thy seed: Job 42:13-16; Genesis 15:5; Leviticus 26:9; Deuteronomy 28:4; Psalms 112:2, Psalms 127:3-5, Psalms 128:3-6
great: or, much.
as the grass: Psalms 72:16
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Job 5:25
Job 5:25
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