And Jabez made a prayer to the God of Israel, saying, If only you would truly give me a blessing, and make wider the limits of my land, and let your hand be with me, and keep me from evil, so that I may not be troubled by it! And God gave him his desire.

And I will make of you a great nation, blessing you and making your name great; and you will be a blessing:

And moving on from there to the mountain on the east of Beth-el, he put up his tent, having Beth-el on the west and Ai on the east: and there he made an altar and gave worship to the name of the Lord.

And he said to him, Let me go now, for the dawn is near. But Jacob said, I will not let you go till you have given me your blessing.

And he said, Your name will no longer be Jacob, but Israel: for in your fight with God and with men you have overcome.

And there he put up an altar, naming it El, the God of Israel.

The angel who has been my saviour from all evil, send his blessing on these children: and let my name and the name of my fathers, Abraham and Isaac, be given to them; and let them become a great nation in the earth.

Then the children of Joseph said to Joshua, Why have you given me only one part and one stretch of land for my heritage? For through the blessing given to me by the Lord up to now, I am a great people.

And Manasseh did not take away the land of the people of Beth-shean and its daughter-towns, or of Taanach and its daughter-towns, or of the people of Dor and its daughter-towns, or of the people of Ibleam and its daughter-towns, or of the people of Megiddo and its daughter-towns, driving them out; but the Canaanites would go on living in that land.

Then Eli said to her, Go in peace: and may the God of Israel give you an answer to the prayer you have made to him.

And now, O Lord my God, you have made your servant king in the place of David my father; and I am only a young boy, with no knowledge of how to go out or come in.

O give praise to the Lord; give honour to his name, talking of his doings among the peoples.

It seems that I am to be as one who is a cause of laughing to his neighbour, one who makes his prayer to God and is answered! the upright man who has done no wrong is to be made sport of!

You will make your prayer to him, and be answered; and you will give effect to your oaths.

He made request to you for life, and you gave it to him, long life for ever and ever.

When I kept my mouth shut, my bones were wasted, because of my crying all through the day.

Make me full of joy and rapture; so that the bones which have been broken may be glad.

Give me back the joy of your salvation; let a free spirit be my support.

As for me, I will make my prayer to God, and he will be my saviour.

To you, O hearer of prayer, let the words of all flesh come.

But truly God's ear has been open; he has give attention to the voice of my prayer.

May his name go on for ever, as long as the sun: may men be blessing themselves by him; may all nations be blessing his name.

Moses and Aaron among his priests, and Samuel among those who gave honour to his name; they made prayers to the Lord, and he gave answers to them.

I have given my love to the Lord, because he has given ear to the voice of my cry and my prayer.

Let your hand be near for my help; for I have given my heart to your orders.

The blessing of the Lord gives wealth: hard work makes it no greater.

Put far from me all false and foolish things: do not give me great wealth or let me be in need, but give me only enough food:

Have no fear, for I am with you; do not be looking about in trouble, for I am your God; I will give you strength, yes, I will be your helper; yes, my true right hand will be your support.

The poor and crushed are looking for water where no water is, and their tongue is dry for need of it: I the Lord will give ear to their prayer, I the God of Israel will not give them up.

Let your cry come to me, and I will give you an answer, and let you see great things and secret things of which you had no knowledge.

And let us not be put to the test, but keep us safe from the Evil One.

Make a request, and it will be answered; what you are searching for you will get; give the sign, and the door will be open to you:

And the word of Jesus came back to Peter, when he said, Before the hour of the cock's cry, you will say three times that you have no knowledge of me. And he went out, weeping bitterly.

Saying, If you, even you, had knowledge today, of the things which give peace! but you are not able to see them.

And I give them eternal life; they will never come to destruction, and no one will ever take them out of my hand.

He said to him a third time, Simon, son of John, am I dear to you? Now Peter was troubled in his heart because he put the question a third time, Am I dear to you? And he said to him, Lord, you have knowledge of all things; you see that you are dear to me. Jesus said to him, Then give my sheep food.

To you, first, God sent his servant, blessing you by turning every one of you from his sins.

And the Jew is not different from the Greek: for there is the same Lord of all, who is good to all who have hope in his name:

Let love be without deceit. Be haters of what is evil; keep your minds fixed on what is good.

For all have knowledge of how you do what you are ordered. For this reason I have joy in you, but it is my desire that you may be wise in what is good, and without knowledge of evil.

To the church of God which is in Corinth, to those who have been made holy in Christ Jesus, saints by the selection of God, with all those who in every place give honour to the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, their Lord and ours:

But it was my decision for myself, not to come again to you with sorrow.

Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has given us every blessing of the Spirit in the heavens in Christ:

Now to him who is able to do in full measure more than all our desires or thoughts, through the power which is working in us,

And do not give grief to the Holy Spirit of God, by whom you were marked for the day of salvation.

The Lord will keep me safe from every evil work and will give me salvation in his kingdom in heaven: to whom be glory for ever and ever. So be it.

