It was square – they made the breastpiece doubled, nine inches long and nine inches wide when doubled.

It is to be square ¹  when ²  doubled, nine inches ³  long and nine inches wide.

The one who had received five talents went off right away and put his money to work ¹  and gained five more.

“And you, son of man, prophesy, and clap your hands together. Let the sword strike twice, even three times! It is a sword for slaughter, a sword for the great slaughter surrounding them.

The ¹  one with the two talents also came and said, ‘Sir, you entrusted two talents to me. See, I have gained two more.’

Look at them shake uncontrollably, ¹  like a woman writhing in childbirth. ² 

In the same way, the one who had two gained two more.

So ¹  the first one came before him and said, ‘Sir, ²  your mina ³  has made ten minas more.’

So the Lord ¹  restored what Job had lost ²  after he prayed for his friends, ³  and the Lord doubled ⁴  all that had belonged to Job.

The ¹  one who had received the five talents came and brought five more, saying, ‘Sir, ²  you entrusted me with five talents. See, I have gained five more.’

At the two corners ¹  they were doubled at the lower end and ²  finished together at the top in one ring. So he did for both.

The dream was repeated to Pharaoh ¹  because the matter has been decreed ²  by God, and God will make it happen soon. ³ 

My God, I cry out during the day, but you do not answer, and during the night my prayers do not let up. ¹ 

And he said to his attendants, ¹  ‘Take the mina from him, and give it to the one who has ten.’ ² 

You are to join five curtains by themselves and six curtains by themselves. You are to double over ¹  the sixth curtain at the front of the tent.

At the two corners ¹  they must be doubled at the lower end and finished together at the top in one ring. So it will be for both.

They panic – cramps and pain seize hold of them like those of a woman who is straining to give birth. They look at one another in astonishment; their faces are flushed red. ¹ 

For this reason my stomach churns; ¹  cramps overwhelm me like the contractions of a woman in labor. I am disturbed ²  by what I hear, horrified by what I see.

Instead of shame, you will get a double portion; ¹  instead of humiliation, they will rejoice over the land they receive. ²  Yes, ³  they will possess a double portion in their land and experience lasting joy.

You may feel as secure as a bird nesting in the cedars of Lebanon. But oh how you ¹  will groan ²  when the pains of judgment come on you. They will be like those of a woman giving birth to a baby. ³