Genesis 41:7

7 The thin heads of grain ate the seven full and good heads. Then the king woke up again, and he realized it was only a dream.

Genesis 41:7 Meaning and Commentary

Genesis 41:7

And the seven thin ears devoured the seven rank and full ears,
&c.] So it appeared to Pharaoh in his dream, which must be very amazing to behold, and unaccountable how it should be: and Pharaoh awoke, and, behold, [it was] a dream;
not a real fact, but a dream; yet not a common dream, but had some important signification in it; it not vanishing from his mind, but abode upon it, which made him conclude there was something more than common in it, and made him very desirous to have the interpretation of it.

Genesis 41:7 In-Context

5 The king slept again and dreamed a second time. In his dream he saw seven full and good heads of grain growing on one stalk.

6 After that, seven more heads of grain sprang up, but they were thin and burned by the hot east wind.

7 The thin heads of grain ate the seven full and good heads. Then the king woke up again, and he realized it was only a dream.

8 The next morning the king was troubled about these dreams, so he sent for all the magicians and wise men of Egypt. The king told them his dreams, but no one could explain their meaning to him.

9 Then the chief officer who served wine to the king said to him, "Now I remember something I promised to do, but I forgot about it.