"And Edomª shall be¹ a possession,ª Seirª also shall be¹ a possessionª for his enemies;ª° and Israelª shall doª° valiantly.ª" {Num 24:18} + "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} + "Therefore¹ he knowethª° their works,ª and he overturnethª° [them] in the night,ª so that they are destroyed.ª° ... When he¹ giveth quietness,ª° who¹ then can make trouble?ª° and when he hidethª° [his] face,ª who¹ then can beholdª° him? whether [it be done] against¹ a nation,ª or against¹ a manª only:ª" {Job 34:25-29} + "Again, they are minishedª° and brought lowª° through oppression,ª¹ affliction,ª and sorrow.ª ... He pourethª° contemptª upon¹ princes,ª and causeth them to wanderª° in the wilderness,ª [where there is] no¹ way.ª" {Psa 107:39-40} + "The LORDª of hostsª hath purposedª° it, to stainª° the prideª of all¹ glory,ª [and] to bring into contemptª° all¹ the honourableª° of the earth.ª" {Isa 23:9} + "It shall be¹ the basestª of¹ the kingdoms;ª neither¹ shall it exalt²° itself¹ any more¹ above¹ the nations:ª for I will diminishª° them, that they shall no more¹ ruleª° over the nations.ª" {Ezk 29:15} + "Then [she that is] mine enemyª° shall seeª° [it], and shameª shall coverª° her which saidª° unto¹ me, Where¹ is the LORDª thy God?ª mine eyesª shall beholdª° her: now¹ shall she be¹ trodden downª as the mireª of the streets.ª" {Mic 7:10} + "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} |
