- the basest:
- "That they shall driveª° thee fromª men,ª and thy dwellingª shall beª° withª the beastsª of the field,ª and they shall make thee to eatª° grassª as oxen,ª and they shall wetª° thee with the dewª¹ of heaven,ª and sevenª timesª shall passª overª thee, tillª¹ thou knowª° that¹ the most Highª rulethª in the kingdomª of men,ª and givethª° it to whomsoeverª¹ he will.ª°" {Dan 4:25} + "And in¹ his estateª shall stand upª° a vile person,ª° to¹ whom they shall not¹ giveª° the honourª of the kingdom:ª but he shall come²° in¹ peaceably,ª and obtainª° the kingdomª by flatteries.ª" {Dan 11:21} + "And in very² deed²¹ for¹ this¹ [cause] have I raised thee up,ª° for¹ to shewª° [in] thee¹ my power;ª and that¹ my nameª may be declaredª° throughout all¹ the earth.ª" {Exd 9:16} + "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 2:8} + "But¹ there was¹ none¹ like unto Ahab,ª which¹ did sell²° himself¹ to workª° wickednessª in the sightª of the LORD,ª whom¹¹ Jezebelª his wifeª stirred up.ª°" {1Kg 21:25} + "And he made¹ his sonª pass²° through¹ the fire,ª and observed times,ª° and used enchantments,ª° and dealtª° with familiar spiritsª and wizards:ª he wroughtª° muchª° wickednessª in the sightª of the LORD,ª to provoke [him] to anger.ª° ... And Manassehª sleptª° with¹ his fathers,ª and was buriedª° in the gardenª of his own house,ª in the gardenª of Uzza:ª and Amonª his sonª reignedª° in his stead.¹" {2Kg 21:6-18} + "And in the timeª of his distressª° did he trespassª° yet moreª° against the LORD:ª this¹ [is that] kingª Ahaz.ª" {2Ch 28:22} + "The wickedª walkª° on every side,ª when the vilestª menª² are exalted.ª°" {Psa 12:8} + "He raiseth upª° the poorª out of the dust,ª¹ [and] liftethª° the needyª out of the dunghill;ª¹ ... That he may setª° [him] with¹ princes,ª [even] with¹ the princesª of his people.ª" {Psa 113:7-8} + "Wherefore I will bringª° the worstª of the heathen,ª and they shall possessª°¹ their houses:ª I will also make the pompª of the strongª to cease;ª° and their holy places²°¹ shall be defiled.ª°°²°" {Ezk 7:24} + "Andª base thingsª of the¹ world,ª andª things which are despised,ª° hath²° Godª chosen,ª° [yea], andª things¹ which² areª° not,ª to²¹ bring to noughtª° things that are:ª°" {1Co 1:28}
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