Their work will not be worthless anymore. They will not have children who are sure to face sudden terror. Instead, I will bless them. I will also bless their children after them.

他们必不徒然劳碌，所生产的，也不遭灾害，因为都是蒙耶和华赐福的后裔；他们的子孙也是如此。

他们必不徒然劳碌，所生产的，也不遭灾害，因为他们和他们的子孙都是蒙耶和华赐福的后裔。

他们必不徒然劳碌，所生产的，也不遭灾害，因为他们和他们的子孙都是蒙耶和华赐福的后裔。

他们不会徒劳，他们的孩子也不会遇到灾祸，因为他们及其子孙是蒙上帝赐福的人。

他们必不徒然劳碌，他们生孩子不再受惊吓，因为他们都是蒙耶和华赐福的后裔，他们的子孙也跟他们一样。

他们不会徒然辛劳，也不会生下注定遭祸患的孩子；因为他们是蒙耶和华祝福的后裔，他们的子孙也是如此。

他們必不徒然勞碌，所生產的，也不遭災害，因為都是蒙耶和華賜福的後裔；他們的子孫也是如此。

他們必不徒然勞碌，所生產的，也不遭災害，因為他們和他們的子孫都是蒙耶和華賜福的後裔。

他們必不徒然勞碌，所生產的，也不遭災害，因為他們和他們的子孫都是蒙耶和華賜福的後裔。

他們不會徒勞，他們的孩子也不會遇到災禍，因為他們及其子孫是蒙上帝賜福的人。

他們必不徒然勞碌，他們生孩子不再受驚嚇，因為他們都是蒙耶和華賜福的後裔，他們的子孫也跟他們一樣。

他們必不白白地勞碌，也不生孩子而突受驚恐；因為他們都是蒙永恆主祝福者的後裔，他們出的子孫也跟他們一道。

他們不會徒然辛勞，也不會生下註定遭禍患的孩子；因為他們是蒙耶和華祝福的後裔，他們的子孫也是如此。

其所為者不徒勞、其所生者不遘禍、蓋彼為耶和華錫嘏之裔、其子孫亦與共焉、

其所為者不徒勞、所生者不夭殤、蓋我耶和華降以純嘏、爰及子孫。

凡其所為者必不徒勞、所生子女必不夭亡、皆蒙我賜福之人、凡其所生者亦若是、凡其所生者亦若是或作凡其所生者與之同在

They will not labor in vain, nor will they bear children doomed to misfortune; for they will be a people blessed by the Lord, they and their descendants with them.

They shall not labor in vain or bear children for calamity, for they shall be the offspring of the blessed of the Lord, and their descendants with them.

They will not work in vain, and their children will not be doomed to misfortune. For they are people blessed by the Lord, and their children, too, will be blessed.

They will not labor without success or bear children destined for disaster, for they will be a people blessed by the LORD along with their descendants.

They will not labor in vain, Or give birth to children for disaster; For they are the descendants of those blessed by the Lord, And their descendants with them.

They shall not labor in vain, Nor bring forth children for trouble; For they shall be the descendants of the blessed of the Lord, And their offspring with them.

They shall not labor in vain, nor bring forth for calamity; for they are the seed of the blessed of Jehovah, and their offspring with them.

They will not labor without success or bear children destined for disaster, for they will be a people blessed by the Lord along with their descendants.

They shall not labour in vain, nor bring forth for trouble; for they[ are] the seed of the blessed of the LORD, and their offspring with them.

They will not work in vain, or give birth to children that will experience disaster. For the LORD will bless their children and their descendants.

They will not labor in vain nor give birth for calamity; for they are the offspring of Yahweh’s blessed and their descendants with them.

Their children after them will be famous among the nations. Their families will be praised by people everywhere. All those who see them will agree that I have blessed them.”

But I said,“ In spite of my hard work, I feel as if I haven’t accomplished anything. I’ve used up all my strength. It seems as if everything I’ve done is worthless. But the Lord will give me what I should receive. My God will reward me.”

The promise is for you and your children. It is also for all who are far away. It is for all whom the Lord our God will choose.”

They will be my people. And I will be their God.I will give them a single purpose in life. Then, they will always have respect for me. Then all will go well for them. And it will also go well for their children after them.

You will be blessed in the cities. You will be blessed out in the country.Your children will be blessed. Your crops will be blessed. The young animals among your livestock will be blessed. That includes your calves and lambs.Your baskets and bread pans will be blessed.You will be blessed no matter where you go.Enemies will rise up against you. But the Lord will help you win the battle over them. They will come at you from one direction. But they’ll run away from you in every direction.The Lord your God will bless your barns with plenty of grain and other food. He will bless everything you do. He’ll bless you in the land he’s giving you.The Lord your God will make you his holy people. He will set you apart for himself. He promised to do this. He promised to do it if you would keep his commands and live exactly as he wants you to live.All the nations on earth will see that you belong to the Lord. And they will be afraid of you.The Lord will give you more than you need. You will have many children. Your livestock will have many little ones. Your crops will do very well. All of that will happen in the land he promised to give you. He promised this to your people of long ago.The Lord will open up the heavens. That’s where he stores his riches. He will send rain on your land at just the right time. He’ll bless everything you do. You will lend money to many nations. But you won’t have to borrow from any of them.

