Revised Common Lectionary (Semicontinuous)

133 Behold, how good and how pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in unity!

² It is like the precious ointment upon the head that ran down upon the beard, even Aaron’s beard that went down to the skirts of his garments.

³ It is as the dew of Hermon, and as the dew that descended upon the mountains of Zion; for there the Lord commanded the blessing, even life for evermore.

¹⁴ Then Pharaoh sent and called Joseph, and they brought him hastily out of the dungeon; and he shaved himself and changed his raiment, and came in unto Pharaoh.

¹⁵ And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, “I have dreamed a dream, and there is none that can interpret it; and I have heard say of thee, that thou canst understand a dream to interpret it.”

¹⁶ And Joseph answered Pharaoh, saying, “It is not in me: God shall give Pharaoh an answer of peace.”

¹⁷ And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, “In my dream, behold, I stood upon the bank of the river.

¹⁸ And behold, there came up out of the river seven cows, fatfleshed and wellfavored, and they fed in a meadow.

¹⁹ And behold, seven other cows came up after them, poor and very illfavored and leanfleshed, such as I never saw in all the land of Egypt for badness.

²⁰ And the lean and the illfavored cows ate up the first seven fat cows;

²¹ and when they had eaten them up, it could not be known that they had eaten them, but they were still illfavored, as at the beginning. So I awoke.

²² And I saw in my dream, and behold, seven ears came up in one stalk, full and good;

²³ and behold, seven ears, withered, thin, and blasted with the east wind sprang up after them.

²⁴ And the thin ears devoured the seven good ears. And I told this unto the magicians, but there was none that could declare it to me.”

²⁵ And Joseph said unto Pharaoh, “The dreams of Pharaoh are one. God hath shown Pharaoh what He is about to do.

²⁶ The seven good cows are seven years, and the seven good ears are seven years: the dreams are one.

²⁷ And the seven thin and illfavored cows that came up after them are seven years, and the seven empty ears blasted with the east wind shall be seven years of famine.

²⁸ This is the thing which I have spoken unto Pharaoh: what God is about to do He showeth unto Pharaoh.

²⁹ Behold, there come seven years of great plenty throughout all the land of Egypt.

³⁰ And there shall arise after them seven years of famine; and all the plenty shall be forgotten in the land of Egypt, and the famine shall consume the land.

³¹ And the plenty shall not be known in the land by reason of that famine following, for it shall be very grievous.

³² And for that the dream was repeated unto Pharaoh twice; it is because the thing is established by God, and God will shortly bring it to pass.

³³ Now therefore let Pharaoh seek out a man discreet and wise, and set him over the land of Egypt.

³⁴ Let Pharaoh do this, and let him appoint overseers over the land, and take up a fifth part of the land of Egypt in the seven plenteous years.

³⁵ And let them gather all the food of those good years that come, and lay up corn under the hand of Pharaoh, and let them keep food in the cities.

³⁶ And that food shall be for store for the land against the seven years of famine which shall be in the land of Egypt, that the land perish not through the famine.”

15 And I saw another sign in Heaven, great and marvelous: seven angels holding the seven last plagues, for in them is filled up the wrath of God.

² And I saw, as it were, a sea of glass mingled with fire, and them that had gotten the victory over the beast, and over his image, and over his mark, and over the number of his name, standing on the sea of glass and having the harps of God.

³ And they sing the song of Moses, the servant of God, and the song of the Lamb, saying, “Great and marvelous are Thy works, Lord God Almighty! Just and true are Thy ways, Thou King of saints!

⁴ Who shall not fear Thee, O Lord, and glorify Thy name? For Thou only art holy. For all nations shall come and worship before Thee, for Thy judgments are made manifest.”