Bible Strands
Genesis 41:31
The abundance in the land will not be remembered, since the famine that follows it will be so severe.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Joseph tells Pharaoh that Egypt’s prior harvests will be completely erased by the coming famine. He delivers this interpretation immediately after explaining why God repeated the dream.
The words — The phrase lo’ yi.va.Da’ ha./sa.Va’ combines lo’ (not) with yi.va.Da’ (it will be known) and ha./sa.Va’ (the plenty). The literal sense is that the abundance will not be recognized or recalled.
The thread — The same sequence of forgotten wealth followed by devastation appears in Genesis 41:30. The pattern of divine judgment overriding human prosperity also runs through Isaiah 24:20 and 1 Samuel 5:6.
Why it lands — The text requires acknowledgment that material security is temporary and subject to sovereign decree. It demands practical preparation for scarcity rather than reliance on past abundance.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And the plenty shall not be known in the land by reason of that famine following; for it shall be very grievous.
Cross-references
- Isaiah 24:20 The earth staggers like a drunkard and sways like a shack. Earth’s rebellion weighs it down, and it falls, never to rise again.
- 1 Samuel 5:6 Now the hand of the LORD was heavy on the people of Ashdod and its vicinity, ravaging them and afflicting them with tumors.