and behold,sevencows,fatand sleekcameup out of the Nile,and they grazedin the marshgrass.
So Pharaohspoketo Joseph,"In my dream,behold,I was standingon the bankof the Nile;
"Lo,sevenothercowscameup afterthem, poorand veryuglyand gaunt,suchas I had neverseenfor uglinessin allthe landof Egypt;
And lo,from the Nilethere cameup sevencows,sleekand fat;and they grazedin the marshgrass.
"Thussaysthe LORDGodof Israel,'Like thesegoodfigs,soI will regardas goodthe captivesof Judah,whomI have sentout of thisplace[into] the landof the Chaldeans.
But like the badfigswhichcannotbe eatendueto rottenness--indeed,thussaysthe LORD--soI will abandonZedekiahkingof Judahand his officials,and the remnantof Jerusalemwho remainin thislandand the ones who dwellin the landof Egypt.
