"Ifthe LORDis pleasedwith us, then He will bringus into thislandand giveit to us-- a landwhichflowswith milkand honey.
"He also broughtme forthinto a broadplace;He rescuedme, becauseHe delightedin me.
"Blessedbe the LORDyour Godwhodelightedin you to setyou on the throneof Israel;because the LORDlovedIsraelforever,therefore He madeyou king,to dojusticeand righteousness."
untilI comeand takeyou away to a landlike your own land,a landof grainand newwine,a landof breadand vineyards,a landof olivetreesand honey,that you may liveand not die."But do not listento Hezekiahwhenhe misleadsyou, saying,"The LORDwill deliverus."
"Commit[yourself] to the LORD;let Him deliverhim; Let Him rescuehim, becauseHe delightsin him."
"So I have comedownto deliverthem from the powerof the Egyptians,and to bringthem up from that landto a goodand spaciousland,to a landflowingwith milkand honey,to the placeof the Canaaniteand the Hittiteand the Amoriteand the Perizziteand the Hiviteand the Jebusite.
It will nolongerbe saidto you, "Forsaken,"Norto your landwill it anylongerbe said,"Desolate";But you will be called,"My delightis in her," And your land,"Married";For the LORDdelightsin you, And [to Him] your landwill be married.
"I will rejoiceoverthem to dothem goodand will faithfullyplantthem in thislandwith allMy heartand with allMy soul.
"The LORDyour Godis in your midst,A victoriouswarrior.He will exultoveryou with joy,He will be quietin His love,He will rejoiceoveryou with shoutsof joy.
Thus they toldhim, and said,"We wentin to the landwhereyou sentus; and it certainlydoes flowwith milkand honey,and thisis its fruit.
"Indeed,you have not broughtus into a landflowingwith milkand honey,norhave you givenus an inheritanceof fieldsand vineyards.Would you putout the eyesof thesemen?We will not comeup!"
Whatthenshall we sayto these things?IfGod[is] for us, who[is] againstus?
"Yeton your fathersdid the LORDsetHis affectionto lovethem, and He chosetheir descendantsafterthem, [even] you aboveallpeoples,as [it is] thisday.
"Nowthen, giveme thishillcountryabout whichthe LORDspokeon that day,for you heardon that daythat Anakim[were] there,with greatfortifiedcities;perhapsthe LORDwill be with me, and I will drivethem out as the LORDhas spoken."
