Genesis 40:7

“And he asked Pharaoh’s officers that were with him in the ward of his lord’s house, saying, Wherefore look ye so sadly to day?”

"And he asked Pharaoh’s officers that were with him in the ward of his lord’s house, saying, Wherefore look ye so sadly to day?" - Genesis 40:7
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What does Genesis 40:7 mean?

The Bible verse Genesis 40:7 in the King James Version (KJV) states, "And he asked Pharaoh's officers that were with him in the ward of his lord's house, saying, Wherefore look ye so sadly to day?" This verse is part of the larger narrative of Joseph, who was sold into slavery…

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The Weight of the Soul: Finding Hope in Our Sadness

In Genesis 40:7, we read, "And he asked Pharaoh's officers that were with him in the ward of his lord's house, saying, Wherefore look ye so sadly to day?" This verse presents a profound moment where Joseph, imprisoned and wrongfully accused, encounters the sorrow of his fellow…

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A Cry for Understanding and Compassion

Dear Heavenly Father, As I come before You today, I am reminded of the profound truth spoken through the words of Genesis 40:7, "And he asked Pharaoh's officers that were with him in the ward of his lord's house, saying, Wherefore look ye so sadly to day?" Lord, in this moment…

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Genesis 40:7 - "And he asked Pharaoh's officers that were with him in the ward of his lord's house, saying, Wherefore look ye so sadly to day?"
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Genesis 40:22 - "But he hanged the chief baker: as Joseph had interpreted to them."
Genesis 40:23 - "Yet did not the chief butler remember Joseph, but forgat him."
Numbers 7:40 - "One kid of the goats for a sin offering:"
Genesis 40:12 - "And Joseph said unto him, This is the interpretation of it: The three branches are three days:"
Genesis 40:18 - "And Joseph answered and said, This is the interpretation thereof: The three baskets are three days:"
Nehemiah 7:40 - "The children of Immer, a thousand fifty and two."
Genesis 40:6 - "And Joseph came in unto them in the morning, and looked upon them, and, behold, they were sad."
Genesis 40:4 - "And the captain of the guard charged Joseph with them, and he served them: and they continued a season in ward."
Genesis 40:2 - "And Pharaoh was wroth against two of his officers, against the chief of the butlers, and against the chief of the bakers."
Genesis 40:3 - "And he put them in ward in the house of the captain of the guard, into the prison, the place where Joseph was bound."
Psalms 40:7 - "Then said I, Lo, I come: in the volume of the book it is written of me,"
John 7:40 - "¶ Many of the people therefore, when they heard this saying, said, Of a truth this is the Prophet."
Genesis 40:21 - "And he restored the chief butler unto his butlership again; and he gave the cup into Pharaoh's hand:"
Genesis 31:40 - "Thus I was; in the day the drought consumed me, and the frost by night; and my sleep departed from mine eyes."
Genesis 40:9 - "And the chief butler told his dream to Joseph, and said to him, In my dream, behold, a vine was before me;"
Genesis 40:1 - "And it came to pass after these things, that the butler of the king of Egypt and his baker had offended their lord the king of Egypt."
Genesis 36:40 - "And these are the names of the dukes that came of Esau, according to their families, after their places, by their names; duke Timnah, duke Alvah, duke Jetheth,"
Genesis 40:17 - "And in the uppermost basket there was of all manner of bakemeats for Pharaoh; and the birds did eat them out of the basket upon my head."
"The children of Immer, a thousand fifty and two." - Nehemiah 7:40
Isaiah 40:7 - "The grass withereth, the flower fadeth: because the spirit of the LORD bloweth upon it: surely the people is grass."
Genesis 40:10 - "And in the vine were three branches: and it was as though it budded, and her blossoms shot forth; and the clusters thereof brought forth ripe grapes:"
Genesis 40:11 - "And Pharaoh's cup was in my hand: and I took the grapes, and pressed them into Pharaoh's cup, and I gave the cup into Pharaoh's hand."
"One kid of the goats for a sin offering:" - Numbers 7:40
Exodus 40:7 - "And thou shalt set the laver between the tent of the congregation and the altar, and shalt put water therein."
Genesis 40:15 - "For indeed I was stolen away out of the land of the Hebrews: and here also have I done nothing that they should put me into the dungeon."
"Yet did not the chief butler remember Joseph, but forgat him." - Genesis 40:23
Job 40:7 - "Gird up thy loins now like a man: I will demand of thee, and declare thou unto me."