25 Then Joseph said to Pharaoh, “Pharaoh had the same dream twice. God has told Pharaoh what he’s going to do.
26 The seven good cows are seven years, and the seven good heads of grain are seven years. It’s all the same dream.
27 The seven thin, sickly cows that came up behind them are seven years. The seven empty heads of grain scorched by the east wind are also seven years. Seven years of famine are coming.
28 “It’s just as I said to Pharaoh. God has shown Pharaoh what he’s going to do.
29 Seven years are coming when there will be plenty of food in Egypt.
30 After them will come seven years of famine. People will forget that there was plenty of food in Egypt, and the famine will ruin the land.
31 People won’t remember that there once was plenty of food in the land, because the coming famine will be so severe.