And the seven years of dearth began to come, according as Joseph had said: and the dearth was in all lands; but in all the land of Egypt there was bread.
And the seven years of famine began to come, just as Joseph had predicted: the famine spread across all lands, but throughout all of Egypt there was food.
The writer is showing that Joseph's prophecy came true exactly as he said - while famine struck everywhere else, Egypt had plenty of food because they had prepared.
📚 Historical Context
This verse occurs after Joseph interpreted Pharaoh's dreams about seven years of abundance followed by seven years of famine, and Pharaoh put Joseph in charge of preparing Egypt for the coming crisis. Joseph had spent the previous seven good years collecting and storing grain throughout Egypt. Now the predicted famine had begun, affecting the entire known world of that time.
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