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Genesis 41:23 — Meaning and Application
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King James Version
" And, behold, seven ears, withered, thin, and blasted with the east wind, sprung up after them: "
Genesis 41:23
Verse in Context
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And when they had eaten them up, it could not be known that they had eaten them; but they were still ill favoured, as at the beginning. So I awoke.
And I saw in my dream, and, behold, seven ears came up in one stalk, full and good:
And, behold, seven ears, withered, thin, and blasted with the east wind, sprung up after them:
And the thin ears devoured the seven good ears: and I told this unto the magicians; but there was none that could declare
And Joseph said unto Pharaoh, The dream of Pharaoh is one: God hath shewed Pharaoh what he is about to do.
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Genesis 41:1
"And it came to pass at the end of two full years, that Pharaoh dreamed: and, behold, he stood by the river."
Genesis 41:2
"And, behold, there came up out of the river seven well favoured kine and fatfleshed; and they fed in a meadow."
Genesis 41:3
"And, behold, seven other kine came up after them out of the river, ill favoured and leanfleshed; and stood by the other kine upon the brink of the river."
Genesis 41:4
"And the ill favoured and leanfleshed kine did eat up the seven well favoured and fat kine. So Pharaoh awoke."
Genesis 41:5
"And he slept and dreamed the second time: and, behold, seven ears of corn came up upon one stalk, rank and good."
Genesis 41:6
"And, behold, seven thin ears and blasted with the east wind sprung up after them."
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