13. wandering from nation to nationand from one kingdom to another,
14. He allowed no one to oppress them;He rebuked kings on their behalf:
15. “Do not touch My anointed ones, or harm My prophets.”
16. He called down famine against the landand destroyed the entire food supply.
17. He had sent a man ahead of them —Joseph, who was sold as a slave.
18. They hurt his feet with shackles;his neck was put in an iron collar.
19. Until the time his prediction came true,the word of the Lord tested him.
20. The king sent for him and released him;the ruler of peoples set him free.
21. He made him master of his household,ruler over all his possessions —
22. binding his officials at willand instructing his elders.
23. Then Israel went to Egypt;Jacob lived as a foreigner in the land of Ham.
24. The Lord made His people very fruitful;He made them more numerous than their foes,
25. whose hearts He turned to hate His peopleand to deal deceptively with His servants.