24. And the thin ears devoured the seven good ears. Now I told this to the magicians, but there was no one who could tell me what it meant.
25. Then Joseph said to Pharaoh, The [two] dreams are one; God has shown Pharaoh what He is about to do.
26. The seven good cows are seven years, and the seven good ears [of grain] are seven years; the [two] dreams are one [in their meaning].
27. And the seven thin and ill favored cows that came up after them are seven years, and also the seven empty ears [of grain], blighted and shriveled by the east wind; they are seven years of hunger and famine.
28. This is the message just as I have told Pharaoh: God has shown Pharaoh what He is about to do.
29. Take note! Seven years of great plenty throughout all the land of Egypt are coming.