³ You have given me no descendants of my own, so one of my servants will be my heir.”

¹⁴ When Abram heard that his nephew Lot had been captured, he mobilized the 318 trained men who had been born into his household. Then he pursued Kedorlaomer’s army until he caught up with them at Dan.

⁷ I bought slaves, both men and women, and others were born into my household. I also owned large herds and flocks, more than any of the kings who had lived in Jerusalem before me.

Jeremiah Questions the Lord’s Justice

³⁵ So do not throw away this confident trust in the Lord. Remember the great reward it brings you! ³⁶ Patient endurance is what you need now, so that you will continue to do God’s will. Then you will receive all that he has promised.

¹⁶ And I will give you so many descendants that, like the dust of the earth, they cannot be counted!

² I will make you into a great nation. I will bless you and make you famous, and you will be a blessing to others.