¹⁷ That in blessing I will bless thee, and in multiplying I will multiply thy seed as the stars of the heaven, and as the sand which is upon the sea shore; and thy seed shall possess the gate of his enemies;

²⁹ And God gave Solomon wisdom and understanding exceeding much, and largeness of heart, even as the sand that is on the sea shore.

³ For now it would be heavier than the sand of the sea: therefore my words are swallowed up.

²⁷ He rained flesh also upon them as dust, and feathered fowls like as the sand of the sea: