Grow

…the angel who has redeemed me from all harm—may He bless these boys. And may they be called by my name and the names of my fathers Abraham and Isaac, and may they grow into a multitude upon the earth.”

For the entire period of his vow of separation, no razor shall touch his head. He must be holy until the time of his separation to the LORD is complete; he must let the hair of his head grow long.

…and when your herds and flocks grow large and your silver and gold increase and all that you have is multiplied,

Your sons and daughters will be given to another nation, while your eyes grow weary looking for them day after day, with no power in your hand.

However, the hair of his head began to grow back after it had been shaved.

…would you wait for them to grow up? Would you refrain from having husbands? No, my daughters, it is much more bitter for me than for you, because the hand of the LORD has gone out against me.”

And the boy Samuel continued to grow in stature and in favor with the LORD and with man.

May its morning stars grow dark; may it wait in vain for daylight; may it not see the breaking of dawn.

Does papyrus grow where there is no marsh? Do reeds flourish without water?

If its roots grow old in the ground and its stump dies in the soil,

…then let briers grow instead of wheat and stinkweed instead of barley.” Thus conclude the words of Job.

Their young ones thrive and grow up in the open field; they leave and do not return.

My eyes fail from grief; they grow dim because of all my foes.

In the day of trouble I sought the Lord; through the night my outstretched hands did not grow weary; my soul refused to be comforted.

My eyes grow dim with grief. I call to You daily, O LORD; I spread out my hands to You.

The righteous will flourish like a palm tree, and grow like a cedar in Lebanon.

He makes the grass grow for the livestock and provides crops for man to cultivate, bringing forth food from the earth:

May they be like grass on the rooftops, which withers before it can grow,

There I will make a horn grow for David; I have prepared a lamp for My anointed one.

…who covers the sky with clouds, who prepares rain for the earth, who makes grass to grow on the hills.

Do not love sleep, or you will grow poor; open your eyes, and you will have plenty of food.

Seldom set foot in your neighbor’s house, lest he grow weary and hate you.

…when the doors to the street are shut and the sound of the mill fades away, when one rises at the sound of a bird and all the daughters of song grow faint,

I will make it a wasteland, neither pruned nor cultivated, and thorns and briers will grow up. I will command the clouds that rain shall not fall on it.”

…though on the day you plant you make them grow, and on that morning you help your seed sprout—yet the harvest will vanish on the day of disease and incurable pain.

Therefore the LORD who redeemed Abraham says of the house of Jacob: “No longer will Jacob be ashamed and no more will his face grow pale.

I chirp like a swallow or crane; I moan like a dove. My eyes grow weak as I look upward. O Lord, I am oppressed; be my security.”

Do you not know? Have you not heard? The LORD is the everlasting God, the Creator of the ends of the earth. He will not grow tired or weary; His understanding is beyond searching out.

Even youths grow tired and weary, and young men stumble and fall.

But those who wait upon the LORD will renew their strength; they will mount up with wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not faint.

He will not grow weak or discouraged before He has established justice on the earth. In His law the islands will put their hope.”

He cuts down cedars or retrieves a cypress or oak. He lets it grow strong among the trees of the forest. He plants a laurel, and the rain makes it grow.

He cuts down cedars or retrieves a cypress or oak. He lets it grow strong among the trees of the forest. He plants a laurel, and the rain makes it grow.

Instead of the thornbush, the cypress will grow, and instead of the brier, the myrtle will spring up; this will make a name for the LORD, an everlasting sign, never to be destroyed.”

You are wearied by your many journeys, but you did not say, “There is no hope!” You found renewal of your strength; therefore you did not grow weak.

For I will not accuse you forever, nor will I always be angry; for then the spirit of man would grow weak before Me—the breath of life I have made.

Therefore the earth will mourn and the heavens above will grow dark. I have spoken, I have planned, and I will not relent or turn back.”

‘Prepare for battle against her; rise up, let us attack at noon. Woe to us, for the daylight is fading; the evening shadows grow long.

The mother of seven will grow faint; she will breathe her last breath. Her sun will set while it is still day; she will be disgraced and humiliated. And the rest I will put to the sword in the presence of their enemies,” declares the LORD.

Do not let your heart grow faint, and do not be afraid when the rumor is heard in the land; for a rumor will come one year—and then another the next year—of violence in the land and of ruler against ruler.

Then you are to say, ‘In the same way Babylon will sink and never rise again, because of the disaster I will bring upon her. And her people will grow weary.’” Here end the words of Jeremiah.

Because of this, our hearts are faint; because of these, our eyes grow dim—

The waters made it grow; the deep springs made it tall, directing their streams all around its base and sending their channels to all the trees of the field.

I will attach tendons to you and make flesh grow upon you and cover you with skin. I will put breath within you so that you will come to life. Then you will know that I am the LORD.’”

They must not shave their heads or let their hair grow long, but must carefully trim their hair.

Along both banks of the river, fruit trees of all kinds will grow. Their leaves will not wither, and their fruit will not fail. Each month they will bear fruit, because the water from the sanctuary flows to them. Their fruit will be used for food and their leaves for healing.”

Hearing the outcry of the king and his nobles, the queen entered the banquet hall. “O king, may you live forever!” she said. “Do not let your thoughts terrify you, or your face grow pale.

The king of the South will grow strong, but one of his commanders will grow even stronger and will rule his own kingdom with great authority.

The king of the South will grow strong, but one of his commanders will grow even stronger and will rule his own kingdom with great authority.

They will return and dwell in his shade; they will grow grain and blossom like the vine. His renown will be like the wine of Lebanon.

Before them the earth quakes; the heavens tremble. The sun and moon grow dark, and the stars lose their brightness.

The sun and moon will grow dark, and the stars will no longer shine.

But the LORD said, “You cared about the plant, which you neither tended nor made grow. It sprang up in a night and perished in a night.

And why do you worry about clothes? Consider how the lilies of the field grow: They do not labor or spin.

Let both grow together until the harvest. At that time I will tell the harvesters: First collect the weeds and tie them in bundles to be burned; then gather the wheat into my barn.’”

Because of the multiplication of wickedness, the love of most will grow cold.

Consider how the lilies grow: They do not labor or spin. Yet I tell you, not even Solomon in all his glory was adorned like one of these.

I planted the seed and Apollos watered it, but God made it grow.

So neither he who plants nor he who waters is anything, but only God, who makes things grow.

Let us not grow weary in well-doing, for in due time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up.

Instead, speaking the truth in love, we will in all things grow up into Christ Himself, who is the head.

He has lost connection to the head, from whom the whole body, supported and knit together by its joints and ligaments, grows as God causes it to grow.

But as for you, brothers, do not grow weary in well-doing.

Consider Him who endured such hostility from sinners, so that you will not grow weary and lose heart.

My brothers, can a fig tree grow olives, or a grapevine bear figs? Neither can a salt spring produce fresh water.

Like newborn babies, crave pure spiritual milk, so that by it you may grow up in your salvation,

For if you possess these qualities and continue to grow in them, they will keep you from being ineffective and unproductive in your knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.

But grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To Him be the glory both now and to the day of eternity. Amen.