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.

⁷ 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)

⁸ 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.

⁹ 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)

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.”

⁷ 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) 8} 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)