- hath given:
- "The LORDª maketh poor,ª° and maketh rich:ª° he bringeth low,ª° andª lifteth up.ª° ... He raiseth upª° the poorª out of the dust,ª¹ [and] lifteth upª° the beggarª from the dunghill,ª¹ to setª° [them] among¹ princes,ª and to make them inheritª° the throneª of glory:ª for¹ the pillarsª of the earthª [are] the LORD'S,ª and he hath setª° the worldª upon¹ them." {1Sm 2:7-8} + "I¹ have madeª°¹ the earth,ª¹ the manª and the beastª that¹ [are] uponª¹ the ground,ª by my greatª powerª and by my outstretchedª° arm,ª and have givenª° it unto whom¹ it seemedª meetª° unto me. ... And now¹ have I¹ givenª°¹ all¹ these¹ landsª into the handª of Nebuchadnezzarª the kingª of Babylon,ª my servant;ª and¹ the beastsª of the fieldª have I givenª° him also¹ to serveª° him." {Jer 27:5-6} + "This matterª [is] by the decreeª of the watchers,ª and the demandª by the wordª of the holy ones:ª toª the intentª that¹ the livingª may knowª° that¹ the most Highª rulethª in the kingdomª of men,ª and givethª° it to whomsoeverª¹ he will,ª° and setteth upª° overª it the basestª of men.ª" {Dan 4:17} + "And they shall driveª° thee fromª men,ª and thy dwellingª [shall be] withª the beastsª of the field:ª they shall make thee to eatª° grassª as oxen,ª and sevenª timesª shall passª overª thee, untilª¹ thou knowª° that¹ the most Highª rulethª in the kingdomª of men,ª and givethª° it to whomsoeverª¹ he will.ª°" {Dan 4:32} + "Jesusª answered,ª° Thou¹ couldest haveª° no²¹ powerª [at all] againstª² me,ª except²¹¹ it wereª° givenª° thee²¹ from above:ª thereforeªª he that deliveredª° meª unto thee²¹ hathª° the greaterª sin.ª" {Jhn 19:11} + "Let everyª soulª be subjectª° unto the higherª° powers.ª Forª there isª° noª powerª butª ofª God:ªª the¹ powersª that beª° areª° ordainedª° ofª God.ª" {Rom 13:1}
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