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Luke 1:53 KJV
Luke · chapter 1 · verse 53
He hath filled the hungry with good things; and the rich he hath sent empty away.Luke 1:53 · King James Version
Luke 1:53 in context
51He hath shewed strength with his arm; he hath scattered the proud in the imagination of their hearts.
52He hath put down the mighty from their seats, and exalted them of low degree.
53He hath filled the hungry with good things; and the rich he hath sent empty away.
54He hath holpen his servant Israel, in remembrance of his mercy;
55As he spake to our fathers, to Abraham, and to his seed for ever.
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Key words (Strong's)
- filledempi(m)plēmito fill up, fill full, to take one s fill of, glut one s desire for, satisfy, satiateG1705 →
- hungrypeinaōto hunger, be hungry, to suffer want, to be needy, metaph. to crave ardently, to seek…G3983 →
- emptykenosempty, vain, devoid of truth, of places, vessels, etc. which contain nothing, of men…G2756 →
- richplouteōto be rich, to have abundance, of outward possessions, metaph. to be richly supplied, is…G4147 →
- sentexapostellōto send forth, to send awayG1821 →
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We have here an interview between the two happy mothers, Elisabeth and Mary: the angel, by intimating to Mary the favour bestowed on her cousin Elisabeth (Luk 1:36), gave occasion for it; and sometimes it may prove a better piece of service that we think to bring good people together, to compare notes. Here is, I.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 39-56