Lord, you have made our nation grow. You have made it larger. You have gained glory for yourself. You have increased the size of our land.

耶和华啊，你增添国民，你增添国民；你得了荣耀，又扩张地的四境。

耶和华啊，你增添国民，你增添国民，得了荣耀，又拓展国土的疆界。

耶和华啊，你增添国民，你增添国民，得了荣耀，又拓展国土的疆界。

耶和华啊，你增添我们的人口，增添我们的人口，扩张我们的疆界，你得到了荣耀。

耶和华啊！你增添国民；你增添国民，你得了荣耀，又拓展了地的四境。

耶和华啊，你增添了国民，你增添了国民！你得了荣耀！你扩展了国土的四境！

耶和華啊，你增添國民，你增添國民；你得了榮耀，又擴張地的四境。

耶和華啊，你增添國民，你增添國民，得了榮耀，又拓展國土的疆界。

耶和華啊，你增添國民，你增添國民，得了榮耀，又拓展國土的疆界。

耶和華啊，你增添我們的人口，增添我們的人口，擴張我們的疆界，你得到了榮耀。

耶和華啊！你增添國民；你增添國民，你得了榮耀，又拓展了地的四境。

但永恆主啊，你增加了本國之民，你增加了本國之民；你得了榮耀；你遠拓了國土的邊界。

耶和華啊，你增添了國民，你增添了國民！你得了榮耀！你擴展了國土的四境！

爾增益斯民、耶和華歟、爾增益斯民、自獲尊榮、恢廓斯土之境、

耶和華與、爾恢廓斯邦、使其界延袤、至於地極、爾有尊榮焉。

主歟、曩時增益選民、增益選民、自得尊榮、又使疆界開展、四方寛廣、

You have enlarged the nation, Lord; you have enlarged the nation. You have gained glory for yourself; you have extended all the borders of the land.

But you have increased the nation, O Lord, you have increased the nation; you are glorified; you have enlarged all the borders of the land.

O Lord, you have made our nation great; yes, you have made us great. You have extended our borders, and we give you the glory!

You have added to the nation, LORD. You have added to the nation; you are honored. You have expanded all the borders of the land.

You have increased the nation, Lord, You have increased the nation, You are glorified; You have extended all the borders of the land.

You have increased the nation, O Lord, You have increased the nation; You are glorified; You have expanded all the borders of the land.

Thou hast increased the nation, O Jehovah, thou hast increased the nation; thou art glorified; thou hast enlarged all the borders of the land.

You have added to the nation, Lord. You have added to the nation; You are honored. You have expanded all the borders of the land.

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.

You have made the nation larger, O LORD, you have made the nation larger and revealed your splendor, you have extended all the borders of the land.

You have increased the nation, O Yahweh. You have increased the nation! You are glorified! You have enlarged all the borders of the land.

Lord, you will make our nation larger. You will increase their joy. They will show you how glad they are. They will be as glad as people are at harvest time. They will be as glad as warriors are when they share the things they’ve taken after a battle.

Then all your people will do what is right. The land will belong to them forever. They will be like a young tree I have planted. My hands have created them. They will show how glorious I am.

So the Lord removed them from his land. That’s what he had warned them he would do. He had given that warning through all his servants the prophets. So the people of Israel were taken away from their country. They were forced to go to Assyria. And that’s where they still are.

“ Make a large area for your tent. Spread out its curtains. Go ahead and make your tent wider. Make its ropes longer. Drive the stakes down deeper.You will spread out to the right and the left. Your children after you will drive out the nations that are now living in your land. They will make their homes in the deserted cities of those nations.

“ I will make you into a great nation. And I will bless you. I will make your name great. You will be a blessing to others.

So the Lord said,“ I will remove Judah from my land. I will do to them what I did to Israel. I will turn my back on Jerusalem. It is the city I chose. I will also turn my back on this temple. I spoke about it. I said,‘ I will put my Name there.’ ”( 1 Kings 8:29)

Jacob’s people are like the dust of the earth. Can dust be counted? Who can count even a fourth of the Israelites? Let me die as godly people die. Let my death be like theirs!”

The Lord will help your enemies win the battle over you. You will come at them from one direction. But you will run away from them in every direction. All the kingdoms on earth will be completely shocked when they see you.

Israel, your people might be as many as the grains of sand by the sea. But only a few of them will return. The Lord has handed down a death sentence. He will destroy his people. What he does is right.

