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Psalm 113:7
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Psalm 113:7
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7 He raises the poor from the dust
and lifts the needy from the ash heap,
Psalm 113:7
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Psalm 113:7
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1 Samuel 2:7-8
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1 Samuel 2:7-8
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7 The Lord makes poor and makes rich;
he brings low; he also exalts.(A)
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.(B)
1 Samuel 2:7-8
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1 Samuel 2:7-8
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7 The Lord sends poverty and wealth;(A)
he humbles and he exalts.(B)
8 He raises(C) the poor(D) from the dust(E)
and lifts the needy(F) from the ash heap;
he seats them with princes
and has them inherit a throne of honor.(G)
“For the foundations(H) of the earth are the Lord’s;
on them he has set the world.
Psalm 107:41
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Psalm 107:41
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41 but he raises up the needy out of distress
and makes their families like flocks.(A)
Psalm 107:41
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Psalm 107:41
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Luke 1:52-53
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Luke 1:52-53
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52 He has brought down the powerful from their thrones
and lifted up the lowly;(A)
53 he has filled the hungry with good things
and sent the rich away empty.(B)
Luke 1:52-53
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Luke 1:52-53
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2 Samuel 7:8-9
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2 Samuel 7:8-9
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8 Now therefore thus you shall say to my servant David: Thus says the Lord of hosts: I took you from the pasture, from following the sheep to be prince over my people Israel,(A) 9 and I have been with you wherever you went and have cut off all your enemies from before you, and I will make for you a great name, like the name of the great ones of the earth.(B)
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2 Samuel 7:8-9
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2 Samuel 7:8-9
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8 “Now then, tell my servant David, ‘This is what the Lord Almighty says: I took you from the pasture, from tending the flock,(A) and appointed you ruler(B) over my people Israel.(C) 9 I have been with you wherever you have gone,(D) and I have cut off all your enemies from before you.(E) Now I will make your name great, like the names of the greatest men on earth.(F)
Daniel 12:2-3
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Daniel 12:2-3
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2 Many of those who sleep in the dust of the earth[a] shall awake, some to everlasting life and some to shame and everlasting contempt.(A) 3 Those who are wise shall shine like the brightness of the sky,[b] and those who lead the many to righteousness, like the stars forever and ever.(B)
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Daniel 12:2-3
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Daniel 12:2-3
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2 Multitudes who sleep in the dust of the earth will awake:(A) some to everlasting life, others to shame and everlasting contempt.(B) 3 Those who are wise[a](C) will shine(D) like the brightness of the heavens, and those who lead many to righteousness,(E) like the stars for ever and ever.(F)
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- Daniel 12:3 Or who impart wisdom
Ezekiel 17:24
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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)
Ezekiel 17:24
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Ezekiel 17:24
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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)’”
Job 5:11
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Job 5:11
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11 he sets on high those who are lowly,
and those who mourn are lifted to safety.(A)
Job 5:11
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Job 5:11
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Psalm 75:6-7
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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)
Psalm 75:6-7
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Psalm 75:6-7
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Job 5:15-16
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Job 5:15-16
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15 But he saves the needy from the sword of their mouth,
from the hand of the mighty.(A)
16 So the poor have hope,
and injustice shuts its mouth.(B)
Job 5:15-16
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Job 5:15-16
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1 Peter 3:21-22
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1 Peter 3:21-22
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21 And baptism, which this prefigured, now saves you—not as a removal of dirt from the body but as an appeal to God for[a] a good conscience, through the resurrection of Jesus Christ,(A) 22 who has gone into heaven and is at the right hand of God, with angels, authorities, and powers made subject to him.(B)
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- 3.21 Or a pledge to God from
1 Peter 3:21-22
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1 Peter 3:21-22
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21 and this water symbolizes baptism that now saves you(A) also—not the removal of dirt from the body but the pledge of a clear conscience(B) toward God.[a] It saves you by the resurrection of Jesus Christ,(C) 22 who has gone into heaven(D) and is at God’s right hand(E)—with angels, authorities and powers in submission to him.(F)
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- 1 Peter 3:21 Or but an appeal to God for a clear conscience
James 2:5
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James 2:5
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5 Listen, my beloved brothers and sisters. Has not God chosen the poor in the world to be rich in faith and to be heirs of the kingdom that he has promised to those who love him?(A)
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Ezekiel 21:26-27
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Ezekiel 21:26-27
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26 thus says the Lord God:
Remove the turban, take off the crown;
things shall not remain as they are.
Exalt that which is low;
humble that which is high.(A)
27 A ruin, a ruin, a ruin—
I will make it!
(Such has never occurred.)
Until he comes whose right it is;
to him I will give it.(B)
Ezekiel 21:26-27
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Ezekiel 21:26-27
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26 this is what the Sovereign Lord says: Take off the turban, remove the crown.(A) It will not be as it was: The lowly will be exalted and the exalted will be brought low.(B) 27 A ruin! A ruin! I will make it a ruin! The crown will not be restored until he to whom it rightfully belongs shall come;(C) to him I will give it.’(D)
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