Saying, Surely blessing I will bless thee, and multiplying I will multiply thee.
Parallel translations
- WEB saying, “Surely blessing I will bless you, and multiplying I will multiply you.”
- BSB saying, “I will surely bless you and multiply your descendants.”
- NKJV saying, “Surely blessing I will bless you, and multiplying I will multiply you.”
- NASB saying, “indeed I will greatly bless you and I will greatly multiply you.”
- NLT “I will certainly bless you, and I will multiply your descendants beyond number.”
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Quick answer
God's sworn promise was, 'Surely blessing I will bless you, and multiplying I will multiply you.' The emphatic doubling underscores the certainty of God's blessing.
Overview
This quotes God's oath to Abraham after the offering of Isaac (Genesis 22:17). The emphatic repetition stresses the abundance and certainty of God's commitment to bless and multiply. The fulfillment of this promise reaches its climax in Christ, the seed of Abraham, through whom the nations are blessed.
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Cross-references · 6
- Gen 22:17That in blessing I will bless thee, and in multiplying I will multiply thy seed as the stars of the heaven, and as the sand which is upon the sea shore; and thy seed shall possess the gate of his enemies;
- Deut 1:10The LORD your God hath multiplied you, and, behold, ye are this day as the stars of heaven for multitude.
- Neh 9:23Their children also multipliedst thou as the stars of heaven, and broughtest them into the land, concerning which thou hadst promised to their fathers, that they should go in to possess it.
- Exod 32:13Remember Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, thy servants, to whom thou swarest by thine own self, and saidst unto them, I will multiply your seed as the stars of heaven, and all this land that I have spoken of will I give unto your seed, and they shall inherit it for ever.
- Gen 17:2And I will make my covenant between me and thee, and will multiply thee exceedingly.
- Gen 48:4And said unto me, Behold, I will make thee fruitful, and multiply thee, and I will make of thee a multitude of people; and will give this land to thy seed after thee for an everlasting possession.
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