The Israelites, however, were fruitful, increased greatly, multiplied, and became extremely strong, so that the land was filled with them.

But the more the Egyptians oppressed them, the more they multiplied and spread. As a result the Egyptians loathed the Israelites,

So God treated the midwives well, and the people multiplied and became very strong.

The Lord said to Moses, "Pharaoh will not listen to you, so that my wonders may be multiplied in the land of Egypt."

You multiplied their descendants like the stars of the sky. You brought them to the land you had told their ancestors to enter in order to possess.

he who crushes me with a tempest, and multiplies my wounds for no reason.

For he adds transgression to his sin; in our midst he claps his hands, and multiplies his words against God."

So Job opens his mouth to no purpose; without knowledge he multiplies words."

Do not be afraid when a man becomes rich and his wealth multiplies!

At the head of every street you erected your pavilion and you disgraced your beauty when you spread your legs to every passerby and multiplied your promiscuity.

Then you multiplied your promiscuity to the land of merchants, Babylonia, but you were not satisfied there either.

Israel was a fertile vine that yielded fruit. As his fruit multiplied, he multiplied altars to Baal. As his land prospered, they adorned the fertility pillars.

Ephraim continually feeds on the wind; he chases the east wind all day; he multiplies lies and violence. They make treaties with Assyria, and send olive oil as tribute to Egypt.

Now the law came in so that the transgression may increase, but where sin increased, grace multiplied all the more,