Gênesis 41:54

54 e começaram a vir os sete anos de fome, como José tinha dito; e havia fome em todas as terras; porém, em toda a terra do Egito havia pão.

Gênesis 41:54 Meaning and Commentary

Genesis 41:54

And the seven years of dearth began to come, as Joseph had
said
In the interpretation of Pharaoh's dreams; as soon as the seven years of plenty were over, there were quickly some appearances of the famine coming on; as particularly the river Nile not flowing to its usual height at the season of it; hence there was a drought, the earth was parched, and everything began to wither and decay, and the seed that was sown sprung not up: and the dearth was in all lands;
adjoining to Egypt, as Syria, Arabia, Palestine, Canaan but in all the land of Egypt there was bread;
which was in the hands of everyone, and remained of their old stores in the years of plenty not yet exhausted, and which continued for some time after the dearth began. It is very probable that to this seven years' drought in Egypt Ovid ^F20 refers, which he makes to be nine; as does also Apollodorus {u}.

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FOOTNOTES:

F20 "Dicitur Aegyptus caruisse juvantibus arva Imbribus, atque annis sicca fuisse novem." --Ovid de Artc Amandi, l. 1. ver. 647.
F21 De Deor Orig. l. 2. p. 104.

Gênesis 41:54 In-Context

52 Ao segundo chamou Efraim; porque disse: Deus me fez crescer na terra da minha aflição.

53 Acabaram-se, então, os sete anos de fartura que houve na terra do Egito;

54 e começaram a vir os sete anos de fome, como José tinha dito; e havia fome em todas as terras; porém, em toda a terra do Egito havia pão.

55 Depois toda a terra do Egito teve fome, e o povo clamou a Faraó por pão; e Faraó disse a todos os egípcios: Ide a José; o que ele vos disser, fazei.

56 De modo que, havendo fome sobre toda a terra, abriu José todos os depósitos, e vendia aos egípcios; porque a fome prevaleceu na terra do Egito.