Verse (Click for Chapter) Good News Translation And so the Lord made him a solemn promise that his descendants would be a blessing to the world; that their number would be countless, like the dust of the earth; that they would be honored more than any other people on earth; and that their land would extend from sea to sea, from the Euphrates to the ends of the earth. New Revised Standard Version Contemporary English Version New American Bible Douay-Rheims Bible Treasury of Scripture Knowledge In his flesh he established the covenant, and in temptation he was found faithful. Sirach 44:19The covenants of the world were made with him, that all flesh should no more be destroyed with the flood. Sirach 44:20 Abraham was the great father of a multitude of nations, and there was not found the like to him in glory, who kept the law of the most High, and was in covenant with him. Sirach 44:22 Therefore by an oath he gave him glory in his posterity, that he should increase as the dust of the earth, Sirach 44:23 And that he would exalt his seed as the stars, and they should inherit from sea to sea, and from the river to the ends of the earth. Context Sirach 44…20Abraham was the great father of a multitude of nations, and there was not found the like to him in glory, who kept the law of the most High, and was in covenant with him. 21In his flesh he established the covenant, and in temptation he was found faithful. 22Therefore by an oath he gave him glory in his posterity, that he should increase as the dust of the earth,… Cross References Sirach 44:19 The covenants of the world were made with him, that all flesh should no more be destroyed with the flood. Sirach 44:20 Abraham was the great father of a multitude of nations, and there was not found the like to him in glory, who kept the law of the most High, and was in covenant with him. Sirach 44:22 Therefore by an oath he gave him glory in his posterity, that he should increase as the dust of the earth, Sirach 44:23 And that he would exalt his seed as the stars, and they should inherit from sea to sea, and from the river to the ends of the earth. |