Genesis 41:24

24 The thin heads of grain swallowed the seven full ones. I told this to the magicians, but no one can tell me what it means."

Genesis 41:24 Meaning and Commentary

Genesis 41:24

And the thin ears devoured the seven good ears
(See Gill on Genesis 41:7); and I told [this] unto the magicians;
just in the same manner as he had to Joseph: but [there was] none that could declare [it] unto me;
the meaning of it; what all this should signify or portend.

Genesis 41:24 In-Context

22 In my dream I had also seen seven heads of grain, full and good, coming up on one stalk.

23 After them, seven heads of grain- withered, thin, and scorched by the east wind-sprouted up.

24 The thin heads of grain swallowed the seven full ones. I told this to the magicians, but no one can tell me what it means."

25 Then Joseph said to Pharaoh, "Pharaoh's dreams mean the same thing. God has revealed to Pharaoh what He is about to do.

26 The seven good cows are seven years, and the seven good heads are seven years. The dreams mean the same thing.