To all those who are dear to me, I give sharp words and punishment: then with all your heart have sorrow for your evil ways.

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Summary

And Jabez called on the God of Israel, saying, Oh that thou wouldest bless me indeed, and enlarge my coast, and that thine hand might be with me, and that thou wouldest keep me from evil, that it may not grieve me! And God granted him that which he requested.

Oh that, etc

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Bible References

Called

O give praise to the Lord; give honour to his name, talking of his doings among the peoples.
And moving on from there to the mountain on the east of Beth-el, he put up his tent, having Beth-el on the west and Ai on the east: and there he made an altar and gave worship to the name of the Lord.
It seems that I am to be as one who is a cause of laughing to his neighbour, one who makes his prayer to God and is answered! the upright man who has done no wrong is to be made sport of!
As for me, I will make my prayer to God, and he will be my saviour.
Moses and Aaron among his priests, and Samuel among those who gave honour to his name; they made prayers to the Lord, and he gave answers to them.
He has let my request come before him, and I will make my prayer to him all my days.
Let your cry come to me, and I will give you an answer, and let you see great things and secret things of which you had no knowledge.
And the Jew is not different from the Greek: for there is the same Lord of all, who is good to all who have hope in his name:
To the church of God which is in Corinth, to those who have been made holy in Christ Jesus, saints by the selection of God, with all those who in every place give honour to the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, their Lord and ours:

The god

And he said, Your name will no longer be Jacob, but Israel: for in your fight with God and with men you have overcome.
And there he put up an altar, naming it El, the God of Israel.
Then Eli said to her, Go in peace: and may the God of Israel give you an answer to the prayer you have made to him.
The poor and crushed are looking for water where no water is, and their tongue is dry for need of it: I the Lord will give ear to their prayer, I the God of Israel will not give them up.

Oh that, etc

Saying, If you, even you, had knowledge today, of the things which give peace! but you are not able to see them.

Bless me

And I will make of you a great nation, blessing you and making your name great; and you will be a blessing:
And he said to him, Let me go now, for the dawn is near. But Jacob said, I will not let you go till you have given me your blessing.
May his name go on for ever, as long as the sun: may men be blessing themselves by him; may all nations be blessing his name.
To you, first, God sent his servant, blessing you by turning every one of you from his sins.
Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has given us every blessing of the Spirit in the heavens in Christ:

Thine hand

Let your hand be near for my help; for I have given my heart to your orders.
Have no fear, for I am with you; do not be looking about in trouble, for I am your God; I will give you strength, yes, I will be your helper; yes, my true right hand will be your support.
And I give them eternal life; they will never come to destruction, and no one will ever take them out of my hand.

That thou

The angel who has been my saviour from all evil, send his blessing on these children: and let my name and the name of my fathers, Abraham and Isaac, be given to them; and let them become a great nation in the earth.
Put far from me all false and foolish things: do not give me great wealth or let me be in need, but give me only enough food:
And let us not be put to the test, but keep us safe from the Evil One.
Let love be without deceit. Be haters of what is evil; keep your minds fixed on what is good.
For all have knowledge of how you do what you are ordered. For this reason I have joy in you, but it is my desire that you may be wise in what is good, and without knowledge of evil.
The Lord will keep me safe from every evil work and will give me salvation in his kingdom in heaven: to whom be glory for ever and ever. So be it.

That it may

When I kept my mouth shut, my bones were wasted, because of my crying all through the day.
Make me full of joy and rapture; so that the bones which have been broken may be glad.
And the word of Jesus came back to Peter, when he said, Before the hour of the cock's cry, you will say three times that you have no knowledge of me. And he went out, weeping bitterly.
He said to him a third time, Simon, son of John, am I dear to you? Now Peter was troubled in his heart because he put the question a third time, Am I dear to you? And he said to him, Lord, you have knowledge of all things; you see that you are dear to me. Jesus said to him, Then give my sheep food.
But it was my decision for myself, not to come again to you with sorrow.
And do not give grief to the Holy Spirit of God, by whom you were marked for the day of salvation.
To all those who are dear to me, I give sharp words and punishment: then with all your heart have sorrow for your evil ways.

God granted

And now, O Lord my God, you have made your servant king in the place of David my father; and I am only a young boy, with no knowledge of how to go out or come in.
You will make your prayer to him, and be answered; and you will give effect to your oaths.
He made request to you for life, and you gave it to him, long life for ever and ever.
To you, O hearer of prayer, let the words of all flesh come.
But truly God's ear has been open; he has give attention to the voice of my prayer.
I have given my love to the Lord, because he has given ear to the voice of my cry and my prayer.
Make a request, and it will be answered; what you are searching for you will get; give the sign, and the door will be open to you:
Now to him who is able to do in full measure more than all our desires or thoughts, through the power which is working in us,

General references

And God gave them his blessing and said to them, Be fertile and have increase, and make the earth full and be masters of it; be rulers over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the air and over every living thing moving on the earth.

Basic English, produced by Mr C. K. Ogden of the Orthological Institute - public domain

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