Genesis 32:12

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

But you have promised that I would be a success and that some day it will be as hard to count my descendants as it is to count the stars in the sky.

Cross References

Genesis 22:17

“I will bless you and give you such a large family, that some day your descendants will be more numerous than the stars in the sky or the grains of sand along the beach. They will defeat their enemies and take over the cities where their enemies live.

Genesis 32:6

When the messengers returned, they told Jacob, “We went to your brother Esau, and now he is heading this way with four hundred men.”

1 Kings 4:20

There were so many people living in Judah and Israel while Solomon was king that they seemed like grains of sand on a beach. Everyone had enough to eat and drink, and they were happy.

Exodus 32:13

Remember the solemn promise you made to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. You promised that some day they would have as many descendants as there are stars in the sky and that you would give them land.

Hosea 1:10

Some day it will be impossible to count the people of Israel, because there will be as many of them as there are grains of sand along the seashore. They are now called “Not My People”, but in the future they will be called “Children of the Living God”.

Numbers 23:19

God is no mere human! He doesn't tell lies or change his mind. God always keeps his promises.

Matthew 24:35

The sky and the earth won't last for ever, but my words will.

2 Timothy 2:13

If we are not faithful, he will still be faithful. Christ cannot deny who he is.”

Titus 1:2

Then they will have the hope of eternal life that God promised long ago. And God never tells a lie!

Hebrews 11:12

Her husband Abraham was almost dead, but he became the ancestor of many people. In fact, there are as many of them as there are stars in the sky or grains of sand along the beach.

Hebrews 6:17

So when God wanted to prove for certain that his promise to his people could not be broken, he made a vow.

1 Samuel 15:29

Besides, the eternal God of Israel isn't a human being. He doesn't tell lies or change his mind.”