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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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Albert Barnes
On Genesis 41:1–57
18th Century
Theologian
- יאר ye'or — “river, canal,” mostly applied to the Nile. Some suppose the word to be Coptic.
- אחוּ 'āch…
Charles Ellicott
On Genesis 41:23
19th Century
Bishop
Withered. —This word occurs only in this place. Its meaning is stony; that is, the grains were shrivelled and hard like b…
John Gill
On Genesis 41:23
17th Century
Pastor
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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Matthew Henry
On Genesis 41:9–32
17th Century
Minister
God's time for the enlargement of his people is the fittest time. If the chief butler had obtained Joseph's release from prison, he probably would …