Cross References

Genesis 40:23

Good News Translation

But the wine steward never gave Joseph another thought—he forgot all about him.

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After two years had passed, the king of Egypt dreamed that he was standing by the Nile River,

Then the wine steward said to the king, “I must confess today that I have done wrong.

The king asked, “How have we honored and rewarded Mordecai for this?” His servants answered, “Nothing has been done for him.”

my relatives and friends are gone.

until what he had predicted came true. The word of the Lord proved him right.

Everyone has forgotten me, as though I were dead; I am like something thrown away.

I hear many enemies whispering; terror is all around me. They are making plans against me, plotting to kill me.

You drink wine by the bowlful and use the finest perfumes, but you do not mourn over the ruin of Israel.