Job 34:24

“He breaks mighty men without inquiry,
And sets others in their place.

Psalm 2:9

‘You shall break them with a rod of iron;
You shall shatter them [in pieces] like earthenware.’”

Psalm 113:7-8

He raises the poor out of the dust
And lifts the needy from the ash heap,

Daniel 2:21

“It is He who changes the times and the seasons;
He removes kings and establishes kings.
He gives wisdom to the wise
And [greater] knowledge to those who have understanding!

Therefore the Lord God of Israel declares, ‘I did indeed say that your house and that of [Aaron] your father would walk [in priestly service] before Me forever.’ But now the Lord declares, ‘Far be it from Me—for those who honor Me I will honor, and those who despise Me will be insignificant and contemptible.

1 Samuel 15:28

So Samuel said to him, “The Lord has torn the kingdom of Israel from you today and has given it to your neighbor, who is better than you.

1 Kings 14:7-8

Go, tell Jeroboam, ‘This is what the Lord, the God of Israel, says: “Because I exalted you from among the people and made you leader over My people Israel,

1 Kings 14:14

Moreover, the Lord will raise up for Himself a king over Israel who will cut off the house (royal line) of Jeroboam this day and from now on.

Job 12:19

“He makes priests walk barefoot,
And He overturns men firmly seated and secure.

Job 19:2

“How long will you torment and exasperate me
And crush me with words?

Psalm 72:4

May he bring justice to the poor among the people,
Save the children of the needy
And crush the oppressor,

Psalm 94:5

They crush Your people, O Lord,
And afflict and abuse Your heritage.

Jeremiah 51:20-23

“You [Cyrus of Persia, soon to conquer Babylon] are My battle-axe and weapon of war—
For with you I shatter nations,
With you I destroy kingdoms.

Daniel 2:34-35

As you were looking, a stone was cut out without [human] hands, and it struck the statue on its feet of iron and clay and crushed them.

Daniel 2:44-45

In the days of those [final ten] kings the God of heaven will set up a kingdom that will never be destroyed, nor will its sovereignty be left for another people; but it will crush and put an end to all these kingdoms, and it will stand forever.

Daniel 5:28-31

‘peres’—your kingdom has been divided and given over to the Medes and Persians.”

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