2 At this Jacob’s anger burned against Rachel and he said:+ “Am I in the place of God, who has held back the fruit of the belly from you?”+

52 And the name of the second he called Eʹphra·im,*+ because, to quote him, “God has made me fruitful in the land of my wretchedness.”+

9 “‘And I will turn myself to YOU+ and make YOU fruitful and multiply YOU,+ and I will carry out my covenant with YOU.+

4 “Blessed will be the fruit of your belly+ and the fruit of your ground and the fruit of your domestic beast,+ the young of your cattle and the progeny of your flock.+

3 “‘In time I took YOUR forefather Abraham+ from the other side of the River+ and had him walk through all the land of Caʹnaan and made his seed* many.+ So I gave him Isaac.+

4 Then to Isaac I gave Jacob and Eʹsau.+ Later to Eʹsau I gave Mount Seʹir to take possession of it;+ and Jacob and his sons went down to Egypt.+

18 Look! I and the children whom Jehovah has given me+ are as signs+ and as miracles* in Israel from Jehovah of armies, who is residing in Mount Zion.+