Psalms 72:16
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“May there be an abundance of grain in the land; may it sway atop the hills. May its fruit trees flourish like the forests of Lebanon, and its people like the grass of the field.”
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“May there be an abundance of grain in the land; may it sway atop the hills. May its fruit trees flourish like the forests of Lebanon, and its people like the grass of the field.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“There shall be an handful of corn in the earth upon the top of the mountains; the fruit thereof shall shake like Lebanon: and they of the city shall flourish like grass of the earth.”
King James Version · Public Domain“There shall be abundance of grain in the earth upon the top of the mountains; The fruit thereof shall shake like Lebanon: And they of the city shall flourish like grass of the earth.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“There is a handful of corn in the earth, On the top of mountains, Shake like Lebanon doth its fruit, And they flourish out of the city as the herb of the earth.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Psalms 72:16 — 23 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- 1 Kings 4:20The people of Judah and Israel were as numerous as the sand on the seashore, and they were eating and drinking and rejoicing.
- Job 5:25You will know that your offspring will be many, your descendants like the grass of the earth.
- Job 8:7Though your beginnings were modest, your latter days will flourish.
- Psalms 72:6May he be like rain that falls on freshly cut grass, like spring showers that water the earth.
- Psalms 92:12The righteous will flourish like a palm tree, and grow like a cedar in Lebanon.
- Psalms 104:16The trees of the LORD have their fill, the cedars of Lebanon that He planted,
- Isaiah 2:2In the last days the mountain of the house of the LORD will be established as the chief of the mountains; it will be raised above the hills, and all nations will stream to it.
- Isaiah 29:17In a very short time, will not Lebanon become an orchard, and the orchard seem like a forest?
- Isaiah 30:23Then He will send rain for the seed that you have sown in the ground, and the food that comes from your land will be rich and plentiful. On that day your cattle will graze in open pastures.
- Isaiah 32:15until the Spirit is poured out upon us from on high. Then the desert will be an orchard, and the orchard will seem like a forest.
- Isaiah 32:20Blessed are those who sow beside abundant waters, who let the ox and donkey range freely.
- Isaiah 35:2It will bloom profusely and rejoice with joy and singing. The glory of Lebanon will be given to it, the splendor of Carmel and Sharon. They will see the glory of the LORD, the splendor of our God.
- Isaiah 44:3For I will pour water on the thirsty land, and currents on the dry ground. I will pour out My Spirit on your descendants, and My blessing on your offspring.
- Jeremiah 33:22As 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.”
- Hosea 14:5I will be like the dew to Israel; he will blossom like the lily and take root like the cedars of Lebanon.
- Matthew 13:31He put before them another parable: “The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed that a man planted in his field.
- Mark 16:15And He said to them, “Go into all the world and preach the gospel to every creature.
- Acts 1:15In those days Peter stood up among the brothers (a gathering of about a hundred and twenty) and said,
- Acts 2:41Those who embraced his message were baptized, and about three thousand were added to the believers that day.
- Acts 4:4But many who heard the message believed, and the number of men grew to about five thousand.
- 1 Corinthians 3:6I planted the seed and Apollos watered it, but God made it grow.
- Revelation 7:9After this I looked and saw a multitude too large to count, from every nation and tribe and people and tongue, standing before the throne and before the Lamb. They were wearing white robes and holding palm branches in their hands.
- Revelation 7:14“Sir,” I answered, “you know.” So he replied, “These are the ones who have come out of the great tribulation; they have washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb.
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