(Applied to Various Circumstances)

 

"Even the captives of the mighty man will be taken away, And the prey of the tyrant will be rescued; For I will contend with the one who contends with you, and I will save [includes salvation, healing, deliverance, rescue, recovery, comfort] your sons [children; term includes daughters]."

 

I will pour out My Spirit on your offspring And My blessing on your descendants. 4And they will spring up among the grass Like poplars by streams of water.

 

The descendants [of those who greatly delight in God's commandments] will be mighty on earth; the generation of the upright will be blessed.

 

Behold, children are a gift of the [Eternal; God does not take back his gifts and blessings (Rom. 11:29; Num. 23:20), so if Satan has done so, we can declare that God gave us our children, and He cannot lie or take back a blessing], the fruit of the womb is a reward.    4 Like arrows in the hand of a warrior, So are the children of one's youth.

 

All your sons will taught of the Eternal; and the well-being [shalom] of your sons [children] will be great.

 

A righteous man who walks in his integrity -- how blessed are his sons [children] after him.

 

[Jesus] bless you, and keep you…make His face shine on you and be gracious to you; Jesus lift up His countenance on you and give you His shalom…

 

[You are a wise son/daughter who makes his parents' hearts glad…]

 

Proverbs 11:21 …the descendants of the righteous will be delivered…

 

[My elect] will not labor in vain, or bear children for calamity; for they are the offspring of those blessed by Jesus, and their descendants with them.

 

[Your] offspring will be known among the nations…all who see them will recognize them Because they are the offspring whom Jesus has blessed.

 

Now flee from youthful lusts and pursue righteousness, faith, love and peace, with those who call on Jesus from a pure heart.

 

I have written to you, young men, because you are strong, and the word of God abides in you, and you have overcome the evil one.

 

[The commandment is a lamp…] to keep you from the evil woman, From the smooth tongue of the adulteress, Do not desire her beauty in your heart, Nor let her capture you with her eyelids…

 

{partly paraphrase} [Your heart will keep God's commandments and]…length of days and years And peace they will add to you…kindness and truth will not leave you…for you will bind them around your neck and write them on the tablet of your heart [and ]… you will find favor and good repute In the sight of God and man…as you acknowledge God in all your ways,…He will make your paths straight…Turning away form evil will be healing to your body and refreshment to your bones…

 

So you will walk in the way of good men And keep to the paths of the righteous…

 

[ideal for young lady] [as you] prize wisdom, she will exalt you and…place on your head a garland of grace; she will present you with a crown of beauty…

 

your righteous path will be like the light of dawn, That shines brighter and brighter until the full day… 4:22 God's words are life to you and health to all your body…

 

Your righteous mouth is a fountain of life… 31 and flows with wisdom…

 

You are royal youth in whom is no defect, good-looking, showing intelligence in every branch of wisdom, endowed with understanding and discerning knowledge and able to serve in the courts of the King…

 

You, young man, keep your way pure by keeping it according to God's Word…

 

For the [Eternal] has ransomed Jacob And redeemed him from the hand of him who was stronger than he [ungodly foster parents or guardians]." 16 "Retrain your voice from weeping And your eyes from tears; for your work will be rewarded," declares [Jesus], "And they will return from the land of the enemy [unbelieving and/or abusive parents]. 17 "There is hope for your future," declares [Jesus], "And your children will return to their own territory [rightful and/or biological parents]…"

 

"They shall be My people, and I will be their God; and I will give them one heart and one way, that they may [love and obey] Me always, for their own good and for the good of their children after them."

 

As for you also, because of the blood of My covenant with you [the blood of Jesus covering our estranged children], I have set your prisoners free from the waterless pit [children not exposed as much to the waters of the Holy Spirit as they would be in your guardianship]. Return to the stronghold [Jesus, and godly parents], O prisoners who have the hope; This very day I am declaring that I will restore double to you.

 

Then I will make up to you for the years that the swarming locust has eaten…

 

For I have chosen him [Abraham and those who are faithful parents, chosen by God to be their guardians], so that he [or she] may command his children and his household after him to keep the way of [Jesus] by doing righteousness and justice…

 

[May] our sons in their youth be as grown-up plants, And our daughters as corner pillars fashioned as for a palace…

 

How blessed is everyone who [loves and obeys] the [Eternal], Who walks in His ways. 3 Your wife shall be like a fruitful vine Within your house, Your children like olive plants [implies they will walk in their unique anointing as your bless them] Around your table. 6 Indeed, may you see your children's children. [Shalom] be upon [the believers].

 

can be quoted for our children.