Genesis 41:8

Contemporary English Version 1995

The next morning the king was upset. So he called in his magicians and wise men and told them what he had dreamed. None of them could tell him what the dreams meant.

Cross References

Daniel 4:7

After they arrived, I told them my dream, but they were not able to say what it meant.

Exodus 7:22

But the Egyptian magicians used their secret powers to do the same thing. The king did just as the Lord had said—he stubbornly refused to listen.

Matthew 2:1

When Jesus was born in the village of Bethlehem in Judea, Herod was king. During this time some wise men from the east came to Jerusalem

Daniel 4:5

when suddenly I had some horrifying dreams and visions.

Daniel 1:20

From then on, whenever the king asked for advice, he found their wisdom was ten times better than that of any of his other advisors and magicians.

Isaiah 29:14

So once again I will do things that shock and amaze them, and I will destroy the wisdom of those who claim to know and understand.”

Exodus 7:11

Then the king called in the wise men and the magicians, who used their secret powers to do the same thing—

Daniel 4:19

For a while, Daniel was terribly confused and worried by what he was thinking. But I said, “Don't be bothered either by the dream or by what it means.” Daniel replied: Your Majesty, I wish the dream had been against your enemies.

Isaiah 8:19

Someone may say to you, “Go to the fortunetellers who make soft chirping sounds or ask the spirits of the dead. After all, a nation ought to be able to ask its own gods

Leviticus 19:31

Don't make yourselves disgusting to me by going to people who claim they can talk to the dead.

Exodus 8:7

But the magicians used their secret powers to do the same thing.

Genesis 40:8

“We each had a dream last night,” they answered, “and there is no one to tell us what they mean.” Joseph replied, “Doesn't God know the meaning of dreams? Now tell me what you dreamed.”

Genesis 40:6

The next morning, when Joseph went to see the men, he could tell they were upset,

1 Corinthians 1:19

As God says in the Scriptures, “I will destroy the wisdom of all who claim to be wise. I will confuse those who think they know so much.”

Acts 17:18

Some of them were Epicureans and some were Stoics, and they started arguing with him. People were asking, “What is this know-it-all trying to say?” Some even said, “Paul must be preaching about foreign gods! That's what he means when he talks about Jesus and about people rising from death.”

Acts 7:22

Moses was given the best education in Egypt. He was a strong man and a powerful speaker.

Habakkuk 3:16

When I heard this message, I felt weak from fear, and my lips quivered. My bones seemed to melt, and I stumbled around. But I will patiently wait. Someday those vicious enemies will be struck by disaster.

Daniel 8:27

After this, I was so worn out and weak that it was several days before I could get out of bed and go about my duties for the king. I was disturbed by this vision that made no sense to me.

Daniel 7:28

That was what I saw and heard. I turned pale with fear and kept it all to myself.

Daniel 5:11

In your kingdom there is a man who has been given special powers by the holy gods. When your father Nebuchadnezzar was king, this man was known to be as smart, intelligent, and wise as the gods themselves. Your father put him in charge of all who claimed they could talk with the spirits or understand the meanings in the stars or tell about the future.

Isaiah 19:3

“Egypt will be discouraged when I confuse their plans. They will try to get advice from their idols, from the spirits of the dead, and from fortunetellers.

Psalm 25:14

Our Lord, you are the friend of your worshipers, and you make an agreement with all of us.

Leviticus 20:6

I will be your enemy if you go to someone who claims to speak with the dead, and I will destroy you from among my people.

Exodus 9:11

The magicians were suffering so much from the sores, that they could not even come to Moses.

Genesis 41:7

The thin heads of grain swallowed the seven full heads. Again the king woke up, and it had only been a dream.

Genesis 41:15

The king said to him, “I had a dream, yet no one can explain what it means. I am told that you can interpret dreams.”

1 Samuel 6:2

the Philistines called in their priests and fortunetellers, and asked, “What should we do with this sacred chest? Tell us how to send it back where it belongs!”

Daniel 4:6

Then I commanded every wise man in Babylonia to appear in my court, so they could explain the meaning of my dream.

Daniel 4:18

“Daniel, that was the dream that none of the wise men in my kingdom were able to understand. But I am sure that you will understand what it means, because the holy gods have given you some special powers.”

Genesis 41:24

These heads of grain swallowed the full ones. I told my dreams to the magicians, but none of them could tell me the meaning of the dreams.