Then Pharaoh sent for Joseph, and he was hurriedly brought out of the dungeon. When he had shaved himself and changed his clothes, he came in before Pharaoh.
Ecclesiastes 4:14 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021 One can indeed come out of prison to reign, even though born poor in the kingdom. More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 For out of prison he cometh to reign; whereas also he that is born in his kingdom becometh poor. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Even though [the youth] comes out of prison to reign, while the other, born a king, becomes needy. American Standard Version (1901) For out of prison he came forth to be king; yea, even in his kingdom he was born poor. Common English Bible He emerged from prison to become king, even though during his rule a poor child is born. Catholic Public Domain Version For sometimes, one goes forth from prison and chains, to a kingdom, while another, born to kingly power, is consumed by need. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Because out of prison and chains sometimes a man cometh forth to a kingdom: and another born king is consumed with poverty. |
Then Pharaoh sent for Joseph, and he was hurriedly brought out of the dungeon. When he had shaved himself and changed his clothes, he came in before Pharaoh.
King Jehoiachin of Judah gave himself up to the king of Babylon: himself, his mother, his servants, his officers, and his palace officials. The king of Babylon took him prisoner in the eighth year of his reign.
So Jehoiakim slept with his ancestors; then his son Jehoiachin succeeded him.
They slaughtered the sons of Zedekiah before his eyes, then put out the eyes of Zedekiah; they bound him in fetters and took him to Babylon.
he sets on high those who are lowly, and those who mourn are lifted to safety.
I saw all the living who, moving about under the sun, follow that youth who replaced the king;
The Lord’s anointed, the breath of our life, was taken in their pits— the one of whom we said, “Under his shadow we shall live among the nations.”
While the words were still in the king’s mouth, a voice came down from heaven: “O King Nebuchadnezzar, to you it is declared: The kingdom is taken from you!
He raises up the poor from the dust; he lifts the needy from the ash heap to make them sit with princes and inherit a seat of honor. For the pillars of the earth are the Lord’s, and on them he has set the world.