So God was good to the midwives, and the people multiplied and became very numerous.
Job 12:23 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised He makes nations great, then destroys them; he enlarges nations, then leads them away. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 He increaseth the nations, and destroyeth them: He enlargeth the nations, and straiteneth them again. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition He makes nations great, and He destroys them; He enlarges nations [and then straitens and shrinks them again], and leads them [away captive]. American Standard Version (1901) He increaseth the nations, and he destroyeth them: He enlargeth the nations, and he leadeth them captive. Common English Bible makes nations prominent and destroys them, expands nations and leads them astray; Catholic Public Domain Version He multiplies peoples, and destroys them, and, having been overthrown, he restores them anew. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version He multiplieth nations, and destroyeth them, and restoreth them again after they were overthrown. |
So God was good to the midwives, and the people multiplied and became very numerous.
But the Israelites were fruitful, increased rapidly, multiplied, and became extremely numerous so that the land was filled with them.
You have added to the nation, Lord. You have added to the nation; you are honoured. You have expanded all the borders of the land.
In days to come, Jacob will take root. Israel will blossom and bloom and fill the whole world with fruit.
Look to Abraham your father, and to Sarah who gave birth to you. When I called him, he was only one; I blessed him and made him many.
The least will become a thousand, the smallest a mighty nation. I am the Lord; I will accomplish it quickly in its time.
You have enlarged the nation and increased its joy. , The people have rejoiced before you as they rejoice at harvest time and as they rejoice when dividing spoils.
Thanksgiving will come out of them, a sound of rejoicing. I will multiply them, and they will not decrease; I will honour them, and they will not be insignificant.
Even as the stars of heaven cannot be counted, and the sand of the sea cannot be measured, so too I will make innumerable the descendants of my servant David and the Levites who minister to me.’
I will whistle and gather them because I have redeemed them; they will be as numerous as they once were.
From one man he has made every nationality to live over the whole earth and has determined their appointed times and the boundaries of where they live.