Parallel Verses New International Version The thin heads of grain swallowed up the seven good heads. I told this to the magicians, but none of them could explain it to me." King James Bible And the thin ears devoured the seven good ears: and I told this unto the magicians; but there was none that could declare it to me. Darby Bible Translation and the thin ears devoured the seven good ears. And I told it to the scribes; but there was none to make it known to me. World English Bible The thin heads of grain swallowed up the seven good heads of grain. I told it to the magicians, but there was no one who could explain it to me." Young's Literal Translation and the thin ears swallow the seven good ears; and I tell unto the scribes, and there is none declaring to me.' Genesis 41:24 Parallel Commentary Clarke's Commentary on the BibleAnd when they had eaten them up, etc. - Nothing can more powerfully mark the excess and severity of the famine than creatures of the beeve or of the hippopotamus kind eating each other, and yet without any effect; remaining as lean and as wretched as they were before. A sense of want increases the appetite, and stimulates the digestive powers to unusual action; hence the concoction of the food becomes very rapid, and it is hurried through the intestines before its nutritive particles can be sufficiently absorbed; and thus, though much is eaten, very little nourishment is derived from it. 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. A most nervous and physically correct description. Treasury of Scripture Knowledge I told this. Library The Covenant of WorksQ-12: I proceed to the next question, WHAT SPECIAL ACT OF PROVIDENCE DID GOD EXERCISE TOWARDS MAN IN THE ESTATE WHEREIN HE WAS CREATED? A: When God had created man, he entered into a covenant of life with him upon condition of perfect obedience, forbidding him to eat of the tree of knowledge upon pain of death. For this, consult with Gen 2:16, 17: And the Lord commanded the man, saying, Of every tree of the garden thou mayest freely eat; but of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt … Thomas Watson—A Body of Divinity The First Chaldaean Empire and the Hyksos in Egypt Cross References Genesis 41:23 After them, seven other heads sprouted--withered and thin and scorched by the east wind. Isaiah 8:19 When someone tells you to consult mediums and spiritists, who whisper and mutter, should not a people inquire of their God? Why consult the dead on behalf of the living? Daniel 4:7 When the magicians, enchanters, astrologers and diviners came, I told them the dream, but they could not interpret it for me. Jump to Previous Able Declare Declaring Devoured Dream Ears Explain Good Grain Heads Magicians Meal Seven Swallow Swallowed Thin WiseJump to Next Able Declare Declaring Devoured Dream Ears Explain Good Grain Heads Magicians Meal Seven Swallow Swallowed Thin WiseLinks Genesis 41:24 NIVGenesis 41:24 NLT Genesis 41:24 ESV Genesis 41:24 NASB Genesis 41:24 KJV Genesis 41:24 Bible Apps Genesis 41:24 Biblia Paralela Genesis 41:24 Chinese Bible Genesis 41:24 French Bible Genesis 41:24 German Bible Genesis 41:24 Commentaries THE HOLY BIBLE, NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION®, NIV® Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica®. Bible Hub |