23 They shall not labor in vain,
(A)Nor bring forth children for trouble;
For (B)they shall be the descendants of the blessed of the Lord,
And their offspring with them.

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23 They will not labor in vain,(A)
    nor will they bear children doomed to misfortune;(B)
for they will be a people blessed(C) by the Lord,
    they and their descendants(D) with them.

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Their descendants shall be known among the Gentiles,
And their offspring among the people.
All who see them shall acknowledge them,
(A)That they are the posterity whom the Lord has blessed.”

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Their descendants(A) will be known among the nations
    and their offspring among the peoples.
All who see them will acknowledge
    that they are a people the Lord has blessed.”(B)

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38 They shall be (A)My people, and I will be their God; 39 then I will (B)give them one heart and one way, that they may fear Me forever, for the good of them and their children after them.

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38 They will be my people,(A) and I will be their God. 39 I will give them singleness(B) of heart and action, so that they will always fear(C) me and that all will then go well for them and for their children after them.

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(A)“Blessed shall you be in the city, and blessed shall you be (B)in the country.

“Blessed shall be (C)the [a]fruit of your body, the produce of your ground and the increase of your herds, the increase of your cattle and the offspring of your flocks.

“Blessed shall be your basket and your kneading bowl.

(D)“Blessed shall you be when you come in, and blessed shall you be when you go out.

“The Lord (E)will cause your enemies who rise against you to be defeated before your face; they shall come out against you one way and flee before you seven ways.

“The Lord will (F)command the blessing on you in your storehouses and in all to which you (G)set your hand, and He will bless you in the land which the Lord your God is giving you.

(H)“The Lord will establish you as a holy people to Himself, just as He has sworn to you, if you keep the commandments of the Lord your God and walk in His ways. 10 Then all peoples of the earth shall see that you are (I)called by the name of the Lord, and they shall be (J)afraid of you. 11 And (K)the Lord will grant you plenty of goods, in the fruit of your body, in the increase of your livestock, and in the produce of your ground, in the land of which the Lord [b]swore to your fathers to give you. 12 The Lord will open to you His good [c]treasure, the heavens, (L)to give the rain to your land in its season, and (M)to bless all the work of your hand. (N)You shall lend to many nations, but you shall not borrow.

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  1. Deuteronomy 28:4 offspring
  2. Deuteronomy 28:11 promised
  3. Deuteronomy 28:12 storehouse

You will be blessed(A) in the city and blessed in the country.(B)

The fruit of your womb will be blessed, and the crops of your land and the young of your livestock—the calves of your herds and the lambs of your flocks.(C)

Your basket and your kneading trough will be blessed.

You will be blessed when you come in and blessed when you go out.(D)

The Lord will grant that the enemies(E) who rise up against you will be defeated before you. They will come at you from one direction but flee from you in seven.(F)

The Lord will send a blessing on your barns and on everything you put your hand to. The Lord your God will bless(G) you in the land he is giving you.

The Lord will establish you as his holy people,(H) as he promised you on oath, if you keep the commands(I) of the Lord your God and walk in obedience to him. 10 Then all the peoples on earth will see that you are called by the name(J) of the Lord, and they will fear you. 11 The Lord will grant you abundant prosperity—in the fruit of your womb, the young of your livestock(K) and the crops of your ground—in the land he swore to your ancestors to give you.(L)

12 The Lord will open the heavens, the storehouse(M) of his bounty,(N) to send rain(O) on your land in season and to bless(P) all the work of your hands. You will lend to many nations but will borrow from none.(Q)

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39 For the promise is to you and (A)to your children, and (B)to all who are afar off, as many as the Lord our God will call.”

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39 The promise is for you and your children(A) and for all who are far off(B)—for all whom the Lord our God will call.”

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(A)Then I said, ‘I have labored in vain,
I have spent my strength for nothing and in vain;
Yet surely my [a]just reward is with the Lord,
And my [b]work with my God.’ ”

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  1. Isaiah 49:4 justice
  2. Isaiah 49:4 recompense

But I said, “I have labored in vain;(A)
    I have spent my strength for nothing at all.
Yet what is due me is in the Lord’s hand,(B)
    and my reward(C) is with my God.”(D)

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14 May the Lord give you increase more and more,
You and your children.
15 May you be (A)blessed by the Lord,
(B)Who made heaven and earth.

