The King James Version Bible

Job 12:23

He increaseth the nations, and destroyeth them: he enlargeth the nations, and straiteneth them again.

Cross References

  1. Thou hast multiplied the nation, and not increased the joy: they joy before thee according to the joy in harvest, and as men rejoice when they divide the spoil.
  2. Thou hast increased the nation, O LORD, thou hast increased the nation: thou art glorified: thou hadst removed it far unto all the ends of the earth.
  3. He blesseth them also, so that they are multiplied greatly; and suffereth not their cattle to decrease.
  4. And the children of Israel were fruitful, and increased abundantly, and multiplied, and waxed exceeding mighty; and the land was filled with them.
  5. Therefore God dealt well with the midwives: and the people multiplied, and waxed very mighty.
  6. He shall cause them that come of Jacob to take root: Israel shall blossom and bud, and fill the face of the world with fruit.
  7. Look unto Abraham your father, and unto Sarah that bare you: for I called him alone, and blessed him, and increased him.
  8. A little one shall become a thousand, and a small one a strong nation: I the LORD will hasten it in his time.
  9. And out of them shall proceed thanksgiving and the voice of them that make merry: and I will multiply them, and they shall not be few; I will also glorify them, and they shall not be small.
  10. As the host of heaven cannot be numbered, neither the sand of the sea measured: so will I multiply the seed of David my servant, and the Levites that minister unto me.
  11. I will hiss for them, and gather them; for I have redeemed them: and they shall increase as they have increased.