Genesis 41:7

7 and the thin heads of grain swallowed the full ones. The king woke up and realized that he had been dreaming.

Genesis 41:7 Meaning and Commentary

Genesis 41:7

And the seven thin ears devoured the seven rank and full ears,
&c.] So it appeared to Pharaoh in his dream, which must be very amazing to behold, and unaccountable how it should be: and Pharaoh awoke, and, behold, [it was] a dream;
not a real fact, but a dream; yet not a common dream, but had some important signification in it; it not vanishing from his mind, but abode upon it, which made him conclude there was something more than common in it, and made him very desirous to have the interpretation of it.

Genesis 41:7 In-Context

5 He fell asleep again and had another dream. Seven heads of grain, full and ripe, were growing on one stalk.

6 Then seven other heads of grain sprouted, thin and scorched by the desert wind,

7 and the thin heads of grain swallowed the full ones. The king woke up and realized that he had been dreaming.

8 In the morning he was worried, so he sent for all the magicians and wise men of Egypt. He told them his dreams, but no one could explain them to him.

9 Then the wine steward said to the king, "I must confess today that I have done wrong.