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Psalms 72:16

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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ASV

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.

KJV

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.

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Original language & word study

13 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
יְהִ֤יye.Himay it beH1961 →
פִסַּת־fi.sat-an abundance ofH6451 →
בַּ֨ר׀bargrainH1250 →
בָּאָרֶץ֮ba.'a.Retzin the landH776 →
בְּרֹ֪אשׁbe.Roshon [the] top ofH7218 →
הָ֫רִ֥יםha.Rim[the] mountainsH2022 →
יִרְעַ֣שׁyir.'Ashmay it waveH7493 →
כַּלְּבָנ֣וֹןka.le.va.Nonlike <the> LebanonH3844 →
פִּרְי֑וֹpir.Yofruit itsH6529 →
וְיָצִ֥יצוּve.ya.Tzi.tzuand may people blossomH6692 →
מֵ֝עִ֗ירme.'Irfrom [the] cityH5892 →
כְּעֵ֣שֶׂבke.'E.sevlike [the] vegetation ofH6212 →
הָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzthe earthH776 →

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John 12:24Truly, truly, I tell you, unless a kernel of wheat falls to the ground and dies, it remains only a seed; but if it dies, it bears much fruit.Genesis 26:12Now Isaac sowed seed in the land, and that very year he reaped a hundredfold. And the LORD blessed him,Hosea 2:23And I will sow her as My own in the land, and I will have compassion on ‘No Compassion.’ I will say to those called ‘Not My People,’ ‘You are My people,’ and they will say, ‘You are my God.’”1 Corinthians 3:9For we are God’s fellow workers; you are God’s field, God’s building.Isaiah 61:11For as the earth brings forth its growth, and as a garden enables seed to spring up, so the Lord GOD will cause righteousness and praise to spring up before all the nations.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.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.Psalms 85:12The LORD will indeed provide what is good, and our land will yield its increase.Acts 6:1In those days when the disciples were increasing in number, the Grecian Jews among them began to grumble against the Hebraic Jews because their widows were being overlooked in the daily distribution of food.Ezekiel 17:22This is what the Lord GOD says: ‘I will take a shoot from the lofty top of the cedar, and I will set it out. I will pluck a tender sprig from its topmost shoots, and I will plant it on a high and lofty mountain.Isaiah 4:2On that day the Branch of the LORD will be beautiful and glorious, and the fruit of the land will be the pride and glory of Israel’s survivors.Psalms 65:13The pastures are clothed with flocks, and the valleys are decked with grain. They shout in triumph; indeed, they sing.1 Corinthians 3:6–9I planted the seed and Apollos watered it, but God made it grow.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.”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.Job 5:25You will know that your offspring will be many, your descendants like the grass of the earth.Mark 16:15–16And He said to them, “Go into all the world and preach the gospel to every creature.

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