Then the Lord appeared to Abram, and said, “To your descendants I will give this land.” So he built there an altar to the Lord, who had appeared to him.
2 Chronicles 20:11 - Revised Standard Version behold, they reward us by coming to drive us out of thy possession, which thou hast given us to inherit. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 behold, I say, how they reward us, to come to cast us out of thy possession, which thou hast given us to inherit. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Behold, they reward us by coming to drive us out of Your possession which You have given us to inherit. American Standard Version (1901) behold, how they reward us, to come to cast us out of thy possession, which thou hast given us to inherit. Common English Bible here they are, returning the favor by coming to drive us out of your possession that you gave to us! Catholic Public Domain Version They are doing the contrary, and they are striving to cast us from the possession which you delivered to us. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Do the contrary, and endeavour to cast us out of the possession which thou hast delivered to us. |
Then the Lord appeared to Abram, and said, “To your descendants I will give this land.” So he built there an altar to the Lord, who had appeared to him.
When they had gone but a short distance from the city, Joseph said to his steward, “Up, follow after the men; and when you overtake them, say to them, ‘Why have you returned evil for good? Why have you stolen my silver cup?
O our God, wilt thou not execute judgment upon them? For we are powerless against this great multitude that is coming against us. We do not know what to do, but our eyes are upon thee.”
if I have requited my friend with evil or plundered my enemy without cause,
Is evil a recompense for good? Yet they have dug a pit for my life. Remember how I stood before thee to speak good for them, to turn away thy wrath from them.
Thus says the Lord: “For three transgressions of Edom, and for four, I will not revoke the punishment; because he pursued his brother with the sword, and cast off all pity, and his anger tore perpetually, and he kept his wrath for ever.
driving out before you nations greater and mightier than yourselves, to bring you in, to give you their land for an inheritance, as at this day;
Be strong and of good courage; for you shall cause this people to inherit the land which I swore to their fathers to give them.