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- "The kingª spake,ª° and said,ª° Is notª thisª² greatª Babylon,ª that¹ Iª have builtª° for the houseª of the kingdomª by the mightª of my power,ª and for the honourª of my majesty?ª ... The same hourª was the thingª fulfilledª° uponª Nebuchadnezzar:ª and he was drivenª° fromª men,ª and did eatª° grassª as oxen,ª and his bodyª was wetª° with the dewª¹ of heaven,ª tillª¹ his hairsª were grownª° like eagles'ª [feathers], and his nailsª like birds'ª [claws]." {Dan 4:30-33} + "Nowª Iª Nebuchadnezzarª praiseª° and extolª° and honourª° the Kingª of heaven,ª allª whose¹ worksª [are] truth,ª and his waysª judgment:ª and those¹ that walkª° in prideª he is ableª° to abase.ª°" {Dan 4:37} + "As yet¹ exaltest²° thou thyself¹ against my people,ª that thou wilt not¹ let them go?ª°" {Exd 9:17} + "Now¹ I knowª° that¹ the LORDª [is] greaterª than all¹¹ gods:ª for¹ in the thingª wherein¹ they dealt proudlyª° [he was] above¹ them." {Exd 18:11} + "For¹ he stretcheth outª° his handª against¹ God,ª and strengtheneth²° himself¹ against¹ the Almighty.ª ... Because¹ he coverethª° his faceª with his fatness,ª and makethª° collops of fatª on¹ [his] flanks.ª" {Job 15:25-27} + "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} + "Every one¹ [that is] proudª in heartª [is] an abominationª to the LORD:ª [though] handª [join] in hand,ª he shall not¹ be unpunished.ª°" {Prv 16:5} + "Prideª [goeth] beforeª destruction,ª and an haughtyª spiritª beforeª a fall.ª" {Prv 16:18} + "How¹ art thou fallenª° from heaven,ª¹ O Lucifer,ª sonª of the morning!ª°²° [how] art thou cut downª° to the ground,ª which didst weakenª°¹ the nations!ª ... [That] madeª° the worldª as a wilderness,ª and destroyedª° the citiesª thereof; [that] openedª° not¹ the houseª of his prisoners?ª" {Isa 14:12-17} + "He hath shewedª° strengthª withª his²¹ arm;ª he hath scatteredª° the proudª in the imaginationª of theirª hearts.ª ... He hath put downª° the mightyª fromª [their] seats,ª andª exaltedª° them of low degree.ª" {Lke 1:51-52} + "I tellª° you,ª this manª went downª° toª his²¹ houseª justifiedª° [rather] thanª the other:ª forª every oneª that exaltethª° himselfª shall be abased;ª° andª he that humblethª° himselfª shall be exalted.ª°" {Lke 18:14}
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