Parallel Verses
International Standard Version
May grain be abundant in the land all the way to the mountain tops; may its fruits flourish like the forests of Lebanon, and may the cities sprout like the grass of the earth.
New American Standard Bible
Its fruit will wave like the cedars of
And may those from the city flourish like
King James Version
There shall be an handful of corn in the earth upon the top of the mountains; the fruit thereof shall shake like Lebanon: and they of the city shall flourish like grass of the earth.
Holman Bible
may it wave on the tops of the mountains.
May its crops be like Lebanon.
May people flourish in the cities
like the grass of the field.
A Conservative Version
There shall be abundance of grain in the earth upon the top of the mountains. The fruit of it shall shake like Lebanon. And they of the city shall flourish like grass of the earth.
American Standard Version
There shall be abundance of grain in the earth upon the top of the mountains; The fruit thereof shall shake like Lebanon: And they of the city shall flourish like grass of the earth.
Amplified
There will be an abundance of grain in the soil on the top of the
Its fruit will wave like [the cedars of] Lebanon,
And those of the city will flourish like grass of the earth.
Bible in Basic English
May there be wide-stretching fields of grain in the land, shaking on the top of the mountains, full of fruit like Lebanon: may its stems be unnumbered like the grass of the earth.
Darby Translation
There shall be abundance of corn in the earth, upon the top of the mountains; the fruit thereof shall shake like Lebanon; and they of the city shall bloom like the herb of the earth.
Julia Smith Translation
There shall be diffusion of grain in the earth upon the head of the mountains; its fruit shall shake as Lebanon, and they shall blossom from the city as the grass of the earth.
King James 2000
There shall be a handful of grain in the earth upon the top of the mountains; the fruit thereof shall shake like Lebanon: and they of the city shall flourish like the grass of the earth.
Lexham Expanded Bible
May there be an abundance of grain in the land [even] on [the] top of [the] mountains. May his crop sway like the [trees of] Lebanon, and may [those] from [the] city blossom like the grass of the earth.
Modern King James verseion
There shall be a fullness of grain in the earth on the top of the mountains; its fruit shall shake like Lebanon, and they of the city shall flourish like grass of the earth.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
There shall be a heap of corn in the earth, high upon the hills; his fruit shall shake like Lebanon, and shall be green in the city like grass upon the earth.
NET Bible
May there be an abundance of grain in the earth; on the tops of the mountains may it sway! May its fruit trees flourish like the forests of Lebanon! May its crops be as abundant as the grass of the earth!
New Heart English Bible
There shall be abundance of grain throughout the land. Its fruit sways like Lebanon. Let it flourish, thriving like the grass of the field.
The Emphasized Bible
May there be an abundance of corn in the earth, in the top of the mountains, - Let the fruit thereof, wave like Lebanon, And they of the city bloom like the fresh shoots of the earth.
Webster
There shall be a handful of corn in the earth upon the top of the mountains; the fruit of it shall shake like Lebanon: and they of the city shall flourish like grass of the earth.
World English Bible
Abundance of grain shall be throughout the land. Its fruit sways like Lebanon. Let it flourish, thriving like the grass of the field.
Youngs Literal Translation
There is a handful of corn in the earth, On the top of mountains, Shake like Lebanon doth its fruit, And they flourish out of the city as the herb of the earth.
Themes
Agriculture » Products of » Grain
Church » Progress of » Growth of Christ's kingdom prophesied
Church » Growth of accessions to » Growth of Christ's kingdom prophesied
Fruits » Illustrative » Of converts to the church
Jesus Christ » Messiah » Messianic psalms
Kingdom » Growth of prophesied
Lebanon » Illustrative » (shaking of its forests,) of prodigious growth of the church
Word Count of 20 Translations in Psalm 72:16
Verse Info
Context Readings
A Prayer For The King
15 May he live long and be given gold from Sheba, and may prayer be offered for him continuously, and may he be blessed every day. 16 May grain be abundant in the land all the way to the mountain tops; may its fruits flourish like the forests of Lebanon, and may the cities sprout like the grass of the earth. 17 May his fame be eternal as long as the sun may his name endure, and may they be blessed through him, and may all nations call him blessed.
Names
Cross References
1 Kings 4:20
Judah and Israel became as numerous as the sand on the seashore. They enjoyed abundance, and ate, drank, and rejoiced regularly.
Job 5:25
You'll know that you'll have many children; and that your offspring will be like the grass of the earth.
Job 8:7
Your beginning may be small, but later years will be very great.
Psalm 72:6
May he be like the rain that descends on mown grass, like showers sprinkling on the ground.
Psalm 92:12-14
The righteous will flourish like palm trees; they will grow like a cedar in Lebanon.
Psalm 104:16
The loftiest trees are satisfied, the cedars of Lebanon that he planted,
Isaiah 2:2-3
"It will come about in the last days that the mountain that is the LORD's Temple will be established as the highest of mountains, and will be raised above the hills; all the nations will stream to it.
Isaiah 29:17
"In a very little while, will not Lebanon be turned into a garden of fruit, and the garden of fruit seem like a forest?
Isaiah 30:23
He will also provide rain for your seed that you sow in the ground, and the food that comes from the ground will be rich and abundant. At that time, your cattle will graze in broad meadows,
Isaiah 32:15
until the Spirit from on high is poured upon us, and the desert becomes a fertile field, and the fertile field seems like a forest."
Isaiah 32:20
How happy you will be, sowing your seed beside every stream, and letting your cattle and donkeys range freely!"
Isaiah 35:2
it will burst into bloom, and rejoice with gladness and shouts of joy. The glory of Lebanon will be given to it, the splendor of Carmel and Sharon. They will see the glory of the LORD, the splendor of our God.
Isaiah 44:3-5
For I'll pour water upon thirsty ground and streams on parched land. So will I pour my Spirit upon your offspring, and my blessing upon your descendants.
Jeremiah 33:22
As the heavenly bodies cannot be counted, and the sands of the sea cannot be measured, so I'll multiply the descendants of my servant David and the descendants of Levi who serve me.'"
Hosea 14:5-7
I will be like the dew to Israel; Israel will blossom like a lily, growing roots like the cedars of Lebanon.
Matthew 13:31-33
He presented another parable to them, saying, "The kingdom from heaven is like a mustard seed that a man took and planted in his field.
Mark 16:15-16
Then he told them, "As you go into the entire world, proclaim the gospel to everyone.
Acts 1:15
At that time, Peter got up among the brothers (there were about 120 people present) and said,
Acts 2:41
So those who welcomed his message were baptized. That day about 3,000 people were added to their number.
Acts 4:4
But many of those who heard their message believed, and the men grew to number about 5,000.
1 Corinthians 3:6-9
I planted, Apollos watered, but God kept everything growing.
Revelation 7:9
After these things, I looked, and there was a crowd so large that no one was able to count it! They were from every nation, tribe, people, and language. They were standing in front of the throne and the lamb and were wearing white robes, with palm branches in their hands.
Revelation 7:14
I told him, "Sir, you know."