he makes nations strong, then shatters their strength.
The LORD will bless you with many children and with herds of cattle.
Sometimes you may be crushed by troubles and sorrows, until only a few of you are left to survive.
God was good to the two women because they truly respected him, and he blessed them with children of their own. The Hebrews kept increasing
the people of Israel became so numerous that the whole region of Goshen was full of them.
Our nation has grown because of you, our LORD. We have more land than before, and you are honored.
Someday Israel will take root like a vine. It will blossom and bear fruit that covers the earth.
God chose Abraham and Sarah to be your ancestors. The LORD blessed Abraham, and from that one man came many descendants.
Even the smallest family will be a powerful nation. I am the LORD, and when the time comes, I will quickly do all this.
Our LORD, you have made your nation stronger. Because of you, its people are glad and celebrate like workers at harvest time or like soldiers dividing up what they have taken.
Other nations will respect and honor you. Your homes will be filled with children, and you will celebrate, singing praises to me.
and there will be more descendants of David and of the priests from the Levi tribe than stars in the sky or grains of sand on the beach.
I will give a signal for them to come together because I have rescued them. And there will be as many as ever before.
From one person God made all nations who live on earth, and he decided when and where every nation would be.