"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} + "Wherefore¹ the LORDª Godª of Israelª saith,ª° I saidª° indeedª° [that] thy house,ª and the houseª of thy father,ª should walkª° beforeª me for² ever:ª¹ but now¹ the LORDª saith,ª° Be it far¹ from me;² for¹ them that honourª° me I will honour,ª° and they that despiseª° me shall be lightly esteemed.ª°" {1Sm 2:30} + "There¹ were they in great² fear,ª°¹ [where] no¹ fearª was:¹ for¹ Godª hath scatteredª° the bonesª of him that encampethª° [against] thee: thou hast put [them] to shame,ª° because¹ Godª hath despisedª° them." {Psa 53:5} + "Behold,¹ I have madeª° thee smallª among the heathen:ª thou¹ art greatlyª despised.ª°" {Oba 1:2} + "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" {Lke 1:51} |
