27. The seven lean, ugly cows that came up afterward are seven years, and so are the seven worthless heads of grain scorched by the east wind: They are seven years of famine.
28. “It is just as I said to Pharaoh: God has shown Pharaoh what he is about to do.
29. Seven years of great abundance are coming throughout the land of Egypt,
30. but seven years of famine will follow them. Then all the abundance in Egypt will be forgotten, and the famine will ravage the land.
31. The abundance in the land will not be remembered, because the famine that follows it will be so severe.
32. The reason the dream was given to Pharaoh in two forms is that the matter has been firmly decided by God, and God will do it soon.
33. “And now let Pharaoh look for a discerning and wise man and put him in charge of the land of Egypt.