Parallel Verses New International Version The thin heads of grain swallowed up the seven healthy, full heads. Then Pharaoh woke up; it had been a dream. King James Bible And the seven thin ears devoured the seven rank and full ears. And Pharaoh awoke, and, behold, it was a dream. Darby Bible Translation And the thin ears devoured the seven fat and full ears. And Pharaoh awoke; and behold, it was a dream. World English Bible The thin heads of grain swallowed up the seven healthy and full ears. Pharaoh awoke, and behold, it was a dream. Young's Literal Translation and the thin ears swallow the seven fat and full ears -- and Pharaoh awaketh, and lo, a dream. Genesis 41:7 Parallel Commentary Clarke's Commentary on the BibleBlasted with the east wind - It has been very properly observed that all the mischief done to corn or fruit, by blasting, smutting, mildews, locusts, etc., is attributed to the east wind. See Exodus 10:13; Exodus 14:21; Psalm 78:26; Ezekiel 17:10; Jonah 4:8. In Egypt it is peculiarly destructive, because it comes through the parched deserts of Arabia, often destroying vast numbers of men and women. The destructive nature of the simoom or smoom is mentioned by almost all travelers. Mr. Bruce speaks of it in his Travels in Egypt. On their way to Syene, Idris their guide, seeing one of these destroying blasts coming, cried out with a loud voice to the company, "Fall upon your faces, for here is the simoom! I saw," says Mr. B., "from the S. E. a haze come, in color like the purple part of the rainbow, but not so compressed or thick. It did not occupy twenty yards in breadth, and was about twelve feet high from the ground. It was a kind of blush upon the air, and it moved very rapidly, for I scarce could turn to fall upon the ground, with my head northward, when I felt the heat of its current plainly upon my face. We all lay flat upon the ground, as if dead, till Idris told us it was blown over. The meteor or purple haze which I saw was indeed passed, but the light air that still blew was of a heat to threaten suffocation. for my part, I found distinctly in my breast that I had imbibed a part of it; nor was I free from an asthmatic sensation till I had been some months in Italy, at the bathe of Poretta, near two years afterwards." - Travels, vol. vi., p. 462. On another occasion the whole company were made ill by one of these pestilential blasts, so that they had scarcely strength to load their camels - ibid., p. 484. The action of this destructive wind is referred to by the Prophet Hosea 13:15 : Though he be fruitful among his brethren, an East Wind shall come, the wind of the Lord shall come up From The Wilderness, and his spring shall Become Dry, and his fountain shall be Dried up: he shall spoil the treasure of all pleasant vessels. Treasury of Scripture Knowledge a dream. 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 41:6 After them, seven other heads of grain sprouted--thin and scorched by the east wind. Genesis 41:8 In the morning his mind was troubled, so he sent for all the magicians and wise men of Egypt. Pharaoh told them his dreams, but no one could interpret them for him. 1 Kings 3:15 Then Solomon awoke--and he realized it had been a dream. He returned to Jerusalem, stood before the ark of the Lord's covenant and sacrificed burnt offerings and fellowship offerings. Then he gave a feast for all his court. Jump to Previous Awake Awaketh Awoke Devoured Dream Ears Fat Full Good Grain Heads Healthy Meal Pharaoh Plump Rank Seven Swallow Swallowed Thin WokeJump to Next Awake Awaketh Awoke Devoured Dream Ears Fat Full Good Grain Heads Healthy Meal Pharaoh Plump Rank Seven Swallow Swallowed Thin WokeLinks Genesis 41:7 NIVGenesis 41:7 NLT Genesis 41:7 ESV Genesis 41:7 NASB Genesis 41:7 KJV Genesis 41:7 Bible Apps Genesis 41:7 Biblia Paralela Genesis 41:7 Chinese Bible Genesis 41:7 French Bible Genesis 41:7 German Bible Genesis 41:7 Commentaries THE HOLY BIBLE, NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION®, NIV® Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica®. Bible Hub |