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16 He called down a famine on the land.
He broke the whole supply of bread.
17 He sent a man before them—
    Joseph, sold as a slave.
18 They hurt His feet with shackles,
he was put in irons—
19 till the time that his word came true—
    the word of Adonai proved him true!

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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,
19 till what he foretold(D) came to pass,
    till the word(E) of the Lord proved him true.

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