16. The Lord sent famine to their countryand took away all their food.
17. But he sent a man ahead of them,Joseph, who had been sold as a slave.
18. His feet were kept in chains,and an iron collar was round his neck,
19. until what he had predicted came true.The word of the Lord proved him right.
20. Then the king of Egypt had him released;the ruler of nations set him free.
21. He put him in charge of his governmentand made him ruler over all the land,