- our land:
- "[Then] shall the earthª yieldª° her increase;ª [and] God,ª [even] our own God,ª shall blessª° us." {Psa 67:6} + "There shall be¹ an handfulª of cornª in the earthª upon the topª of the mountains;ª the fruitª thereof shall shakeª° like Lebanon:ª and [they] of the cityª¹ shall flourishª° like grassª of the earth.ª" {Psa 72:16} + "Then shall he giveª° the rainª of thy seed,ª that¹ thou shalt sowª°¹ the groundª withal; and breadª of the increaseª of the earth,ª and it shall be¹ fatª and plenteous:ª in that¹ dayª shall thy cattleª feedª° in largeª° pastures.ª ... The oxenª likewise and the young assesª that earª° the groundª shall eatª° cleanª provender,ª which¹ hath been winnowedª° with the shovelª and with the fan.ª" {Isa 30:23-24} + "Until¹ the spiritª be pouredª° upon¹ us from on high,ª¹ and the wildernessª be¹ a fruitful field,ª and the fruitful fieldª be countedª° for a forest.ª" {Isa 32:15} + "Butª otherª fellª° intoª goodª ground,ª andª brought forthª° fruit,ª someªª an hundredfold,ªª someª sixtyfold,ªª someª thirtyfold.ª" {Mtt 13:8} + "Butª he that received seedª° intoª the¹ goodª groundª isª° he² that hearethª° the¹ word,ª andª understandethª° [it]; whichª alsoª beareth fruit,ª° andª bringeth forth,ª° someª²¹ an hundredfold,ªª some²¹ sixty,ªª some²¹ thirty.ª" {Mtt 13:23} + "Thenª² they that gladly² receivedª°¹¹ hisª wordª were baptized:ª° andª the¹ sameª dayª there were addedª° [unto them] aboutª three thousandª souls.ª" {Act 2:41} + "Andª when they¹ heardª° [it], they glorifiedª° the¹ Lord,ª andª saidª° unto him,ª Thou seest,ª° brother,ª how manyª thousandsª of Jewsª there areª° which² believe;ª° andª they areª° allª zealousª of the¹ law:ª" {Act 21:20} *Gr: "Iª have planted,ª° Apollosª watered;ª° butª Godª gave the increase.ª° ... Forª we areª° labourers together² with¹ God:ª ye areª° God'sª husbandry,ª [ye are] God'sª building.ª" {1Co 3:6-9}
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