15 and telling them,“Don't touch my chosen leadersor harm my prophets!”
16 God kept crops from growinguntil food was scarceeverywhere in the land.
17 But he had already sent Joseph,sold as a slave into Egypt,
18 with chains of ironaround his legs and neck.
19 Joseph remained a slaveuntil his own wordshad come true,and the Lord had finishedtesting him.
20 Then the king of Egyptset Joseph free
21 and put him in chargeof everything he owned.