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.

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

You have enlarged the nation, Lord; you have enlarged the nation. You have gained glory for yourself; you have extended all the borders of the land. (niv)

You have enlarged the nation and increased their joy; they rejoice before you as people rejoice at the harvest, as warriors rejoice when dividing the plunder. (niv)

The least of you will become a thousand, the smallest a mighty nation. I am the Lord; in its time I will do this swiftly.” (niv)

he blessed them, and their numbers greatly increased, and he did not let their herds diminish. (niv)

So God was kind to the midwives and the people increased and became even more numerous. (niv)

I will signal for them and gather them in. Surely I will redeem them; they will be as numerous as before. (niv)

From them will come songs of thanksgiving and the sound of rejoicing. I will add to their numbers, and they will not be decreased; I will bring them honor, and they will not be disdained. (niv)

look to Abraham, your father, and to Sarah, who gave you birth. When I called him he was only one man, and I blessed him and made him many. (niv)

I will make the descendants of David my servant and the Levites who minister before me as countless as the stars in the sky and as measureless as the sand on the seashore.’” (niv)

but the Israelites were exceedingly fruitful; they multiplied greatly, increased in numbers and became so numerous that the land was filled with them. (niv)

In days to come Jacob will take root, Israel will bud and blossom and fill all the world with fruit. (niv)