Genesis 32:12

American Standard Version (1901)

And thou saidst, I will surely do thee good, and make thy seed as the sand of the sea, which cannot be numbered for multitude.

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Referenced Verses

  • Gen 28:13-15 : 13 And, behold, Jehovah stood above it, and said, I am Jehovah, the God of Abraham thy father, and the God of Isaac: the land whereon thou liest, to thee will I give it, and to thy seed; 14 and thy seed shall be as the dust of the earth, and thou shalt spread abroad to the west, and to the east, and to the north, and to the south: and in thee and in thy seed shall all the families of the earth be blessed. 15 And, behold, I am with thee, and will keep thee whithersoever thou goest, and will bring thee again into this land; for I will not leave thee, until I have done that which I have spoken to thee of.
  • Gen 32:6 : 6 And the messengers returned to Jacob, saying, We came to thy brother Esau, and moreover he cometh to meet thee, and four hundred men with him.
  • Gen 46:3-4 : 3 And he said, I am God, the God of thy father: fear not to go down into Egypt; for I will there make of thee a great nation: 4 I will go down with thee into Egypt; and I will also surely bring thee up again: and Joseph shall put his hand upon thine eyes.
  • Exod 32:13 : 13 Remember 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.
  • Num 23:19 : 19 God is not a man, that he should lie, Neither the son of man, that he should repent: Hath he said, and will he not do it? Or hath he spoken, and will he not make it good?
  • 1 Sam 15:29 : 29 And also the Strength of Israel will not lie nor repent; for he is not a man, that he should repent.
  • Matt 24:35 : 35 Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away.
  • 2 Tim 2:13 : 13 if we are faithless, he abideth faithful; for he cannot deny himself.
  • Titus 1:2 : 2 in hope of eternal life, which God, who cannot lie, promised before times eternal;
  • Heb 6:17 : 17 Wherein God, being minded to show more abundantly unto the heirs of the promise the immutability of his counsel, interposed with an oath;
  • Gen 22:17 : 17 that in blessing I will bless thee, and in multiplying I will multiply thy seed as the stars of the heavens, and as the sand which is upon the seashore; and thy seed shall possess the gate of his enemies;

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Gen 22:17-18
    2 verses
    83%

    17that in blessing I will bless thee, and in multiplying I will multiply thy seed as the stars of the heavens, and as the sand which is upon the seashore; and thy seed shall possess the gate of his enemies;

    18and in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed; because thou hast obeyed my voice.

  • Gen 26:3-4
    2 verses
    79%

    3sojourn in this land, and I will be with thee, and will bless thee; for unto thee, and unto thy seed, I will give all these lands, and I will establish the oath which I sware unto Abraham thy father;

    4and I will multiply thy seed as the stars of heaven, and will give unto thy seed all these lands; and in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed;

  • Gen 13:15-16
    2 verses
    79%

    15for all the land which thou seest, to thee will I give it, and to thy seed for ever.

    16And I will make thy seed as the dust of the earth: so that if a man can number the dust of the earth, then may thy seed also be numbered.

  • 4and said unto me, Behold, I will make thee fruitful, and multiply thee, and I will make of thee a company of peoples, and will give this land to thy seed after thee for an everlasting possession.

  • Gen 28:3-4
    2 verses
    78%

    3And God Almighty bless thee, and make thee fruitful, and multiply thee, that thou mayest be a company of peoples;

    4and give thee the blessing of Abraham, to thee, and to thy seed with thee; that thou mayest inherit the land of thy sojournings, which God gave unto Abraham.

  • Gen 28:13-15
    3 verses
    77%

    13And, behold, Jehovah stood above it, and said, I am Jehovah, the God of Abraham thy father, and the God of Isaac: the land whereon thou liest, to thee will I give it, and to thy seed;

    14and thy seed shall be as the dust of the earth, and thou shalt spread abroad to the west, and to the east, and to the north, and to the south: and in thee and in thy seed shall all the families of the earth be blessed.

    15And, behold, I am with thee, and will keep thee whithersoever thou goest, and will bring thee again into this land; for I will not leave thee, until I have done that which I have spoken to thee of.

  • 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 35:11-12
    2 verses
    77%

    11And God said unto him, I am God Almighty: be fruitful and multiply; a nation and a company of nations shall be of thee, and kings shall come out of thy loins;

    12and the land which I gave unto Abraham and Isaac, to thee I will give it, and to thy seed after thee will I give the land.

  • 14saying, Surely blessing I will bless thee, and multiplying I will multiply thee.

  • Gen 12:2-3
    2 verses
    76%

    2and I will make of thee a great nation, and I will bless thee, and make they name great; and be thou a blessing:

    3and I will bless them that bless thee, and him that curseth thee will I curse: and in thee shall all the families of the earth be blessed.

  • 2And I will make my covenant between me and thee, and will multiply thee exceedingly.

  • Gen 32:8-9
    2 verses
    75%

    8and he said, If Esau come to the one company, and smite it, then the company which is left shall escape.

    9And Jacob said, O God of my father Abraham, and God of my father Isaac, O Jehovah, who saidst unto me, Return unto thy country, and to thy kindred, and I will do thee good:

  • 10And the angel of Jehovah said unto her, I will greatly multiply thy seed, that it shall not be numbered for multitude.

  • 11Deliver me, I pray thee, from the hand of my brother, from the hand of Esau: for I fear him, lest he come and smite me, the mother with the children.

  • 30For it was little which thou hadst before I came, and it hath increased unto a multitude; and Jehovah hath blessed thee whithersoever I turned: and now when shall I provide for mine own house also?

  • 19thy seed also had been as the sand, and the offspring of thy bowels like the grains thereof: his name would not be cut off nor destroyed from before me.

  • Gen 17:6-7
    2 verses
    74%

    6And I will make thee exceeding fruitful, and I will make nations of thee, and kings shall come out of thee.

    7And I will establish my covenant between me and thee and thy seed after thee throughout their generations for an everlasting covenant, to be a God unto thee and to thy seed after thee.

  • 24And Jehovah appeared unto him the same night, and said, I am the God of Abraham thy father: fear not, for I am with thee, and will bless thee, and multiply thy seed for my servant Abraham's sake.

  • 5And he brought him forth abroad, and said, Look now toward heaven, and number the stars, if thou be able to number them: and he said unto him, So shall thy seed be.

  • Gen 17:19-20
    2 verses
    73%

    19And God said, Nay, but Sarah thy wife shall bear thee a son; and thou shalt call his name Isaac: and I will establish my covenant with him for an everlasting covenant for his seed after him. [

    20And as for Ishmael, I have heard thee: behold, I have blessed him, and will make him fruitful, and will multiply him exceedingly; twelve princes shall he beget, and I will make him a great nation.

  • 25Thou shalt know also that thy seed shall be great, And thine offspring as the grass of the earth.

  • 60And they blessed Rebekah, and said unto her, Our sister, be thou [the mother] of thousands of ten thousands, and let thy seed possess the gate of those that hate them.

  • 13And he lodged there that night, and took of that which he had with him a present for Esau his brother:

  • 11Jehovah, the God of your fathers, make you a thousand times as many as ye are, and bless you, as he hath promised you!

  • 9And I will have respect unto you, and make you fruitful, and multiply you, and will establish my covenant with you.