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Genesis 40:23

New International Reader's Version

But the chief wine taster didn’t remember Joseph. In fact, he forgot all about him.

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When two full years had passed, Pharaoh had a dream. In his dream, he was standing by the Nile River.

Then the chief wine taster spoke up. He said to Pharaoh, “Now I remember that I’ve done something wrong.

“What great honor has Mordecai received for doing that?” the king asked. “Nothing has been done for him,” his attendants answered.

My relatives have gone away. My closest friends have forgotten me.

He was in prison until what he said would happen came true. The word of the Lord proved that he was right.

No one remembers me. I might as well be dead. I have become like broken pottery.

I hear many people whispering, “There is terror all around him!” Many have joined together against me. They plan to kill me.

You drink wine by the bowlful. You use the finest lotions. But Joseph’s people will soon be destroyed. And you aren’t even sad about it.