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It is not fitting for a fool to live in luxury— how much worse for a slave to rule over princes!
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The rich rule over the poor, and the borrower is slave to the lender.
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“I will make mere youths their officials; children will rule over them.”
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Youths oppress my people, women rule over them. My people, your guides lead you astray; they turn you from the path.
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Nations will take them and bring them to their own place. And Israel will take possession of the nations and make them male and female servants in the Lord’s land. They will make captives of their captors and rule over their oppressors.
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I will hand the Egyptians over to the power of a cruel master, and a fierce king will rule over them,” declares the Lord, the Lord Almighty.
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then I will reject the descendants of Jacob and David my servant and will not choose one of his sons to rule over the descendants of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. For I will restore their fortunes and have compassion on them.’”
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Slaves rule over us, and there is no one to free us from their hands.
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It will be the lowliest of kingdoms and will never again exalt itself above the other nations. I will make it so weak that it will never again rule over the nations.
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“After you, another kingdom will arise, inferior to yours. Next, a third kingdom, one of bronze, will rule over the whole earth.
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“Will they not return to Egypt and will not Assyria rule over them because they refuse to repent?
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I will make the lame my remnant, those driven away a strong nation. The Lord will rule over them in Mount Zion from that day and forever.
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And again, Isaiah says, “The Root of Jesse will spring up, one who will arise to rule over the nations; in him the Gentiles will hope.”
