- Thy servant:
- "Thy silverª and thy goldª [is] mine; thy wivesª also and thy children,ª [even] the goodliest,ª [are] mine. ... Yet¹ I will sendª°¹ my servantsª unto¹ thee to morrowª about¹ this time,ª and they shall searchª°¹ thine house,ª and the housesª of thy servants;ª and it shall be,ª° [that] whatsoever¹ is pleasantª in thine eyes,ª they shall putª° [it] in their hand,ª and take [it] away.ª°" {1Kg 20:3-6} + "He leadeth²°¹ counsellorsª° away spoiled,ª and maketh the judgesª° fools.ª° ... He loosethª° the bondª of kings,ª and girdethª° their loinsª with a girdle.ª" {Job 12:17-18} + "Cast abroadª° the rageª of thy wrath:ª and beholdª° every one¹ [that is] proud,ª and abaseª° him. ... Look²° on¹ every one¹ [that is] proud,ª [and] bring him low;ª° and tread downª° the wickedª in their place.¹" {Job 40:11-12} + "The loftyª looksª of manª shall be humbled,ª° and the haughtinessª of men²¹ shall be bowed down,ª° and the LORDª alone¹ shall be exaltedª° in that¹ day.ª ... For¹ the dayª of the LORDª of hostsª [shall be] upon¹ every¹ [one that is] proudª and lofty,ª° and upon¹ every¹ [one that is] lifted up;ª° and he shall be brought low:ª°" {Isa 2:11-12} + "Wherefore it shall come to pass,¹ [that] when¹ the Lordª hath performedª° his¹ whole¹ workª upon mountª Zionª and on Jerusalem,ª I will punishª°¹ the fruitª of the stoutª heartª of the kingª of Assyria,ª and¹ the gloryª of his highª looks.ª" {Isa 10:12} + "But when¹ his heartª was lifted up,ª° and his mindª hardenedª° in pride,ª° he was deposedª° fromª his kinglyª throne,ª and they tookª° his gloryª from¹ him:² ... But hast lifted up²° thyself¹ againstª the Lordª of heaven;ª and they have broughtª° the vesselsª of¹ his houseª beforeª thee, and thou,ª and thy lords,ª thy wives,ª and thy concubines,ª have drunkª° wineª in them; and thou hast praisedª° the godsª of silver,ª and gold,ª of brass,ª iron,ª wood,ª and stone,ª which¹ seeª° not,ª norª hear,ª° norª know:ª° and the Godª in whose¹ handª thy breathª [is], and whose [are] allª thy ways,ª hast thou notª glorified:ª°" {Dan 5:20-23} + "The prideª of thine heartª hath deceivedª° thee, thou that dwellestª° in the cleftsª of the rock,ª whose habitation²°¹ [is] high;ª that saithª° in his heart,ª Who¹ shall bring me downª° to the ground?ª ... Though¹ thou exaltª° [thyself] as the eagle,ª and though¹ thou setª° thy nestª among¹ the stars,ª thence¹¹ will I bring thee down,ª° saithª° the LORD.ª" {Oba 1:3-4}
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