◄ Genesis 41:53 ►
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Good News Translation
The seven years of plenty that the land of Egypt had enjoyed came to an end,

New Revised Standard Version
The seven years of plenty that prevailed in the land of Egypt came to an end;

Contemporary English Version
Egypt's seven years of plenty came to an end,

New American Bible
When the seven years of abundance enjoyed by the land of Egypt came to an end,

Douay-Rheims Bible
Now when the seven years of plenty that had been in Egypt were passed:

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Now when the seven years of plenty that had been in Egypt were passed:

A.

2296. B.C.

1708

Genesis 41:29-31 Behold, there shall come seven years of great plenty in the whole land of Egypt: . . .

Psalm 73:20 As the dream of them that awake, O Lord; so in thy city thou shalt bring their image to nothing.

Luke 16:25 And Abraham said to him: Son, remember that thou didst receive good things in thy lifetime, and likewise Lazarus evil things: but now he is comforted and thou art tormented.

Context
The Famine Begins
53Now when the seven years of plenty that had been in Egypt were passed:54The seven years of scarcity, which Joseph had foretold, began to come: and the famine prevailed in the whole world, but there was bread in all the land of Egypt.…
Cross References
Genesis 41:52
And he named the second Ephraim, saying: God hath made me to grow in the land of my poverty.

Genesis 41:54
The seven years of scarcity, which Joseph had foretold, began to come: and the famine prevailed in the whole world, but there was bread in all the land of Egypt.

Genesis 45:6
For it is two years since the famine began to be upon the land, and five years more remain, wherein there can be neither ploughing nor reaping.

Genesis 41:52
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