say that a wild animal devoured him. Then we’ll see what becomes of his dreams."