Genesis 40:23
Yet the chief of the butlers made no mention of Joseph but did forget him.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
Yet did not the chief butler remember Joseph, but forgat him.
In Context
22but, the chief of the bakers, he hanged,—as, Joseph, had interpreted unto them.
Cross References
Esther 6:3Then said the king, What honour and dignity hath been done unto Mordecai, for this? Then said the king’s young men, who were ministering unto him, Nothing hath been done for him.
Psalms 31:12I have been forgotten, like one dead—out of mind, I have been as a missing vessel.
Psalms 105:19Until the time when his word came to pass, Speech of Yahweh, proved him;
Amos 6:6Who are quaffing bowls of wine, and, with the best of oils, anointing themselves,—and are not afflicted for the injury of Joseph:—
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 →