Genesis 41:8

New American Bible - revised edition

Next morning his mind was agitated. So Pharaoh had all the magicians and sages of Egypt summoned and recounted his dream to them; but there was no one to interpret it for him.

Cross References

Daniel 4:7

“These were the visions I saw while in bed: I saw a tree of great height at the center of the earth.

Exodus 7:22

But the Egyptian magicians did the same by their magic arts. So Pharaoh hardened his heart and would not listen to them, just as the Lord had said.

Matthew 2:1

When Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea, in the days of King Herod, behold, magi from the east arrived in Jerusalem,

Daniel 4:5

Finally there came before me Daniel, whose name is Belteshazzar after the name of my god, and in whom is a spirit of the holy gods. I repeated the dream to him:

Daniel 1:20

In any question of wisdom or understanding which the king put to them, he found them ten times better than any of the magicians and enchanters in his kingdom.

Isaiah 29:14

Therefore I will again deal with this people in surprising and wondrous fashion: The wisdom of the wise shall perish, the prudence of the prudent shall vanish.

Exodus 7:11

Pharaoh, in turn, summoned the wise men and the sorcerers, and they also, the magicians of Egypt, did the same thing by their magic arts.

Daniel 4:19

you are that tree, O king, large and strong! Your majesty has become so great as to touch the heavens, and your rule reaches to the ends of the earth.

Isaiah 8:19

And when they say to you, “Inquire of ghosts and soothsayers who chirp and mutter; should not a people inquire of their gods, consulting the dead on behalf of the living,

Leviticus 19:31

Do not turn to ghosts or consult spirits, by which you will be defiled. I, the Lord, am your God.

Exodus 8:7

The frogs will leave you and your houses, your servants and your people; they will be left only in the Nile.”

Genesis 40:8

They answered him, “We have had dreams, but there is no one to interpret them.” Joseph said to them, “Do interpretations not come from God? Please tell me the dreams.”

Genesis 40:6

When Joseph came to them in the morning, he saw that they looked disturbed.

1 Corinthians 1:19

For it is written: “I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and the learning of the learned I will set aside.”

Acts 17:18

Even some of the Epicurean and Stoic philosophers engaged him in discussion. Some asked, “What is this scavenger trying to say?” Others said, “He sounds like a promoter of foreign deities,” because he was preaching about ‘Jesus’ and ‘Resurrection.’

Acts 7:22

Moses was educated [in] all the wisdom of the Egyptians and was powerful in his words and deeds.

Habakkuk 3:16

I hear, and my body trembles; at the sound, my lips quiver. Decay invades my bones, my legs tremble beneath me. I await the day of distress that will come upon the people who attack us.

Daniel 8:27

I, Daniel, was weak and ill for some days; then I arose and took care of the king’s affairs. But the vision left me desolate, without understanding.

Daniel 7:28

This is the end of the report. I, Daniel, was greatly terrified by my thoughts, and my face became pale, but I kept the matter to myself.

Daniel 5:11

There is a man in your kingdom in whom is a spirit of the holy gods; during the lifetime of your father he showed brilliant insight and god-like wisdom. King Nebuchadnezzar, your father, made him chief of the magicians, enchanters, Chaldeans, and diviners.

Isaiah 19:3

The courage of the Egyptians shall ebb away within them, and I will bring their counsel to nought; They shall consult idols and charmers, ghosts and clairvoyants.

Psalm 25:14

The counsel of the Lord belongs to those who fear him; and his covenant instructs them.

Leviticus 20:6

Should anyone turn to ghosts and spirits and prostitute oneself with them, I will turn against that person and cut such a one off from among the people.

Exodus 9:11

Because of the boils the magicians could not stand in Moses’ presence, for there were boils on the magicians as well as on the rest of the Egyptians.

Genesis 41:7

and the thin ears swallowed up the seven fat, healthy ears. Then Pharaoh woke up—it was a dream!

Genesis 41:15

Pharaoh then said to Joseph: “I had a dream but there was no one to interpret it. But I hear it said of you, ‘If he hears a dream he can interpret it.’”

1 Samuel 6:2

when they summoned priests and diviners to ask, “What shall we do with the ark of the Lord? Tell us what we should send back with it.”

Daniel 4:6

“Belteshazzar, chief of the magicians, I know that a spirit of the holy gods is in you and no mystery is too difficult for you; this is the dream that I saw, tell me its meaning.

Daniel 4:18

its leaves beautiful, its fruit abundant, providing food for all, under which the wild beasts lived, and in whose branches the birds of the air dwelt—

Genesis 41:24

and the seven thin ears swallowed up the seven healthy ears. I have spoken to the magicians, but there is no one to explain it to me.”