The Lord’s Covenant With Abram

15 After this, the word of the Lord came to Abram^(A) in a vision:^(B)

¹⁷ I will surely bless you^(A) and make your descendants^(B) as numerous as the stars in the sky^(C) and as the sand on the seashore.^(D) Your descendants will take possession of the cities of their enemies,^(E)

²² If you listen carefully to what he says and do^(A) all that I say, I will be an enemy^(B) to your enemies and will oppose those who oppose you.

⁵ Your threshing will continue until grape harvest and the grape harvest will continue until planting, and you will eat all the food you want^(A) and live in safety in your land.^(B)

⁶ “‘I will grant peace in the land,^(A) and you will lie down^(B) and no one will make you afraid.^(C) I will remove wild beasts^(D) from the land, and the sword will not pass through your country.

¹⁰ You will still be eating last year’s harvest when you will have to move it out to make room for the new.^(A)

Blessings for Obedience

28 If you fully obey the Lord your God and carefully follow^(A) all his commands^(B) I give you today, the Lord your God will set you high above all the nations on earth.^(C)