Ezekiel 17:14
That, the kingdom might be abased, so as not to lift itself up, - By the keeping of his covenant, might be made to stand.
Ezekiel 29:14
And I will turn the captivity of the Egyptians, And will cause them to return To the land of Pathros Upon the land of their nativity,- And they shall become, there a kingdom abased:
Deuteronomy 28:43
The sojourner who is in thy midst, shall mount up above thee higher and higher, - whereas, thou, shalt come down lower and lower:
1 Samuel 2:7
Yahweh, maketh poor, and enricheth, - Layeth low, yea exalteth;
1 Samuel 2:30
Hence, the oracle of Yahweh God of Israel, I, said, that, thy house, and the house of thy father, should go to and fro in my presence, unto times age-abiding: But, now, (is the oracle of Yahweh) - Be it far from me! For, them who honour me, will I honour, but, they who despise me, shall be lightly esteemed.
Nehemiah 9:36-37
Lo! we, to-day, are bondmen - even upon the land which thou gavest our fathers to eat the fruit thereof and the good thereof, lo! we, are bondmen;
Jeremiah 27:12-17
Also unto Zedekiah king of Judah, spake I, according to all these words saying,-Bring your necks into the yoke of the king of Babylon, and serve him and his people and live!
Jeremiah 38:17
Then said Jeremiah unto Zedekiah - Thus, saith Yahweh God of hosts, God of Israel - If thou wilt, indeed go forth, unto the princes of the king of Babylon, then shall thine own soul live, and, this city, shall not be burned with fire, - but thou shalt live, thou and thy house.
Lamentations 5:10
Our skin, as with a furnace, is scorched, because of the hot winds of famine.
Ezekiel 17:6
And it shot forth, and became a spreading vine of lowly stature, Its branches turning towards him, And its roots under him spread,- So it became a vine, And brought forth shoots, And sent forth boughs.
Matthew 22:17-21
Tell us then, how, to thee, it seemeth? Is it allowable to give tax unto Caesar, or not?