Genesis 32:12

Translations

Modern

But You have said, ‘I will surely make you prosper, and I will make your offspring like the sand of the sea, too numerous to count.’”

Traditional

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.

Literal

And You said, ‘I will surely do good with you and I will make your seed as the sand of the sea, which shall not be counted for multitude.’”

Latin

Tu locutus es quod benefaceres mihi, et dilatares semen meum sicut arenam maris, quæ præ multitudine numerari non potest.

Original

Hebrew

English

But You have said, ‘I will surely make you prosper, and I will make your offspring like the sand of the sea, too numerous to count.’”

Notes

Genesis 32:9–12

Jacob’s prayer is a wonderful example of how to address God. He based his appeal on God’s will, reminding God of his relationship with him, his command for him to return to the land, and his promise (32:9). He had a correct attitude of genuine humility and total dependence on God (32:10). Finally, he asked that God rescue him from his brother, and he repeated God’s promises (see 22:17).

Theme notes and profiles

Esau Jacob Symbolic Numbers

Related verses

Genesis 28:13–15
And there at the top the LORD was standing and saying, “I am the LORD, the God of your father Abraham and the God of Isaac. I will give you and your descendants the land on which you now lie.
Hebrews 6:17
So when God wanted to make the unchanging nature of His purpose very clear to the heirs of the promise, He guaranteed it with an oath.
Genesis 46:3–4
“I am God,” He said, “the God of your father. Do not be afraid to go down to Egypt, for I will make you into a great nation there.
Matthew 24:35
Heaven and earth will pass away, but My words will never pass away.
2 Timothy 2:13
…if we are faithless, He remains faithful, for He cannot deny Himself.
Titus 1:2
…in the hope of eternal life, which God, who cannot lie, promised before time began.
Genesis 22:17
I will surely bless you, and I will multiply your descendants like the stars in the sky and the sand on the seashore. Your descendants will possess the gates of their enemies.
Exodus 32:13
Remember Your servants Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, to whom You swore by Your very self when You declared, ‘I will make your descendants as numerous as the stars in the sky, and I will give your descendants all this land that I have promised, and it shall be their inheritance forever.’”
Numbers 23:19
God is not a man, that He should lie, or a son of man, that He should change His mind. Does He speak and not act? Does He promise and not fulfill?
Genesis 32:6
When the messengers returned to Jacob, they said, “We went to your brother Esau, and now he is coming to meet you—he and four hundred men with him.”
1 Samuel 15:29
Moreover, the Glory of Israel does not lie or change His mind, for He is not a man, that He should change His mind.”

Glossary

Bible, Manuscripts and Text of the (New Testament) Ebla Tablets Genesis, Book of History of Israel Nathanael Patriarchs, Period of the Prayer

Topics

Prayer: Answered: Jacob, for Deliverance from Esau Prayer: Jacob Prayer: Plead in The: Promises of God Prayer: Pleas offered In Private Prayer: Jacob Prudence: Jacob Prudence: Jacob, in his Conduct Toward Esau Sand The Promises of God: Saints: Plead in Prayer

Genesis 32:12

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