But you<n id="1" /> said, &#8216;I will certainly make you prosper<n id="2" /> and will make<n id="3" /> your descendants like the sand on the seashore, too numerous to count.&#8217;&#8221;<n id="4" />p>

Israel said to Joseph, &#8220;I never expected<n id="1" /> to see you<n id="2" /> again, but now God has allowed me to see your children<n id="3" /> too.&#8221;p>

then the <sc>Lordsc> will increase your punishments and those of your descendants &#8211; great and long-lasting afflictions and severe, enduring illnesses.

The <sc>Lordsc> your God will also cleanse<n id="1" /> your heart and the hearts of your descendants<n id="2" /> so that you may love him<n id="3" /> with all your mind and being and so that you may live.

In fact, days are coming when I will remove your strength<n id="1" /> and the strength<n id="2" /> of your father&#8217;s house. There will not be an old man in your house!

When the time comes for you to die,<n id="1" /> I will raise up your descendant, one of your own sons, to succeed you,<n id="2" /> and I will establish his kingdom.

When the time comes for you to die,<n id="1" /> I will raise up your descendant,<n id="2" /> one of your own sons, to succeed you, and I will establish his kingdom.

<p class="poetry">For I will pour water on the parched ground<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">and cause streams to flow<n id="2" /> on the dry land.p> <p class="poetry">I will pour my spirit on your offspringp> <p class="poetry">and my blessing on your children.p>

The <sc>Lordsc> appeared to him that night and said, &#8220;I am the God of your father Abraham. Do not be afraid, for I am with you. I will bless you and multiply your descendants for the sake of my servant Abraham.&#8221;

For the land where you are headed<n id="1" /> is not like the land of Egypt from which you came, a land where you planted seed and which you irrigated by hand<n id="2" /> like a vegetable garden.

Jonathan said to David, &#8220;Go in peace, for the two of us have sworn together in the name of the <sc>Lordsc> saying, &#8216;The <sc>Lordsc> will be between me and you and between my descendants and your descendants forever.&#8217;&#8221;p><t /><v id="(21:1)" /><n id="1" /><p class="bodytext">Then David<n id="2" /> got up and left, while Jonathan went back to the city.

<p class="poetry">Sow your seed in the morning,p> <p class="poetry">and do not stop working<n id="1" /> until the evening;<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">for you do not know which activity<n id="3" /> will succeed<n id="4" /> &#8211;p> <p class="poetry">whether this one or that one, or whether both will prosper equally.<n id="5" />p>

<p class="poetry">He will water the seed you plant in the ground,p> <p class="poetry">and the ground will produce crops in abundance.<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">At that time<n id="2" /> your cattle will graze in wide pastures.p>

<p class="poetry">So I, the <sc>Lordsc>, tell you not to be afraid,p> <p class="poetry">you descendants of Jacob, my servants.<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">Do not be terrified, people of Israel.p> <p class="poetry">For I will rescue you and your descendantsp> <p class="poetry">from a faraway land where you are captives.<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">The descendants of Jacob will return to their land and enjoy peace.p> <p class="poetry">They will be secure and no one will terrify them.<n id="3" />p>

<t /><n id="1" /><p class="poetry">&#8220;You descendants of Jacob, my servants,<n id="2" /> do not be afraid;p> <p class="poetry">do not be terrified, people of Israel.p> <p class="poetry">For I will rescue you and your descendantsp> <p class="poetry">from the faraway lands where you are captives.<n id="3" />p> <p class="poetry">The descendants of Jacob will return to their land and enjoy peace.p> <p class="poetry">They will be secure and no one will terrify them.p>