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1 Samuel 2:7-8
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7 The Lord impoverishes and makes wealthy;
he humbles and he exalts.
8 He lifts the weak[a] from the dust;
he raises[b] the poor from the ash heap
to seat them with princes—
he bestows on them an honored position.[c]
The foundations of the earth belong to the Lord—
he placed the world on them.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Samuel 2:8 tn Or “lowly”; Heb “insignificant.”
  2. 1 Samuel 2:8 tn The imperfect verbal form, which is parallel to the participle in the preceding line, is best understood here as indicating what typically happens.
  3. 1 Samuel 2:8 tn Heb “he makes them inherit a seat of honor.”
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