1 Samuel 2:7–8
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7“aYahweh makes poor and rich;
bHe brings low; He also exalts.
8“aHe raises the poor from the dust;
bHe exalts the needy from the ash heap
cTo make them sit with nobles,
And inherit a seat of glory;
dFor the pillars of the earth are Yahweh’s,
And He set the world on them.
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ESVEnglish Standard Version
The Lord makes poor and makes rich;
he brings low and he exalts.
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.
Copyright 2001 Crossway Bibles
NIVNew International Version (2011)
The Lord sends poverty and wealth;
he humbles and he exalts.
He raises the poor from the dust
and lifts the needy from the ash heap;
he seats them with princes
and has them inherit a throne of honor.
“For the foundations of the earth are the Lord’s;
on them he has set the world.
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CSBChristian Standard Bible
The Lord brings poverty and gives wealth;
he humbles and he exalts.
He raises the poor from the dust and lifts the needy from the trash heap.
He seats them with noblemen
and gives them a throne of honor.
For the foundations of the earth are the Lord’s;
he has set the world on them.
Copyright 2017 Holman Bible Publishers
NLTNew Living Translation
The Lord makes some poor and others rich;
he brings some down and lifts others up.
He lifts the poor from the dust
and the needy from the garbage dump.
He sets them among princes,
placing them in seats of honor.
For all the earth is the Lord’s,
and he has set the world in order.
Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright © 1996, 2004, 2015 by Tyndale House Foundation. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers. All rights reserved.
LEBThe Lexham English Bible
Yahweh makes poor and makes rich;
he brings low and also exalts.
He raises up the poor from the dust.
From the ash heap he lifts up the needy,
to cause them to sit with noble people
and to cause them to inherit a seat of honor.
For the pillars of the earth belong to Yahweh
and he has set the inhabited world on them.
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KJV 1900King James Version
The Lord maketh poor, and maketh rich:
He bringeth low, and lifteth up.
He raiseth up the poor out of the dust,
And lifteth up the beggar from the dunghill,
To set them among princes,
And to make them inherit the throne of glory:
For the pillars of the earth are the Lord’s,
And he hath set the world upon them.
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