He increases the nations, and he destroys them. He enlarges the nations, and he leads them captive.

他使邦国兴旺而又毁灭；他使邦国开广而又掳去。

他使邦国兴旺而又毁灭，使邦国扩展又被掠夺。

他使邦国兴旺而又毁灭，使邦国扩展又被掠夺。

祂使列国兴起又灭亡，祂使列国扩张又崩溃。

他使邦国兴盛，又毁灭他们，扩张邦国，又把他们掳去。

他使邦國興旺而又毀滅；他使邦國開廣而又擄去。

他使邦國興旺而又毀滅，使邦國擴展又被掠奪。

他使邦國興旺而又毀滅，使邦國擴展又被掠奪。

祂使列國興起又滅亡，祂使列國擴張又崩潰。

他使邦國興盛，又毀滅他們，擴張邦國，又把他們擄去。

他使邦國旺大、而又滅亡；使列族擴展、又給帶走。

使列邦時興時滅、或廓之、或虜之、

生齒既繁、復加翦滅、版圖既廓、再使侵削。

使列國興盛、復又滅之、使萬邦開廓、復使衰蹙、

He makes nations great, and destroys them; he enlarges nations, and disperses them.

He makes nations great, and then he destroys them. He makes nations grow, and then he scatters them.

He makes nations great, and he destroys them; he enlarges nations, and leads them away.

He builds up nations, and he destroys them. He expands nations, and he abandons them.

He makes nations great, then destroys them; he enlarges nations, then leads them away.

He makes the nations great, then destroys them; He enlarges the nations, then leads them away.

He makes nations great, and destroys them; He enlarges nations, and guides them.

He increaseth the nations, and he destroyeth them: He enlargeth the nations, and he leadeth them captive.

He makes nations great, then destroys them; He enlarges nations, then leads them away.

He increaseth the nations, and destroyeth them: he enlargeth the nations, and straiteneth them[ again].

He makes nations great, and destroys them; he extends the boundaries of nations and disperses them.

You have increased the nation, O Yahweh. You have increased the nation! You are glorified! You have enlarged all the borders of the land.

You have multiplied the nation. You have increased their joy. They rejoice before you according to the joy in harvest, as men rejoice when they divide the plunder.

The little one will become a thousand, and the small one a strong nation. I, Yahweh, will do this quickly in its time.”

He blesses them also, so that they are multiplied greatly. He doesn’t allow their livestock to decrease.

God dealt well with the midwives, and the people multiplied, and grew very mighty.

I will signal for them, and gather them; for I have redeemed them; and they will increase as they have increased.

Thanksgiving will proceed out of them with the voice of those who make merry. I will multiply them, and they will not be few; I will also glorify them, and they will not be small.

Look to Abraham your father, and to Sarah who bore you; for when he was but one I called him, I blessed him, and made him many.

As the army of the sky can’t be counted, and the sand of the sea can’t be measured; so I will multiply the offspring of David my servant and the Levites who minister to me.’”

The children of Israel were fruitful, and increased abundantly, and multiplied, and grew exceedingly mighty; and the land was filled with them.

In days to come, Jacob will take root. Israel will blossom and bud. They will fill the surface of the world with fruit.