Nevertheless, the chief cupbearer didn’t remember Joseph. He forgot all about him.
After two full years Pharaoh had a dream. He dreamed he was standing by the Nile River.
Then the chief cupbearer spoke to Pharaoh, “I remember a promise I failed to keep.
The king asked, “How did I reward and promote Mordecai for this?” The king’s personal staff replied, “Nothing was done for him.”
My relatives and my closest friends have stopped coming. My house guests have forgotten me.
The Lord’s promise tested him through fiery trials until his prediction came true.
I have faded from memory as if I were dead and have become like a piece of broken pottery.
I have heard the whispering of many people— terror on every side— while they made plans together against me. They were plotting to take my life.
How horrible it will be for those who drink wine by the jugful. They rub the finest oils all over themselves and are not sorry for the ruin ⌞of the descendants⌟ of Joseph.