Then the seven years of plenty which were in the land of Egypt ended,
Parallel translations
- WEB The seven years of plenty, that were in the land of Egypt, came to an end.
- KJV And the seven years of plenteousness, that was in the land of Egypt, were ended.
- BSB When the seven years of abundance in the land of Egypt came to an end,
- NASB When the seven years of plenty which had taken place in the land of Egypt came to an end,
- NLT At last the seven years of bumper crops throughout the land of Egypt came to an end.
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The seven years of plenty in Egypt come to an end.
Overview
The era of abundance closes exactly as Joseph had foretold. The transition confirms the precision of God's revealed word. What God declares, He brings to pass on schedule.
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- Luke 16:25“But Abraham said, ‘Son, remember that you, in your lifetime, received your good things, and Lazarus, in the same way, bad things. But now here he is comforted and you are in anguish.
- Ps 73:20As a dream when one wakes up, so, Lord, when you awake, you will despise their fantasies.
- Gen 41:29–31Behold, there come seven years of great plenty throughout all the land of Egypt.
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