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and, behold, seven ears, withered, thin, and blasted with the east wind, sprung up after them.
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Stony, Empty, and Dry
Scholars note the unique Hebrew word for "withered" paints a picture of utter ruin. The ears of corn were not just poor but stony, shriveled like grit, empty of grain, and dry as a rock. This powerful imagery was meant to convey the absolute severity and totality of the coming famine.
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18th Century
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Anglican
Withered. —This word occurs only in this place. Its meaning is stony; that is, the grains were shrivelled and hard like b…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And, behold, seven ears withered Here a new epithet of the bad ears is given, and expressed by a word nowhere else u…
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