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Genesis 41:31

29 Behold, seven years of great abundance are coming throughout the land of Egypt,

30 but seven years of famine will follow them. Then all the abundance in the land of Egypt will be forgotten, and the famine will devastate the land.

The abundance in the land will not be remembered, since the famine that follows it will be so severe.

32 Moreover, because the dream was given to Pharaoh in two versions, the matter has been decreed by God, and He will carry it out shortly.

33 Now, therefore, Pharaoh should look for a discerning and wise man and set him over the land of Egypt.

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BSB
The abundance in the land will not be remembered, since the famine that follows it will be so severe.
KJV
And the plenty shall not be known in the land by reason of that famine following; for it shall be very grievous.
WEB
and the plenty will not be known in the land by reason of that famine which follows; for it will be very grievous.
ASV
and the plenty shall not be known in the land by reason of that famine which followeth; for it shall be very grievous.
DARBY
And the plenty will not be known afterwards in the land by reason of that famine; for it will be very grievous.
BLB
And the abundance will not be known in the land because of that famine after thus; for it [is] very severe.
ÅB
og ingen skal minnes den overflod som var i landet, for hungeren etterpå; for den skal bli meget hård.
OTB
Velstanden i landet vil forsvinne fra minnet fordi hungersnøden som følger vil være ekstremt alvorlig.
B1930
og ingen skal minnes den overflod som var i landet, for hungeren bakefter; for den skal bli meget hård.

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Cross references

  • Isaiah 24:20

    The earth staggers like a drunkard and sways like a shack. Earth’s rebellion weighs it down, and it falls, never to rise again.

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  • 1 Samuel 5:6

    Now the hand of the LORD was heavy on the people of Ashdod and its vicinity, ravaging them and afflicting them with tumors.

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