Job 12:23
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He increaseth the nations, and destroyeth them: he enlargeth the nations, and straiteneth them again.He makes nations great and destroys them; He enlarges nations, then disperses them.
In other translations
He increaseth the nations, and destroyeth them: he enlargeth the nations, and straiteneth them again.He makes nations great and destroys them; He enlarges nations, then disperses them.
Hebrew words
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Related verses
- Isaiah 9:3Thou hast multiplied the nation, and not increased the joy: they joy before thee according to the joy in harvest, and as men rejoice when they divide the spoil.You have enlarged the nation and increased its joy. The people rejoice before You as they rejoice at harvest time, as men rejoice in dividing the plunder.
- Isaiah 26:15Thou hast increased the nation, O Lord, thou hast increased the nation: thou art glorified: thou hadst removed it far unto all the ends of the earth.You have enlarged the nation, O LORD; You have enlarged the nation. You have gained glory for Yourself; You have extended all the borders of the land.
- Isaiah 60:22A little one shall become a thousand, and a small one a strong nation: I the Lord will hasten it in his time.The least of you will become a thousand, and the smallest a mighty nation. I am the LORD; in its time I will accomplish it quickly.
- Jeremiah 33:22As 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.As the hosts of heaven cannot be counted and as the sand on the seashore cannot be measured, so too will I multiply the descendants of My servant David and the Levites who minister before Me.”
- Psalm 107:38He blesseth them also, so that they are multiplied greatly; and suffereth not their cattle to decrease.He blesses them, and they multiply greatly; He does not let their herds diminish.
- Exodus 1:20Therefore God dealt well with the midwives: and the people multiplied, and waxed very mighty.So God was good to the midwives, and the people multiplied and became even more numerous.
- Jeremiah 30:19And 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.Thanksgiving will proceed from them, a sound of celebration. I will multiply them, and they will not be decreased; I will honor them, and they will not be belittled.
- Exodus 1:7And the children of Israel were fruitful, and increased abundantly, and multiplied, and waxed exceeding mighty; and the land was filled with them.but the Israelites were fruitful and increased rapidly; they multiplied and became exceedingly numerous, so that the land was filled with them.
- Isaiah 27:6He shall cause them that come of Jacob to take root: Israel shall blossom and bud, and fill the face of the world with fruit.In the days to come, Jacob will take root. Israel will bud and blossom and fill the whole world with fruit.
- Isaiah 51:2Look unto Abraham your father, and unto Sarah that bare you: for I called him alone, and blessed him, and increased him.Look to Abraham your father, and to Sarah who gave you birth. When I called him, he was but one; then I blessed him and multiplied him.
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