Genesis 40:23
Yet the chief cupbearer did not remember Joseph, but forgot about him.
Unlocked Literal Bible
In The King James Version
Yet did not the chief butler remember Joseph, but forgat him.
In Context
22But he hanged the chief of the bakers, just as Joseph had interpreted to them.
Cross References
Esther 6:3The king asked, “What was done to give honor or recognition to Mordecai for doing this?” Then the king's young men who served him said, “Nothing was done for him.”
Psalms 31:12I am forgotten as a dead man whom no one thinks about. 1 I am like a broken pot. 1
Psalms 105:19until what he had said came to pass. 1 The word of Yahweh tested him. 1
Amos 6:6They drink wine from bowls 1 and anoint themselves with the finest oils, 1 but they do not grieve over the ruin of Joseph. 1
Matthew Henry on Genesis 40:21-23
20 And it came to pass the third day, which was Pharaoh's birthday, that he made a feast unto all his servants: and he lifted up the head of the chief butler and of the chief baker among his servants. 21 And he restored the chief butler unto his butlership again; and he gave the cup into Pharaoh's hand: 22 But he hanged the chief baker: as Joseph had interpreted to them. 23 Yet did not the chief butler remember Joseph, but forgat him. Here is, 1. The verifying of Joseph's interpretation of the dreams, on the very… Read the whole commentary →