Then Pharaoh sent and called for Joseph. So they quickly fetched him from the pit. He shaved, changed his clothes, and came to Pharaoh.
Ecclesiastes 4:14 - Tree of Life Version For he came out of prison to become king—though he was born poor in his kingdom. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing 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 and called for Joseph. So they quickly fetched him from the pit. He shaved, changed his clothes, and came to Pharaoh.
Then King Jehoiachin of Judah, his mother, his courtiers, his officials, and his eunuchs surrendered to the king of Babylon. So the king of Babylon took him captive in the eighth year of his reign.
So Jehoiakim slept with his fathers, and his son Jehoiachin became king in his place.
They slaughtered Zedekiah’s sons before his eyes, then put out Zedekiah’s eyes, bound him in bronze chains and took him to Babylon.
I considered all the living that walk under the sun as well as the next youth who stands in his place.
The anointed of Adonai, the breath of our nostrils, was captured in their pits, of whom we have said, “Under His shadow we will live among the nations.”
But at the end of the appointed days, I Nebuchadnezzar, raised my eyes up to heaven and my sanity returned to me. So I blessed the Most High and I praised and honored Him who lives forever. “For His dominion is an everlasting dominion, and His kingdom endures from generation to generation!
He raises the helpless from the dust. He lifts the needy from the dunghill, to make them sit with nobles, granting them a seat of honor. For the earth’s pillars are Adonai’s, and He has set the world on them.