52 He hath put down the mighty from their seats, and exalted them of low degree.

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52 He has brought down rulers from their thrones
    but has lifted up the humble.(A)

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52 (A)He has put down the mighty from their thrones,
And exalted the lowly.

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24 And all the trees of the field shall know that I the Lord have brought down the high tree, have exalted the low tree, have dried up the green tree, and have made the dry tree to flourish: I the Lord have spoken and have done it.

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24 All the trees of the forest(A) will know that I the Lord bring down(B) the tall tree and make the low tree grow tall. I dry up the green tree and make the dry tree flourish.(C)

“‘I the Lord have spoken, and I will do it.(D)’”

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24 And all the trees of the field shall know that I, the Lord, (A)have brought down the high tree and exalted the low tree, dried up the green tree and made the dry tree flourish; (B)I, the Lord, have spoken and have done it.

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10 Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and he shall lift you up.

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10 Humble yourselves before the Lord, and he will lift you up.(A)

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10 (A)Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and He will lift you up.

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40 He poureth contempt upon princes, and causeth them to wander in the wilderness, where there is no way.

41 Yet setteth he the poor on high from affliction, and maketh him families like a flock.

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40 he who pours contempt on nobles(A)
    made them wander in a trackless waste.(B)
41 But he lifted the needy(C) out of their affliction
    and increased their families like flocks.(D)

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40 (A)He pours contempt on princes,
And causes them to wander in the wilderness where there is no way;
41 (B)Yet He sets the poor on high, far from affliction,
And (C)makes their families like a flock.

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14 I tell you, this man went down to his house justified rather than the other: for every one that exalteth himself shall be abased; and he that humbleth himself shall be exalted.

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14 “I tell you that this man, rather than the other, went home justified before God. For all those who exalt themselves will be humbled, and those who humble themselves will be exalted.”(A)

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14 I tell you, this man went down to his house justified rather than the other; (A)for everyone who exalts himself will be [a]humbled, and he who humbles himself will be exalted.”

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  1. Luke 18:14 put down

11 To set up on high those that be low; that those which mourn may be exalted to safety.

12 He disappointeth the devices of the crafty, so that their hands cannot perform their enterprise.

13 He taketh the wise in their own craftiness: and the counsel of the froward is carried headlong.

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11 The lowly he sets on high,(A)
    and those who mourn(B) are lifted(C) to safety.
12 He thwarts the plans(D) of the crafty,
    so that their hands achieve no success.(E)
13 He catches the wise(F) in their craftiness,(G)
    and the schemes of the wily are swept away.(H)

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11 (A)He sets on high those who are lowly,
And those who mourn are lifted to safety.
12 (B)He frustrates the devices of the crafty,
So that their hands cannot carry out their plans.
13 He catches the (C)wise in their own craftiness,
And the counsel of the cunning comes quickly upon them.

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The Lord killeth, and maketh alive: he bringeth down to the grave, and bringeth up.

The Lord maketh poor, and maketh rich: he bringeth low, and lifteth up.

He raiseth up the poor out of the dust, and lifteth up the beggar from the dunghill, to set them among princes, and to make them inherit the throne of glory: for the pillars of the earth are the Lord's, and he hath set the world upon them.

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“The Lord brings death and makes alive;(A)
    he brings down to the grave and raises up.(B)
The Lord sends poverty and wealth;(C)
    he humbles and he exalts.(D)
He raises(E) the poor(F) from the dust(G)
    and lifts the needy(H) from the ash heap;
he seats them with princes
    and has them inherit a throne of honor.(I)

“For the foundations(J) of the earth are the Lord’s;
    on them he has set the world.

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“The(A) Lord kills and makes alive;
He brings down to the grave and brings up.
The Lord (B)makes poor and makes rich;
(C)He brings low and lifts up.
(D)He raises the poor from the dust
And lifts the beggar from the ash heap,
(E)To set them among princes
And make them inherit the throne of glory.

(F)“For the pillars of the earth are the Lord’s,
And He has set the world upon them.

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Who humbleth himself to behold the things that are in heaven, and in the earth!

He raiseth up the poor out of the dust, and lifteth the needy out of the dunghill;

That he may set him with princes, even with the princes of his people.

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who stoops down to look(A)
    on the heavens and the earth?

He raises the poor(B) from the dust
    and lifts the needy(C) from the ash heap;
he seats them(D) with princes,
    with the princes of his people.

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(A)Who humbles Himself to behold
The things that are in the heavens and in the earth?

(B)He raises the poor out of the dust,
And lifts the (C)needy out of the ash heap,
That He may (D)seat him with princes—
With the princes of His people.

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14 For out of prison he cometh to reign; whereas also he that is born in his kingdom becometh poor.

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14 The youth may have come from prison to the kingship, or he may have been born in poverty within his kingdom.

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14 For he comes out of prison to be king,
Although [a]he was born poor in his kingdom.

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Footnotes

  1. Ecclesiastes 4:14 The youth