²⁵ Because of the blessing of the Lord of armies which he has given them, saying, A blessing on Egypt my people, and on Assyria the work of my hands, and on Israel my heritage.

²³ But when they, the children of Jacob, see the work of my hands among them, they will give honour to my name; yes, they will give honour to the Holy One of Jacob, and go in fear of the God of Israel.

²³ And I will put her as seed in the earth, and I will have mercy on her to whom no mercy was given; and I will say to those who were not my people, You are my people, and they will say, My God.

⁹ For the Lord's wealth is his people; Jacob is the land of his heritage.

²⁴ May the Lord send his blessing on you and keep you:

²⁷ So they will put my name on the children of Israel, and I will give them my blessing.

¹⁵ May you have the blessing of the Lord, who made heaven and earth.

⁸ The Lord will make all things complete for me: O Lord, your mercy is eternal; do not give up the works of your hands.

²¹ Your people will all be upright, the land will be their heritage for ever; the branch of my planting, the work of my hands, to be for my glory.

⁹ And their seed will be noted among the nations, and their offspring among the peoples: it will be clear to all who see them that they are the seed to which the Lord has given his blessing.

²⁴ Even us, who were marked out by him, not only from the Jews, but from the Gentiles?

²⁵ As he says in Hosea, They will be named my people who were not my people, and she will be loved who was not loved.

⁶ For I am certain of this very thing, that he by whom the good work was started in you will make it complete till the day of Jesus Christ:

³ 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:

²³ Their work will not be for nothing, and they will not give birth to children for destruction; for they are a seed to whom the Lord has given his blessing, and their offspring will be with them.

⁸ Be not very angry, O Lord, and do not keep our sins in mind for ever: give ear to our prayer, for we are all your people.

³ Be certain that the Lord is God; it is he who has made us, and we are his; we are his people, and the sheep to whom he gives food.

⁶ The earth has given her increase; and God, even our God, will give us his blessing.

⁷ God will give us his blessing; so let all the ends of the earth be in fear of him.

¹¹ The Lord, the Holy One of Israel, and his Maker, says, Will you put a question to me about the things which are to come, or will you give me orders about my sons, and the work of my hands?

²⁹ Or is God the God of Jews only? is he not in the same way the God of Gentiles? Yes, of Gentiles:

¹⁵ For having circumcision is nothing, and not having circumcision is nothing, but only a new order of existence.

¹⁰ For by his act we were given existence in Christ Jesus to do those good works which God before made ready for us so that we might do them.

¹⁰ In the past you were not a people, but now you are the people of God; then there was no mercy for you, but now mercy has been given to you.

¹ Now when Balaam saw that it was the Lord's pleasure to give his blessing to Israel, he did not, as at other times, make use of secret arts, but turning his face to the waste land,