Until the time that his word came: the word of the LORD tried him.
Parallel translations
- WEB until the time that his word happened, and Yahweh’s word proved him true.
- BSB until his prediction came true and the word of the LORD proved him right.
- NKJV Until the time that his word came to pass, The word of the Lord tested him.
- NASB Until the time that his word came to pass, The word of the Lord refined him.
- NLT Until the time came to fulfill his dreams, the Lord tested Joseph’s character.
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Quick answer
Joseph waited in prison until God's word came to pass and proved him true. It matters because it shows God's promises are vindicated in His timing.
Overview
Joseph's dreams (Genesis 37) and his interpretations (Genesis 40-41) were the 'word' that the events finally confirmed. The testing period refined him as he waited on the Lord. The verse teaches that God's word never fails, though it may require patient endurance, a truth supremely shown in the fulfillment of every promise in Christ.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 7
- Acts 7:10And delivered him out of all his afflictions, and gave him favour and wisdom in the sight of Pharaoh king of Egypt; and he made him governor over Egypt and all his house.
- Prov 21:1The king’s heart is in the hand of the LORD, as the rivers of water: he turneth it whithersoever he will.
- Gen 40:20–21And it came to pass the third day, which was Pharaoh’s birthday, that he made a feast unto all his servants: and he lifted up the head of the chief butler and of the chief baker among his servants.
- Dan 2:30But as for me, this secret is not revealed to me for any wisdom that I have more than any living, but for their sakes that shall make known the interpretation to the king, and that thou mightest know the thoughts of thy heart.
- Gen 41:25And Joseph said unto Pharaoh, The dream of Pharaoh is one: God hath shewed Pharaoh what he is about to do.
- Gen 41:11–16And we dreamed a dream in one night, I and he; we dreamed each man according to the interpretation of his dream.
- Ps 44:4Thou art my King, O God: command deliverances for Jacob.
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