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16 God ordered a time of hunger in the land.
    And he destroyed all the food.
17 Then he sent a man ahead of them.
    It was Joseph, who was sold as a slave.
18 They put chains around his feet
    and an iron ring around his neck.

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16 He called down famine(A) on the land
    and destroyed all their supplies of food;
17 and he sent a man before them—
    Joseph, sold as a slave.(B)
18 They bruised his feet with shackles,(C)
    his neck was put in irons,

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