Genesis 41:53-54,57
Genesis 41:53-54 The Message (MSG)
Then Egypt’s seven good years came to an end and the seven years of famine arrived, just as Joseph had said. All countries experienced famine; Egypt was the only country that had bread.
Genesis 41:56-57 The Message (MSG)
As the famine got worse all over the country, Joseph opened the storehouses and sold emergency supplies to the Egyptians. The famine was very bad. Soon the whole world was coming to buy supplies from Joseph. The famine was bad all over. * * *
Genesis 41:53-54 King James Version (KJV)
And the seven years of plenteousness, that was in the land of Egypt, were ended. 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.
Genesis 41:57 King James Version (KJV)
And all countries came into Egypt to Joseph for to buy corn; because that the famine was so sore in all lands.
Genesis 41:53-54 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
When the seven years of plenty which had been in the land of Egypt came to an end, and the seven years of famine began to come, just as Joseph had said, then there was famine in all the lands, but in all the land of Egypt there was bread.
Genesis 41:57 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
The people of all the earth came to Egypt to buy grain from Joseph, because the famine was severe in all the earth.
Genesis 41:53-54 New Century Version (NCV)
The seven years of good crops came to an end in the land of Egypt. Then the seven years of hunger began, just as Joseph had said. In all the lands people had nothing to eat, but in Egypt there was food.
Genesis 41:57 New Century Version (NCV)
And all the people in that part of the world came to Joseph in Egypt to buy grain because the hunger was terrible everywhere in that part of the world.
Genesis 41:53-54 American Standard Version (ASV)
And the seven years of plenty, that was in the land of Egypt, came to an end. And the seven years of famine began to come, according as Joseph had said: and there was famine in all lands; but in all the land of Egypt there was bread.
Genesis 41:57 American Standard Version (ASV)
And all countries came into Egypt to Joseph to buy grain, because the famine was sore in all the earth.
Genesis 41:53-54 New International Version (NIV)
The seven years of abundance in Egypt came to an end, and the seven years of famine began, just as Joseph had said. There was famine in all the other lands, but in the whole land of Egypt there was food.
Genesis 41:57 New International Version (NIV)
And all the world came to Egypt to buy grain from Joseph, because the famine was severe everywhere.
Genesis 41:53-54 New King James Version (NKJV)
Then the seven years of plenty which were in the land of Egypt ended, and the seven years of famine began to come, as Joseph had said. The famine was in all lands, but in all the land of Egypt there was bread.
Genesis 41:57 New King James Version (NKJV)
So all countries came to Joseph in Egypt to buy grain, because the famine was severe in all lands.
Genesis 41:53-54 Amplified Bible (AMP)
When the seven years of plenty came to an end in the land of Egypt, the seven years of famine began to come, just as Joseph had said [they would]; the famine was in all the [surrounding] lands, but in the land of Egypt there was bread (food).
Genesis 41:57 Amplified Bible (AMP)
And [the people of] all countries came to Egypt to Joseph to buy grain, because the famine was severe over all the [known] earth.
Genesis 41:53-54 New Living Translation (NLT)
At last the seven years of bumper crops throughout the land of Egypt came to an end. Then the seven years of famine began, just as Joseph had predicted. The famine also struck all the surrounding countries, but throughout Egypt there was plenty of food.
Genesis 41:57 New Living Translation (NLT)
And people from all around came to Egypt to buy grain from Joseph because the famine was severe throughout the world.
Genesis 41:53-54 The Passion Translation (TPT)
Eventually, Egypt’s seven years of abundance came to an end. Then began the seven years of famine, just as Joseph prophesied. Although there was a severe famine everywhere else, food was available throughout the land of Egypt.
Genesis 41:57 The Passion Translation (TPT)
So because of the severity of the worldwide famine, people from all over the world had to come and buy grain from Joseph.