Thematic Bible: Kine illustrative
Thematic Bible
Oxen » Kine illustrative » (well favored,) of years of plenty
And behold, seven cows, {well built and fat}, were coming up from the Nile, and they grazed among the reeds.
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The seven good cows, they are seven years, and the seven good ears of grain, they [are] seven years. The dreams [are] one.
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Behold, seven years of great abundance are coming throughout the whole land of Egypt.
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Oxen » Kine illustrative » (lean,) of years of scarcity
Then seven years of famine will arise after them, and all the abundance in the land of Egypt will be forgotten. The famine will consume the land.
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And the seven thin and ugly cows coming up after them, they [are] seven years, and the seven empty ears of grain, scorched by the east wind, they are [also] seven years of famine.
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And behold, seven other cows came up after them from the Nile, {ugly and gaunt}, and they stood beside those cows on the bank of the Nile.
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Oxen » Kine illustrative » Of proud and wealthy rulers
Hear this word, [you] cows of Bashan who [live] on the mountain of Samaria, who oppress the powerless, who crush the poor, who say to their husbands, "Bring [something] so that we may drink!"
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