Job 12:23

New Century Version

He makes nations great and then destroys them; he makes nations large and then scatters them.

Cross References

Psalm 107:38

God blessed them, and they grew in number. Their cattle did not become fewer.

Psalm 107:39

Because of disaster, troubles, and sadness, their families grew smaller and weaker.

Exodus 1:20

God was good to the nurses. And the Hebrew people continued to grow in number, so they became even stronger.

Exodus 1:7

But the people of Israel had many children, and their number grew greatly. They became very strong, and the country of Egypt was filled with them.

Isaiah 26:15

Lord, you multiplied the number of your people; you multiplied them and brought honor to yourself. You made the borders of the land wide.

Isaiah 27:6

In the days to come, the people of Jacob will be like a plant with good roots; Israel will grow like a plant beginning to bloom. Then the world will be filled with their children.

Isaiah 51:2

Look at Abraham, your ancestor, and Sarah, who gave birth to your ancestors. Abraham had no children when I called him, but I blessed him and gave him many descendants.

Isaiah 60:22

The smallest family will grow to a thousand. The least important of you will become a powerful nation. I am the Lord, and when it is time, I will make these things happen quickly.”

Isaiah 9:3

God, you have caused the nation to grow and made the people happy. And they have shown their happiness to you, like the joy during harvest time, like the joy of people taking what they have won in war.

Jeremiah 30:19

People in those places will sing songs of praise. There will be the sound of laughter. I will give them many children so their number will not be small. I will bring honor to them so no one will look down on them.

Jeremiah 33:22

But I will give many descendants to my servant David and to the family group of Levi who serve me in the Temple. They will be as many as the stars in the sky that no one can count. They will be as many as the grains of sand on the seashore that no one can measure.”

Zechariah 10:8

I will call my people and gather them together. I will save them, and they will grow in number as they grew in number before.

Acts 17:26

God began by making one person, and from him came all the different people who live everywhere in the world. God decided exactly when and where they must live.