NET Bible
"But seven years of famine will occur after them, and all the abundance will be forgotten in the land of Egypt. The famine will devastate the land."
— Genesis 41:30, NET Bible
“And there shall arise after them seven years of famine; and all the plenty shall be forgotten in the land of Egypt; and the famine shall consume the land;”
“and there shall arise after them seven years of famine; and all the plenty shall be forgotten in the land of Egypt; and the famine shall consume the land; ”
“There will arise after them seven years of famine, and all the plenty will be forgotten in the land of Egypt. The famine will consume the land,”
“After which shall follow other seven years of so great scarcity, that all the abundance before shall be forgotten: for the famine shall consume all the land,”
“And after that will come seven years when there will not be enough food; and the memory of the good years will go from men's minds; and the land will be made waste by the bad years;”
“And there shall arise after them seven years of famine; and all the plenty shall be forgotten in the land of Egypt; and the famine shall consume the land;”
The seven lean, bad-looking cows that came up after them represent seven years, as do the seven empty heads of grain burned with the east wind. They represent seven years of famine.
This is just what I told Pharaoh: God has shown Pharaoh what he is about to do.
Seven years of great abundance are coming throughout the whole land of Egypt.
But seven years of famine will occur after them, and all the abundance will be forgotten in the land of Egypt. The famine will devastate the land.
The previous abundance of the land will not be remembered because of the famine that follows, for the famine will be very severe.
The dream was repeated to Pharaoh because the matter has been decreed by God, and God will make it happen soon.
“So now Pharaoh should look for a wise and discerning man and give him authority over all the land of Egypt.