The seventh angel blew his trumpet. There were loud voices in heaven. They said,“ The kingdom of the world has become the kingdom of our Lord and of his Messiah. He will rule for ever and ever.”The 24 elders were sitting on their thrones in front of God. They fell on their faces and worshiped God.They said,“ Lord God who rules over all, we give thanks to you. You are the God who is and who was. We give you thanks. That’s because you have begun to rule with your great power.The nations were angry, and the time for your anger has come. The time has come to judge the dead. It is time to reward your servants the prophets and your people who honor you. There is a reward for all your people, both great and small. It is time to destroy those who destroy the earth.”

Lord, all the nations you have made will come and worship you. They will bring glory to you.You are great. You do wonderful things. You alone are God.

You gave them as many children as there are stars in the sky. You told their parents to enter the land. You told them to take it over. And you brought their children into it.

When you bear a lot of fruit, it brings glory to my Father. It shows that you are my disciples.

Jesus replied,“ The time has come for the Son of Man to receive glory.What I’m about to tell you is true. Unless a grain of wheat falls to the ground and dies, it remains only one seed. But if it dies, it produces many seeds.Anyone who loves their life will lose it. But anyone who hates their life in this world will keep it and have eternal life.Anyone who serves me must follow me. And where I am, my servant will also be. My Father will honor the one who serves me.“ My soul is troubled. What should I say?‘ Father, keep me from having to go through with this’? No. This is the very reason I have come to this point in my life.Father, bring glory to your name!” Then a voice came from heaven. It said,“ I have brought glory to my name. I will bring glory to it again.”

A third of your people will die of the plague inside your walls. Or they will die of hunger there. Another third will be killed by swords outside your walls. And I will scatter the last third of your people to the winds. I will chase them with a sword that is ready to strike them down.

Then the Lord will scatter you among all the nations. He’ll spread you around from one end of the earth to the other. There you will worship statues of gods made out of wood and stone. You and your people of long ago hadn’t known anything about those gods.

Sing for joy, you heavens! The Lord does wonderful things. Shout out loud, you earth! Burst into song, you mountains! Sing, you forests and all your trees! The Lord sets the family of Jacob free. He shows his glory in Israel.

Long ago, your people went down into Egypt. The total number of them was 70. And now the Lord your God has made you as many as the stars in the sky.

I said I would scatter them. I said I would erase their name from human memory.But I was afraid their enemies would make fun of that. I was afraid their attackers would not understand. I was sure they would say,‘ We’re the ones who’ve beaten them! The Lord isn’t the one who did it.’ ”

After Judas was gone, Jesus spoke. He said,“ Now the Son of Man receives glory. And he brings glory to God.If the Son brings glory to God, God himself will bring glory to the Son. God will do it at once.

Finally, the king of Assyria captured Samaria. It was in the ninth year of Hoshea. The king of Assyria took the Israelites away from their own land. He sent them off to Assyria. He made some of them live in Halah. He made others live in Gozan on the Habor River. And he made others live in the towns of the Medes.

“ You can be sure that I will gather my people again. I will send them away when my burning anger blazes out against them. But I will bring them back to this place. And I will let them live in safety.

“ Suppose your people sin against you. After all, there isn’t anyone who doesn’t sin. And suppose you get angry with them. You hand them over to their enemies. They take them as prisoners to their own lands. It doesn’t matter whether those lands are near or far away.

“‘ “I will take you out of the nations. I will gather you together from all the countries. I will bring you back into your own land.

After Jesus said this, he looked toward heaven and prayed. He said,“ Father, the time has come. Bring glory to your Son. Then your Son will bring glory to you.

From those places the songs of people giving thanks will be heard. The sound of great joy will come from there. I will cause there to be more of my people. There will not be fewer of them. I will bring them honor. People will have respect for them.

People of Judah, you will see the king in all his glory and majesty. You will view his kingdom spreading far and wide.

It will last until the Lord has sent everyone far away. The land will be totally deserted.

The Lord will drive you out of your land. He will scatter you among the nations. Only a few of you will remain alive there.There you will worship gods that men have made out of wood and stone. Those gods can’t see, hear, eat or smell.

I will make them like the dust of the earth. Can dust be counted? If it can, then your family can be counted.

Some will be killed by the sword. Others will be taken as prisoners to all the nations. Jerusalem will be taken over by Gentiles until the times of the Gentiles come to an end.