New Revised Standard Version
and seven ears, withered, thin, and blighted by the east wind, sprouting after them;

Contemporary English Version
Then seven other heads of grain came up. They were thin and scorched by a wind from the desert.

New American Bible
Behind them sprouted seven ears of grain, shriveled and thin and scorched by the east wind;

Douay-Rheims Bible
Other seven also thin and blasted, sprung of the stalk:

Other seven also thin and blasted, sprung of the stalk:

withered.

Genesis 41:6 Then seven other ears sprung up thin and blasted,

2 Kings 19:26 And the inhabitants of them were weak of hand, they trembled and were confounded, they became like the grass of the field, and the green herb on the tops of houses, which withered before it came to maturity.

Psalm 129:6,7 Let them be as grass upon the tops of houses: which withereth before it be plucked up: . . .

Hosea 8:7 For they shall sow wind, and reap a whirlwind, there is no standing stalk in it, the bud shall yield no meal; and if it should yield, strangers shall eat it.

Hosea 9:16 Ephraim is struck, their root is dried up, they shall yield no fruit. And if they should have issue, I will slay the best beloved fruit of their womb.

Hosea 13:15 Because he shall make a separation between brothers: the Lord will bring a burning wind that shall rise from the desert, and it shall dry up his springs, and shall make his fountain desolate, and he shall carry off the treasure of every desirable vessel.

blasted.

Genesis 41:20 And they devoured and consumed the former,

yards in breadth, and

12 feet above the surface of the earth; but its parching influence pervades all places to a considerable distance. The only means of preservation from its noxious influence is to lie flat, with the face upon the ground, till the blast be over. Camels and other animals instinctively perceive its approach, and bury their mouths and nostrils in the ground. It rarely last more than seven or eight minutes, but so poisonous are its effects, that it instantly suffocates those who are unfortunate enough to inhale it.