Why spend money on what is not food? Why work for what does not satisfy you? Listen carefully to me. Then you will eat what is good. You will enjoy the richest food there is.

May the Lord give you many children. May he give them to you and to your children after you.May the Lord bless you. He is the Maker of heaven and earth.

I will signal for my people to come, and I will gather them in. I will set them free. There will be as many of them as before.I have scattered them among the nations. But in lands far away they will remember me. They and their children will be kept alive. And they will return.

Are any seeds still left in your barns? Until now, your vines and fig trees have not produced any fruit. Your pomegranate and olive trees have not produced any either.“‘ But from this day on I will bless you.’ ”

Not everyone in Abraham’s family line is really his child. Not at all! Scripture says,“ Your family line will continue through Isaac.”( Genesis 21:12)In other words, God’s children are not just in the family line of Abraham. Instead, they are the children God promised to him. They are the ones considered to be Abraham’s children.

“‘ Follow my rules. Be careful to obey my commands.Then I will send you rain at the right time. The ground will produce its crops. The trees will bear their fruit.You will continue to harvest your grain until you gather your grapes. You will continue to gather your grapes until you plant your crops. You will have all you want to eat. And you will live in safety in your land.“‘ I will give you peace in the land. You will be able to sleep because no one will make you afraid. I will remove wild animals from the land. There will not be any war in your country.You will hunt down your enemies. You will kill them with your swords.Five of you will chase 100. And 100 of you will chase 10,000. You will kill your enemies with your swords.“‘ I will bless you. I will give you many children so that there will be many of you. And I will be faithful to the covenant I made with you.You will still be eating last year’s crops when you will have to make room for new crops.

I will make my covenant with you last forever. It will be between me and you and your family after you for all time to come. I will be your God. And I will be the God of all your family after you.

“ I will make you into a great nation. And I will bless you. I will make your name great. You will be a blessing to others.

You who belong to Christ are Abraham’s seed. So you will receive what God has promised.

You have planted many seeds. But the crops you have gathered are small. So you eat. But you never have enough. You drink. But you are never full. You put on your clothes. But you are not warm. You earn your pay. But it will not buy everything you need.”

The promise is based on God’s grace. The promise comes by faith. All of Abraham’s children will certainly receive the promise. And it is not only for those who are ruled by the law. Those who have the same faith that Abraham had are also included. He is the father of us all.

You will plant many seeds in your field. But you will gather very little food. Locusts will eat it up.You will plant vineyards and take care of them. But you won’t drink the wine. You won’t gather the grapes. Worms will eat them up.You will have olive trees through your whole country. But you won’t use the oil. The olives will drop off the trees.You will have children. But you won’t be able to keep them. They’ll be taken away as prisoners.Large numbers of locusts will eat up the leaves on all your trees. They will also eat up the crops on your land.

My dear brothers and sisters, remain strong in the faith. Don’t let anything move you. Always give yourselves completely to the work of the Lord. Because you belong to the Lord, you know that your work is not worthless.

You will eat the dead bodies of your sons. You will also eat the dead bodies of your daughters.

Ephraim’s greatness and glory will be gone. It will fly away like a bird. Women will no longer have children. They will not be able to get pregnant.But suppose they do have children. Then I will kill every one of them. How terrible it will be for them when I turn away from them!Tyre is planted in a pleasant place. And so is Ephraim. But the Assyrians will kill Ephraim’s children.”Lord, what should you do to Ephraim’s people? Give them women whose babies die before they are born. Give them women whose breasts have no milk.

I will send wild animals against you. They will kill your children. They will destroy your cattle. There will be so few of you left that your roads will be deserted.

You will work with all your strength, but it will not do you any good. That is because your soil will not produce any crops. The trees of your land will not bear any fruit.

Bring the entire tenth to the storerooms in my temple. Then there will be plenty of food. Test me this way,” says the Lord.“ Then you will see that I will throw open the windows of heaven. I will pour out so many blessings that you will not have enough room to store them.

What the prophets said was meant for you. The covenant God made with your people long ago is yours also. He said to Abraham,‘ All nations on earth will be blessed through your children.’( Genesis 22:18; 26:4)God raised up Jesus, who serves him. God sent him first to you. He did it to bless you. He wanted to turn each of you from your evil ways.”