There we were, binding sheaves of corn in the field. Suddenly my sheaf stood up, and your sheaves gathered round it and bowed down to my sheaf.’
Genesis 41:32 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised Since the dream was given twice to Pharaoh, it means that the matter has been determined by God, and he will carry it out soon. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And for that the dream was doubled unto Pharaoh twice; it is because the thing is established by God, and God will shortly bring it to pass. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition That the dream was sent twice to Pharaoh and in two forms indicates that this thing which God will very soon bring to pass is fully prepared and established by God. American Standard Version (1901) And for that the dream was doubled unto Pharaoh, it is because the thing is established by God, and God will shortly bring it to pass. Common English Bible The dream occurred to Pharaoh twice because God has determined to do it, and God will make it happen soon. Catholic Public Domain Version Now, as to what you saw the second time, it is a dream pertaining to the same thing. It is an indication of its firmness, because the word of God shall be done, and it shall be completed swiftly. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And for that thou didst see the second time a dream pertaining to the same thing: it is a token of the certainty, and that the word of God cometh to pass, and is fulfilled speedily. |
There we were, binding sheaves of corn in the field. Suddenly my sheaf stood up, and your sheaves gathered round it and bowed down to my sheaf.’
Then he had another dream and told it to his brothers. ‘Look,’ he said, ‘I had another dream, and this time the sun, moon, and eleven stars were bowing down to me.’
Then Joseph said to Pharaoh, ‘Pharaoh’s dreams mean the same thing. God has revealed to Pharaoh what he is about to do.
‘It is just as I told Pharaoh: God has shown Pharaoh what he is about to do.
The abundance in the land will not be remembered because of the famine that follows it, for the famine will be very severe.
Indeed! Topheth has been ready for the king for a long time. Its funeral pyre is deep and wide, with plenty of fire and wood. The breath of the Lord, like a torrent of burning sulphur, kindles it.
You saw a stone break off from the mountain without a hand touching it, , and it crushed the iron, bronze, fired clay, silver, and gold. The great God has told the king what will happen in the future. The dream is certain, and its interpretation reliable.’
God is not a man, that he might lie, or a son of man, that he might change his mind. Does he speak and not act, or promise and not fulfil?
Then the King will say to those on his right, “Come, you who are blessed by my Father; inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world.
‘Then he will also say to those on the left, “Depart from me, you who are cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels!
But to sit at my right or left is not mine to give; instead, it is for those for whom it has been prepared.’
But as it is written, What no eye has seen, no ear has heard, and no human heart has conceived – God has prepared these things for those who love him. ,
This is the third time I am coming to you. Every matter must be established by the testimony of two or three witnesses. ,
So the four angels who were prepared for the hour, day, month, and year were released to kill a third of the human race.