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Psalms 105:16
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14 aHe permitted no one to do them wrong;
Yes, bHe rebuked kings for their sakes, 
15 Saying, “Do not touch My anointed ones,
And do My prophets no harm.”
16 Moreover aHe called for a famine in the land;
He destroyed all the bprovision of bread. 
17 aHe sent a man before them—
Joseph—who bwas sold as a slave. 
18 aThey hurt his feet with fetters,
1He was laid in irons. 
19 Until the time that his word came to pass,
aThe word of the Lord tested him. 
20 aThe king sent and released him,
The ruler of the people let him go free. 
21 aHe made him lord of his house,
And ruler of all his possessions, 
Verse Comparison: Psalms 105:16

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American Standard Version
And he called for a famine upon the land; He brake the whole staff of bread.

Amplified® Bible
Moreover, He called for a famine upon the land [of Egypt]; He cut off every source of bread.

Contemporary English Version
God kept crops from growing until food was scarce everywhere in the land.

Darby English Version
And he called for a famine upon the land; he broke the whole staff of bread.

Good News Bible
The LORD sent famine to their country and took away all their food.

King James Version
Moreover he called for a famine upon the land: he brake the whole staff of bread.

New American Standard Bible
And He called for a famine upon the land; He broke the whole staff of bread.

New International Version
He called down famine on the land
and destroyed all their supplies of food;

New King James Version
Moreover He called for a famine in the land;
He destroyed all the provision of bread.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
And He called for a famine upon the land; He broke the whole staff of bread.

Revised Standard Version
When he summoned a famine on the land, and broke every staff of bread,

Young's Literal Translation
And He calleth a famine on the land, The whole staff of bread He hath broken.


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