Proud people will be made humble, and they will bow low with shame. At that time only the Lord will still be praised.

At that time proud people will be made humble, and they will bow low with shame. At that time only the Lord will be praised,

So the common people and the great people will be brought down; those who are proud will be humbled.

What can I say? The Lord told me what would happen and then made it happen. I have had these troubles in my soul, so now I will be humble all my life.

And this is the reason: God lives forever and is holy. He is high and lifted up. He says, “I live in a high and holy place, but I also live with people who are sad and humble. I give new life to those who are humble and to those whose hearts are broken.

They say, ‘To honor you we had special days when we fasted, but you didn’t see. We humbled ourselves to honor you, but you didn’t notice.’” But the Lord says, “You do what pleases yourselves on these special days, and you are unfair to your workers.