Genesis 41:28

28 "The meaning is what I said earlier: God is letting Pharaoh in on what he is going to do.

Genesis 41:28 Meaning and Commentary

Genesis 41:28

This [is] the thing which I have spoken unto Pharaoh
As an interpretation of his dreams: what God [is] about to do, he sheweth unto Pharaoh:
the events of fourteen years with respect to plenty and sterility.

Genesis 41:28 In-Context

26 The seven healthy cows are seven years and the seven healthy ears of grain are seven years - they're the same dream.
27 The seven sick and ugly cows that followed them up are seven years and the seven scrawny ears of grain dried out by the east wind are the same - seven years of famine.
28 "The meaning is what I said earlier: God is letting Pharaoh in on what he is going to do.
29 Seven years of plenty are on their way throughout Egypt.
30 But on their heels will come seven years of famine, leaving no trace of the Egyptian plenty. As the country is emptied by famine,
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