John Gill Commentary Genesis 41:6

"And, behold, seven ears, thin and blasted with the east wind, sprung up after them." — Genesis 41:6 (ASV)

And, behold, seven thin ears, and blasted with the east wind , &c.] Which is very fatal to corn, to dry, burn, smite, or blast it; and especially to the corn in Egypt, whither it blew from the desert of Arabia: these sprung up after them ; after the seven full ears, in the same place the other did, or near unto them.