Esther 2:17
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17 the king loved Esther more than all the other women; of all the virgins she won his favor and devotion, so that he set the royal crown on her head and made her queen instead of Vashti.(A)
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Psalm 113:7-8
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7 He raises the poor from the dust
and lifts the needy from the ash heap,
8 to make them sit with princes,
with the princes of his people.
Luke 1:48-52
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48 for he has looked with favor on the lowly state of his servant.
Surely from now on all generations will call me blessed,(A)
49 for the Mighty One has done great things for me,
and holy is his name;(B)
50 indeed, his mercy is for those who fear him
from generation to generation.(C)
51 He has shown strength with his arm;
he has scattered the proud in the imagination of their hearts.(D)
52 He has brought down the powerful from their thrones
and lifted up the lowly;(E)
Ezekiel 17:24
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24 All the trees of the field shall know
that I am the Lord.
I bring low the high tree;
I make high the low tree;
I dry up the green tree
and make the dry tree flourish.
I the Lord have spoken;
I will accomplish it.(A)
Psalm 75:6-7
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6 For not from the east or from the west
and not from the wilderness comes lifting up,(A)
7 but it is God who executes judgment,
putting down one and lifting up another.(B)
Esther 4:14
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14 For if you keep silent at this time, relief and deliverance will rise for the Jews from another place, but you and your father’s family will perish. Who knows? Perhaps you have come to royal dignity for just such a time as this.”
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Esther 1:11
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11 to bring Queen Vashti before the king wearing the royal crown, in order to show the peoples and the officials her beauty, for she was fair to behold.
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1 Samuel 2:8
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8 He raises up the poor from the dust;
he lifts the needy from the ash heap
to make them sit with princes
and inherit a seat of honor.
For the pillars of the earth are the Lord’s,
and on them he has set the world.(A)
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