7409. 'And the land stank' means what was as a result foul and repulsive. This is clear from the meaning of 'stinking' as that which is foul and repulsive, dealt with in 4516, 7161, 7319; and from the meaning of 'the land', here the land of Egypt, as the natural mind, dealt with in 5276, 5278, 5280, 5288, 5301.

5277. 'And seven years of famine will arise after them' means subsequent states when there will be an absence of truth. This is clear from the meaning of 'years' as states, dealt with in 482, 487, 488, 493, 893; from the meaning of 'famine' as an absence of religious knowledge or cognitions. dealt with in 1460, 9364; and from the meaning of 'after them' as subsequent ones.