He blesseth them also, so that they are multiplied greatly; And he suffereth not their cattle to decrease.
Job 12:23 - Revised Version with Apocrypha 1895 He increaseth the nations, and destroyeth them: He spreadeth the nations abroad, and bringeth them in. 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. |
He blesseth them also, so that they are multiplied greatly; And he suffereth not their cattle to decrease.
Again, they are minished and bowed down Through oppression, trouble, and sorrow.
And God dealt well with the midwives: and the people multiplied, and waxed very mighty.
And the children of Israel were fruitful, and increased abundantly, and multiplied, and waxed exceeding mighty; and the land was filled with them.
Thou hast increased the nation, O LORD, thou hast increased the nation; thou art glorified: thou hast enlarged all the borders of the land.
In days to come shall Jacob take root; Israel shall blossom and bud: and they shall fill the face of the world with fruit.
Look unto Abraham your father, and unto Sarah that bare you: for when he was but one I called him, and I blessed him, and made him many.
The little one shall become a thousand, and the small one a strong nation: I the LORD will hasten it in its time.
Thou hast multiplied the nation, thou hast increased their joy: they joy before thee according to the joy in harvest, as men rejoice when they divide the spoil.
And out of them shall proceed thanksgiving and the voice of them that make merry: and I will multiply them, and they shall not be few; I will also glorify them, and they shall not be small.
As the host of heaven cannot be numbered, neither the sand of the sea measured; so will I multiply the seed of David my servant, and the Levites that minister unto me.
I will hiss for them, and gather them; for I have redeemed them: and they shall increase as they have increased.
and he made of one every nation of men for to dwell on all the face of the earth, having determined their appointed seasons, and the bounds of their habitation;