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1 Samuel 2:7 KJV
1 Samuel · chapter 2 · verse 7
The LORD maketh poor, and maketh rich: he bringeth low, and lifteth up.1 Samuel 2:7 · King James Version
1 Samuel 2:7 in context
5They that were full have hired out themselves for bread; and they that were hungry ceased: so that the barren hath born seven; and she that hath many children is waxed feeble.
6The LORD killeth, and maketh alive: he bringeth down to the grave, and bringeth up.
7The LORD maketh poor, and maketh rich: he bringeth low, and lifteth up.
8He 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.
9He will keep the feet of his saints, and the wicked shall be silent in darkness; for by strength shall no man prevail.
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Key words (Strong's)
- LORDYᵉhôvâhJehovah, Jewish national name of GodH3068 →
- pooryârashto occupyH3423 →
- richʻâsharproperly, to accumulateH6238 →
- lowshâphêlto depress or sinkH8213 →
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We have here Hannah's thanksgiving, dictated, not only by the spirit of prayer, but by the spirit of prophecy. Her petition for the mercy she desired we had before (Sa1 1:11), and here we have her return of praise;
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 1-10