Job 5:25 “You will know that your offspring will be many, your descendants like…”

Job 5:25

You will know that your offspring will be many, your descendants like the grass of the earth.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

Thou shalt know also that thy seed shall be great, and thine offspring as the grass of the earth.

World English Bible

You will know also that your offspring will be great, your offspring as the grass of the earth.

American Standard Version

Thou shalt know also that thy seed shall be great, And thine offspring as the grass of the earth.

Geneva Bible 1599

Thou shalt perceiue also, that thy seede shalbe great, and thy posteritie as the grasse of the earth.

Darby Translation

And thou shalt know that thy seed is numerous, and thine offspring as the herb of the earth.

Young's Literal Translation

And hast known that numerous [is] Thy seed, And thine offspring as the herb of the earth;

Bible in Basic English

You will be certain that your seed will be great, and your offspring like the plants of the earth.

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Cross references

“thy seed”

Psalm 112:2 Deuteronomy 28:4 Job 42:13–16 Genesis 15:5 Leviticus 26:9 Psalm 127:3–5

Psalm 112:2 · BSB

His descendants will be mighty in the land; the generation of the upright will be blessed.

Deuteronomy 28:4 · BSB

The fruit of your womb will be blessed, as well as the produce of your land and the offspring of your livestock— the calves of your herds and the lambs of your flocks.

Job 42:13–16 · BSB

And he also had seven sons and three daughters.

Genesis 15:5 · BSB

And the LORD took him outside and said, “Now look to the heavens and count the stars, if you are able.” Then He told him, “So shall your offspring be.”

Leviticus 26:9 · BSB

I will turn toward you and make you fruitful and multiply you, and I will establish My covenant with you.

Psalm 127:3–5 · BSB

Children are indeed a heritage from the LORD, and the fruit of the womb is His reward.

“as the grass”

Psalm 72:16

Psalm 72:16 · BSB

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, the people of its cities like the grass of the field.

Also

Isaiah 44:3–4

Isaiah 44:3–4 · BSB

For I will pour water on the thirsty land, and currents on the dry ground. I will pour out My Spirit on your descendants, and My blessing on your offspring.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

24You will know that your tent is secure, and find nothing amiss when inspecting your home.

26You will come to the grave in full vigor, like a sheaf of grain gathered in season.

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