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14 May the Lord cause you to flourish,(A)
    both you and your children.
15 May you be blessed by the Lord,
    the Maker of heaven(B) and earth.

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(A)nor are they all children because they are the seed of Abraham; but, (B)“In Isaac your seed shall be called.” That is, those who are the children of the flesh, these are not the children of God; but (C)the children of the promise are counted as the seed.

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Nor because they are his descendants are they all Abraham’s children. On the contrary, “It is through Isaac that your offspring will be reckoned.”[a](A) In other words, it is not the children by physical descent who are God’s children,(B) but it is the children of the promise who are regarded as Abraham’s offspring.(C)

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  1. Romans 9:7 Gen. 21:12

Why do you [a]spend money for what is not bread,
And your wages for what does not satisfy?
Listen carefully to Me, and eat what is good,
And let your soul delight itself in abundance.

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  1. Isaiah 55:2 Lit. weigh out silver

Why spend money on what is not bread,
    and your labor on what does not satisfy?(A)
Listen, listen to me, and eat what is good,(B)
    and you will delight in the richest(C) of fare.

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I will (A)whistle for them and gather them,
For I will redeem them;
(B)And they shall increase as they once increased.

“I(C) will [a]sow them among the peoples,
And they shall (D)remember Me in far countries;
They shall live, together with their children,
And they shall return.

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  1. Zechariah 10:9 Or scatter

I will signal(A) for them
    and gather them in.
Surely I will redeem them;
    they will be as numerous(B) as before.
Though I scatter them among the peoples,
    yet in distant lands they will remember me.(C)
They and their children will survive,
    and they will return.

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19 (A)Is the seed still in the barn? As yet the vine, the fig tree, the pomegranate, and the olive tree have not yielded fruit. But from this day I will (B)bless you.’ ”

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19 Is there yet any seed left in the barn? Until now, the vine and the fig tree, the pomegranate(A) and the olive tree have not borne fruit.(B)

“‘From this day on I will bless(C) you.’”

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(A)‘If you walk in My statutes and keep My commandments, and perform them,

(B)then I will give you rain in its season, (C)the land shall yield its produce, and the trees of the field shall yield their fruit.

(D)Your threshing shall last till the time of vintage, and the vintage shall last till the time of sowing;

you shall eat your bread to the full, and (E)dwell in your land safely.

(F)I will give peace in the land, and (G)you shall lie down, and none will make you afraid;

I will rid the land of (H)evil[a] beasts,

and (I)the sword will not go through your land.

You will chase your enemies, and they shall fall by the sword before you.

(J)Five of you shall chase a hundred, and a hundred of you shall put ten thousand to flight;

your enemies shall fall by the sword before you.

‘For I will (K)look on you favorably and (L)make you fruitful, multiply you and confirm My (M)covenant with you.

10 You shall eat the (N)old harvest, and clear out the old because of the new.

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  1. Leviticus 26:6 wild beasts

“‘If you follow my decrees and are careful to obey(A) my commands, I will send you rain(B) in its season,(C) and the ground will yield its crops and the trees their fruit.(D) Your threshing will continue until grape harvest and the grape harvest will continue until planting, and you will eat all the food you want(E) and live in safety in your land.(F)

“‘I will grant peace in the land,(G) and you will lie down(H) and no one will make you afraid.(I) I will remove wild beasts(J) from the land, and the sword will not pass through your country. You will pursue your enemies,(K) and they will fall by the sword before you. Five(L) of you will chase a hundred, and a hundred of you will chase ten thousand, and your enemies will fall by the sword before you.(M)

“‘I will look on you with favor and make you fruitful and increase your numbers,(N) and I will keep my covenant(O) with you. 10 You will still be eating last year’s harvest when you will have to move it out to make room for the new.(P)

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And I will (A)establish My covenant between Me and you and your descendants after you in their generations, for an everlasting covenant, (B)to be God to you and (C)your descendants after you.

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I will establish my covenant(A) as an everlasting covenant(B) between me and you and your descendants after you for the generations to come, to be your God(C) and the God of your descendants after you.(D)

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