Genesis 41:29

29 Seven years with plenty of food are coming to the whole land of Egypt.

Genesis 41:29 Meaning and Commentary

Genesis 41:29

Behold, there come seven years of great plenty throughout all
the land of Egypt.
] Not only a sufficiency but an abundance, even to luxury, as when the Nile rose to sixteen cubits, as Pliny observes ^F13; which, though a natural cause, was owing to God, and that it should thus overflow for seven years successively, and cause such a continued plenty, can be ascribed to no other.

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FOOTNOTES:

F13 Nat. Hist. l. 5. c. 9.

Genesis 41:29 In-Context

27 "The seven thin, ugly cows that came up later are seven years. So are the seven worthless heads of grain that were dried up by the east wind. They are seven years when there won't be enough food.

28 "It's exactly as I said to Pharaoh. God has shown Pharaoh what he's about to do.

29 Seven years with plenty of food are coming to the whole land of Egypt.

30 "But seven years when there won't be enough food will follow them. Then everyone will forget about all of the food Egypt had. Terrible hunger will destroy the land.

31 There won't be anything left to remind people of the years when there was plenty of food in the land. That's how bad the hunger that follows will be.