Salmene 105,18

16 Og Han kalte en hungersnød over landet;
Han brøt hele brødforsyningen.

17 Han sendte en mann foran dem,
Josef, som ble solgt som slave.

De plaget hans føtter med lenker,
Han selv ble lagt i jern;

19 Inntil tiden da hans ord ble oppfylt,
Herrens ord prøvde ham.

20 Kongen kalte på ham og satte ham fri,
Folkenes hersker løslot ham.

Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
They bruised his feet with shackles and placed his neck in irons,
KJV
Whose feet they hurt with fetters: he was laid in iron:
WEB
They bruised his feet with shackles. His neck was locked in irons,
ASV
His feet they hurt with fetters: He was laid in [chains of] iron,
DARBY
They afflicted his feet with fetters; his soul came into irons;
BLB
They afflicted his feet with the fetters; [into] iron came his neck,
ÅB
De plaget hans føtter med lenker, hans sjel kom i jern[^2],
OTB
De plaget hans føtter med lenker,
Han selv ble lagt i jern;
B1930
De plaget hans føtter med lenker, hans sjel kom i jern, / < d.e. hans lenker voldte hans sjel bitter smerte.>

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