¹⁷ that blessing, I will bless thee, and multiplying, I will multiply thy seed, as the stars of the heavens, and as the sand which is on the lip of the sea; and thy seed shall possess the gate of thine enemies.

³ For thus says Jehovah to the men^◦ of Judah and Jerusalem, Newly·​·plow for yourselves newly·​·plowed ground, and sow not into^▵ thorns.