Genesis 41:31
What does Genesis 41:31 mean?
A plain-English look at Genesis 41:31 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000and the plenty shall not be known in the land by reason of that famine which followeth; for it shall be very grievous.
KJV
King James Version · 1611And the plenty shall not be known in the land by reason of that famine following; for it shall be very grievous.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901and the plenty shall not be known in the land by reason of that famine which followeth; for it shall be very grievous.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949And men will have no memory of the good time because of the need which will come after, for it will be very bitter.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862and the plenty is not known in the land because of that famine afterwards, for it <FI>is<Fi> very grievous.
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752And the greatness of the scarcity shall destroy the greatness of the plenty.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890And the plenty will not be known afterwards in the land by reason of that famine; for it will be very grievous.
Context
v.30and there shall arise after them seven years of famine; and all the plenty shall be forgotten in the land of Egypt; and the famine shall consume the land;
v.31This passage
v.32And for that the dream was doubled unto Pharaoh, it is because the thing is established by God, and God will shortly bring it to pass.
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- 1 Samuel 5:6
But the hand of Jehovah was heavy upon them of Ashdod, and he destroyed them, and smote them with tumors, even Ashdod and the borders thereof.
- Isaiah 24:20
The earth shall stagger like a drunken man, and shall sway to and fro like a hammock; and the transgression thereof shall be heavy upon it, and it shall fall, and not rise again.
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