Genesis 41:53

The seven years of plenty in Egypt came to an end,

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In The King James Version

And the seven years of plenteousness, that was in the land of Egypt, were ended.

In Context

52His second son he named Ephraim, because he said, “God has made me fruitful in the country of my misery.”

54and the seven years of famine began, just as Joseph had said. There was famine in all the other countries but the whole of Egypt had food.

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Cross References

Psalms 73:20Like waking up from a dream, Lord—when you get up you will forget all about them!

Matthew Henry on Genesis 41:47-57

The Famine in Egypt and Canaan. ( b. c. 1706.) 46 And Joseph was thirty years old when he stood before Pharaoh king of Egypt. And Joseph went out from the presence of Pharaoh, and went throughout all the land of Egypt. 47 And in the seven plenteous years the earth brought forth by handfuls. 48 And he gathered up all the food of the seven years, which were in the land of Egypt, and laid up the food in the cities: the food of the field, which was round about every city, laid he up in the same. 49 And Joseph gathered… Read the whole commentary →

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