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Genesis 41:6

4 And the cows that were sickly and thin devoured the seven sleek, well-fed cows. Then Pharaoh woke up,

5 but he fell back asleep and dreamed a second time: Seven heads of grain, plump and ripe, came up on one stalk.

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

7 And the thin heads of grain swallowed up the seven plump, ripe ones. Then Pharaoh awoke and realized it was a dream.

8 In the morning his spirit was troubled, so he summoned all the magicians and wise men of Egypt. Pharaoh told them his dreams, but no one could interpret them for him.

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BSB
After them, seven other heads of grain sprouted, thin and scorched by the east wind.
KJV
And, behold, seven thin ears and blasted with the east wind sprung up after them.
WEB
Behold, seven heads of grain, thin and blasted with the east wind, sprung up after them.
ASV
And, behold, seven ears, thin and blasted with the east wind, sprung up after them.
DARBY
And behold, seven ears, thin and parched with the east wind, sprung up after them.
BLB
And behold, seven heads of grain, thin and scorched by the east wind, were sprouting after them.
ÅB
Og etter dem skjøt det opp syv aks som var tynne og svidd av østenvind.
OTB
Så skjøt det opp sju andre aks, tynne og svidd av østvinden, etter dem.
B1930
Og efter dem skjøt det op syv aks som var tynne og svidd av østenvind.

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Cross references

  • Hosea 13:15

    Although he flourishes among his brothers, an east wind will come— a wind from the LORD rising up from the desert. His fountain will fail, and his spring will run dry. The wind will plunder his treasury of every precious article.

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  • Ezekiel 19:12

    But it was uprooted in fury, cast down to the ground, and the east wind dried up its fruit. Its strong branches were stripped off and they withered; the fire consumed them.

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  • Ezekiel 17:10

    Even if it is transplanted, will it flourish? Will it not completely wither when the east wind strikes? It will wither on the bed where it sprouted.’”

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