And the seven thin and ill favored cows that came up after them are seven years; and the seven empty ears dried by the east wind shall be seven years of famine.
Genesis 41:54 - King James 2000 And the seven years of famine began to come, according as Joseph had said: and the famine was in all lands; but in all the land of Egypt there was bread. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And the seven years of dearth began to come, according as Joseph had said: and the dearth was in all lands; but in all the land of Egypt there was bread. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition The seven years of scarcity and famine began to come, as Joseph had said they would; the famine was in all [the surrounding] lands, but in all of Egypt there was food. American Standard Version (1901) And the seven years of famine began to come, according as Joseph had said: and there was famine in all lands; but in all the land of Egypt there was bread. Common English Bible and the seven years of famine began, just as Joseph had said. The famine struck every country, but the entire land of Egypt had bread. Catholic Public Domain Version the seven years of destitution, which Joseph had predicted, began to arrive. And the famine prevailed throughout the whole world, but there was bread in all the land of Egypt. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version The seven years of scarcity, which Joseph had foretold, began to come: and the famine prevailed in the whole world. But there was bread in all the land of Egypt. |
And the seven thin and ill favored cows that came up after them are seven years; and the seven empty ears dried by the east wind shall be seven years of famine.
And there shall arise after them seven years of famine; and all the plenty shall be forgotten in the land of Egypt; and the famine shall consume the land;
And the seven years of plenty, that was in the land of Egypt, were ended.
And he said, Behold, I have heard that there is grain in Egypt: get you down there, and buy for us from there; that we may live, and not die.
And there will I nourish you; for yet there are five years of famine; lest you, and your household, and all that you have, come to poverty.
And there was no food in all the land; for the famine was very severe, so that the land of Egypt and all the land of Canaan fainted by reason of the famine.
Then spoke Elisha unto the woman, whose son he had restored to life, saying, Arise, and go you and your household, and sojourn wherever you can sojourn: for the LORD has called for a famine; and it shall also come upon the land seven years.
Moreover he called for a famine upon the land: he broke every staff of bread.
Now there came a famine over all the land of Egypt and Canaan, and great affliction: and our fathers found no sustenance.