1 Samuel 2:7

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Summary

1 Samuel 2:7

The LORD maketh poor, and maketh rich: he bringeth low, and lifteth up.

Maketh

Bringeth

General references

Bible References

Maketh

Otherwise, you may say in your heart, ‘My power and the strength of my hand made me this wealth.’

He said,

“Naked (without possessions) I came [into this world] from my mother’s womb,
And naked I will return there.
The Lord gave and the Lord has taken away;
Blessed be the name of the Lord.”

So that He sets on high those who are lowly,
And He lifts to safety those who mourn.

Because of Your indignation and Your wrath,
For You have lifted me up and thrown me away.

Bringeth

But God is the Judge;
He puts down one and lifts up another.

For the Lord of hosts will have a day of reckoning
Against all who are proud and arrogant
And against all who are lifted up,
That they may be degraded.

Let the brother in humble circumstances glory in his high position [as a born-again believer, called to the true riches and to be an heir of God];

Humble yourselves [with an attitude of repentance and insignificance] in the presence of the Lord, and He will exalt you [He will lift you up, He will give you purpose].

General references

Now Abram was extremely rich in livestock and in silver and in gold.

Both low and high,
Rich and poor together:

“For behold, [Edom] I have made you small among the nations
And despised among men.

“Behold [Edom], I shall [humiliate you and] make you small among the nations;
You are greatly despised.