"And the seven thin and ill favoured kine that came up after them {are} seven years; and the seven empty ears blasted wit…" — Genesis 41:27

Genesis 41:27 · KJV

“And the seven thin and ill favoured kine that came up after them {are} seven years; and the seven empty ears blasted with the east wind shall be seven years of famine.”

— Genesis 41:27

Verse 26

The seven good kine {are} seven years; and the seven good ears {are} seven years: the dream {is} one.

Verse 28

This {is} the thing which I have spoken unto Pharaoh: What God {is} about to do he sheweth unto Pharaoh.

Genesis 41 — Context

And Joseph said unto Pharaoh, The dream of Pharaoh {is} one: God hath shewed Pharaoh what he {is} about to do.

The seven good kine {are} seven years; and the seven good ears {are} seven years: the dream {is} one.

And the seven thin and ill favoured kine that came up after them {are} seven years; and the seven empty ears blasted with the east wind shall be seven years of famine.

This {is} the thing which I have spoken unto Pharaoh: What God {is} about to do he sheweth unto Pharaoh.

Behold, there come seven years of great plenty throughout all the land of Egypt:

Cross References

2 Kings 8:1

Then spake Elisha unto the woman, whose son he had restored to life, saying, Arise, and go thou and thine household, and sojourn wheresoever thou canst sojourn: for the LORD hath called for a famine; and it shall also come upon the land seven years.

2 Samuel 24:19

And David, according to the saying of Gad, went up as the LORD commanded.