God’s Word Translation
Psalms 105:18
18They hurt his feet with shackles, and cut into his neck with an iron collar.
Psalms 105:18 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Whose feet they hurt with fetters: he was laid in iron:
- New International Version (NIV)They bruised his feet with shackles, his neck was put in irons,
- English Standard Version (ESV)His feet were hurt with fetters; his neck was put in a collar of iron;
- New King James Version (NKJV)They hurt his feet with fetters, He was laid in irons.
Context of Psalms 105:18
16He brought famine to the land. He took away their food supply. 17He sent a man ahead of them. He sent Joseph, who was sold as a slave. They hurt his feet with shackles, and cut into his neck with an iron collar. 19The Lord’s promise tested him through fiery trials until his prediction came true. 20The king sent someone to release him. The ruler of nations set him free.
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עִנּ֣וּ בַכֶּ֣בֶל רַגְל֑וֹ בַּ֝רְזֶ֗ל בָּ֣אָה נַפְשֽׁוֹ׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Psalms 105:18
- Genesis 39:20So Joseph’s master arrested him and put him in the same prison where the king’s prisoners were kept. While Joseph was in prison,
- Genesis 40:15I was kidnapped from the land of the Hebrews, and even here I’ve done nothing to deserve being put in this prison.”
- Acts 16:24So the jailer followed these orders and put Paul and Silas into solitary confinement with their feet in leg irons.
- Psalms 107:10Those who lived in the dark, in death’s shadow were prisoners in misery. They were held in iron chains
Commentaries on Psalms 105:18
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 18Whose feet they hurt with fetters - In Genesis 40:3; it is said of Joseph that he was “bound” in prison. It is not improbable that his “feet” were bound, as this is the usual way of confining prisoners. He was laid in iron - In the prison. The margin is, “his soul came into iron.” The version in the Prayer-Book of the Episcopal Church is, the iron entered into his soul. This is a more striking and beautiful rendering, though it may be doubted whether the…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 8-23Verses 8-23 Let us remember the Redeemer's marvellous works, his wonders, and the judgments of his mouth. Though true Christians are few number, strangers and pilgrims upon earth, yet a far better inheritance than Canaan is made sure to them by the covenant of God; and if we have the anointing of the Holy Spirit, none can do us any harm. Afflictions are among our mercies. They prove our faith and love, they humble our pride, they wean us from the world…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 16-22These verses tell the story of Joseph (see Genesis 37–41).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 17-2117-21. Joseph was sent of God (Ge 45:5).Read the comment
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Commentaries on Psalms 105
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- The Treasury of David
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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