And they said unto him, We have dreamed a dream, and [there is] no interpreter of it. And Joseph said unto them, [Do] not interpretations [belong] to God? tell me [them], I pray you.
Ver. 8. And there is no interpreter.] The superstitious Egyptians did curiously observe their dreams; and commonly repaired to the soothsayers for an interpretation. Gen 41:8 Joseph calls these idolaters from their superstitions vanities to the living God; as Isaiah did those of his time, Isa 8:19-20 and Daniel those of his. Daniel 2:28 ; Dan 5:18 He had consulted with God by prayer, and with the Scripture, which revealed sufficient direction to him, Eze 31:1-12 and so soon despatched the interpretation of Nebuchadnezzar's dream. Dan 4:10 So Joseph here; he suffered "troubles as an evildoer, even unto bonds: but the word of God is not bound." 2Ti 2:9