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Genesis 41:21

19 After them, seven other cows—sickly, ugly, and thin—came up. I have never seen such ugly cows in all the land of Egypt!

20 Then the thin, ugly cows devoured the seven well-fed cows that were there first.

When they had devoured them, however, no one could tell that they had done so; their appearance was as ugly as it had been before. Then I awoke.

22 In my dream I also saw seven heads of grain, plump and ripe, growing on a single stalk.

23 After them, seven other heads of grain sprouted—withered, thin, and scorched by the east wind.

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BSB
When they had devoured them, however, no one could tell that they had done so; their appearance was as ugly as it had been before. Then I awoke.
KJV
And when they had eaten them up, it could not be known that they had eaten them; but they were still ill favoured, as at the beginning. So I awoke.
WEB
and when they had eaten them up, it couldn’t be known that they had eaten them, but they were still ugly, as at the beginning. So I awoke.
ASV
and when they had eaten them up, it could not be known that they had eaten them; but they were still ill-favored, as at the beginning. So I awoke.
DARBY
and they came into their belly, and it could not be known that they had come into their belly; and their look was bad, as at the beginning. And I awoke.
BLB
And they went into their bellies, and no one would have known that they had gone into their bellies, and they [were] as ugly as at the beginning. And I awoke.
ÅB
Og da de hadde fått dem til livs, kunne det ikke merkes på dem, de var like stygge å se til som før. Da våknet jeg.
OTB
Men da de hadde spist dem, kunne ingen se at de hadde gjort det; de så like stygge ut som før. Da våknet jeg.
B1930
Og da de hadde fått dem til livs, kunde det ikke merkes på dem, de var like stygge å se til som før. Da våknet jeg.

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  • Revelation 10:9–10

    And I went to the angel and said, “Give me the small scroll.” “Take it and eat it,” he said. “It will make your stomach bitter, but in your mouth it will be as sweet as honey.”

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  • Ezekiel 3:3

    “Son of man,” He said to me, “eat and fill your stomach with this scroll I am giving you.” So I ate, and it was as sweet as honey in my mouth.

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  • Isaiah 9:20

    They carve out what is on the right, but they are still hungry; they eat what is on the left, but they are still not satisfied. Each one devours the flesh of his own offspring.

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  • Psalms 37:19

    In the time of evil they will not be ashamed, and in the days of famine they will be satisfied.

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