(A)He raises the poor out of the dust,
And lifts the (B)needy out of the ash heap,

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He raises the poor(A) from the dust
    and lifts the needy(B) from the ash heap;

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41 (A)Yet He sets the poor on high, far from affliction,
And (B)makes their families like a flock.

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41 But he lifted the needy(A) out of their affliction
    and increased their families like flocks.(B)

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

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

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The Lord sends poverty and wealth;(A)
    he humbles and he exalts.(B)
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.

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And many of those who sleep in the dust of the earth shall awake,
(A)Some to everlasting life,
Some to shame (B)and everlasting [a]contempt.
Those who are wise shall (C)shine
Like the brightness of the firmament,
(D)And those who turn many to righteousness
(E)Like the stars forever and ever.

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  1. Daniel 12:2 Lit. abhorrence

Multitudes who sleep in the dust of the earth will awake:(A) some to everlasting life, others to shame and everlasting contempt.(B) 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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  1. Daniel 12:3 Or who impart wisdom

Listen, my beloved brethren: (A)Has God not chosen the poor of this world to be (B)rich in faith and heirs of the kingdom (C)which He promised to those who love Him?

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Listen, my dear brothers and sisters:(A) Has not God chosen those who are poor in the eyes of the world(B) to be rich in faith(C) and to inherit the kingdom(D) he promised those who love him?(E)

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52 (A)He has put down the mighty from their thrones,
And exalted the lowly.
53 He has (B)filled the hungry with good things,
And the rich He has sent away empty.

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52 He has brought down rulers from their thrones
    but has lifted up the humble.(A)
53 He has filled the hungry with good things(B)
    but has sent the rich away empty.

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26 thus says the Lord God:

“Remove the turban, and take off the crown;
Nothing shall remain the same.
(A)Exalt the humble, and humble the exalted.
27 [a]Overthrown, overthrown,
I will make it overthrown!
(B)It shall be no longer,
Until He comes whose right it is,
And I will give it to (C)Him.” ’

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  1. Ezekiel 21:27 Or Distortion, Ruin

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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11 (A)He sets on high those who are lowly,
And those who mourn are lifted to safety.

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11 The lowly he sets on high,(A)
    and those who mourn(B) are lifted(C) to safety.

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Now therefore, thus shall you say to My servant David, ‘Thus says the Lord of hosts: (A)“I took you from the sheepfold, from following the sheep, to be ruler over My people, over Israel. And (B)I have been with you wherever you have gone, (C)and have [a]cut off all your enemies from before you, and have made you a great name, like the name of the great men who are on the earth.

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  1. 2 Samuel 7:9 destroyed

“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) 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)

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21 (A)There is also an antitype which now saves us—baptism (B)(not the removal of the filth of the flesh, (C)but the answer of a good conscience toward God), through the resurrection of Jesus Christ, 22 who has gone into heaven and (D)is at the right hand of God, (E)angels and authorities and powers having been made subject to Him.

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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. 1 Peter 3:21 Or but an appeal to God for a clear conscience

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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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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19 (A)Your dead shall live;
Together with [a]my dead body they shall arise.
(B)Awake and sing, you who dwell in dust;
For your dew is like the dew of herbs,
And the earth shall cast out the dead.

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  1. Isaiah 26:19 So with MT, Vg.; Syr., Tg. their dead bodies; LXX those in the tombs

19 But your dead(A) will live, Lord;
    their bodies will rise—
let those who dwell in the dust(B)
    wake up and shout for joy—
your dew(C) is like the dew of the morning;
    the earth will give birth to her dead.(D)

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For exaltation comes neither from the east
Nor from the west nor from the south.
But (A)God is the Judge:
(B)He puts down one,
And exalts another.

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No one from the east or the west
    or from the desert can exalt themselves.
It is God who judges:(A)
    He brings one down, he exalts another.(B)

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