Genesis 41:31

31 there won't be even a scrap left of the previous plenty - the famine will be total.

Genesis 41:31 Meaning and Commentary

Genesis 41:31

And the plenty shall not be known in the land, by reason of
that famine following
That is, before it would be over; otherwise the former plenty was in some measure known by the stores of provisions laid up in the seven years of it, and which were brought forth when the famine became very pressing; but by that time, and before the seven years of it were ended, there were no traces of the foregoing plenty to be observed: for it [shall be] very grievous;
as it was both in Egypt and in all the countries round about.

Genesis 41:31 In-Context

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,
31 there won't be even a scrap left of the previous plenty - the famine will be total.
32 The fact that Pharaoh dreamed the same dream twice emphasizes God's determination to do this and do it soon.
33 "So: Pharaoh needs to look for a wise and experienced man and put him in charge of the country.
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