Parallel Verses

A Conservative Version

He brought down potentates from thrones, and raised up lowly men.

New American Standard Bible

“He has brought down rulers from their thrones,
And has exalted those who were humble.

King James Version

He hath put down the mighty from their seats, and exalted them of low degree.

Holman Bible

He has toppled the mighty from their thrones
and exalted the lowly.

International Standard Version

He pulled powerful rulers from their thrones and lifted up humble people.

American Standard Version

He hath put down princes from their thrones, And hath exalted them of low degree.

Amplified


“He has brought down rulers from their thrones,
And exalted those who were humble.

An Understandable Version

He has dethroned rulers and has exalted humble people.

Anderson New Testament

He has cast down the mighty from their thrones, and exalted the lowly.

Bible in Basic English

He has put down kings from their seats, lifting up on high the men of low degree.

Common New Testament

He has put down the mighty from their thrones, and exalted the lowly.

Daniel Mace New Testament

he has cast down princes from their thrones, and exalted those of low degree,

Darby Translation

He has put down rulers from thrones, and exalted the lowly.

Godbey New Testament

He cast down the mighty from thrones and exalted the humble.

Goodspeed New Testament

He has dethroned monarchs and exalted the poor,

John Wesley New Testament

He hath put down the mighty from their thrones, and exalted them of low degree.

Julia Smith Translation

he has pulled down the powerful from thrones, and lifted up the

King James 2000

He has put down the mighty from their seats, and exalted them of low degree.

Lexham Expanded Bible

He has brought down rulers from [their] thrones, and has exalted the lowly.

Modern King James verseion

He has put down rulers from their seats and exalted the lowly,

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

He putteth Down the mighty from their seats, and hath exalted them of low degree.

Moffatt New Testament

princes he has dethroned and the poor he has uplifted,

Montgomery New Testament

"he has put down princes from their thrones, and has exalted those of low degree.

NET Bible

He has brought down the mighty from their thrones, and has lifted up those of lowly position;

New Heart English Bible

He has put down princes from their thrones. And has exalted the lowly.

Noyes New Testament

He hath cast down princes from thrones, and exalted men of low degree.

Sawyer New Testament

he has brought down the mighty from thrones, and exalted the humble;

The Emphasized Bible

He hath deposed potentates from thrones, and uplifted the lowly;

Thomas Haweis New Testament

He hath cast down potentates from the throne, and hath exalted the lowly.

Twentieth Century New Testament

He casts down princes from their thrones, and the lowly he uplifts,

Webster

He hath put down the mighty from their seats, and exalted them of low degree.

Weymouth New Testament

He has cast monarchs down from their thrones, And exalted men of low estate.

Williams New Testament

He has dethroned monarchs and exalted the poor.

World English Bible

He has put down princes from their thrones. And has exalted the lowly.

Worrell New Testament

He deposed potentates from thrones, and exalted the lowly.

Worsley New Testament

He hath cast down the mighty from their thrones, and exalted the humble.

Youngs Literal Translation

He brought down the mighty from thrones, And He exalted the lowly,

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
καθαιρέω 
Kathaireo 
Usage: 8

the mighty
δυνάστης 
Dunastes 
Usage: 3

ἀπό 
Apo 
from, of, out of, for, off, by, at, in, since 9, on, not tr., .
Usage: 490

θρόνος 
Thronos 
Usage: 52

and

and, also, even, both, then, so, likewise, not tr., , vr and
Usage: 0

ὑψόω 
Hupsoo 
exalt, lift up
Usage: 8

Context Readings

Mary's Hymn Of Praise To God

51 He did a mighty work by his arm. He scattered the proud in the mentality of their heart. 52 He brought down potentates from thrones, and raised up lowly men. 53 He filled those who are hungry with good things, and those who are rich he sent away empty.


Cross References

Psalm 107:40-41

He pours contempt upon rulers, and causes them to wander in the waste, where there is no way.

James 4:10

Be ye made lower in the sight of the Lord, and he will lift you up.

1 Samuel 2:4

The bows of the mighty men are broken, and those who stumbled are girded with strength.

1 Samuel 2:6-8

LORD kills, and makes alive. He brings down to Sheol, and brings up.

Job 5:11-13

so that he sets up on high those who are low, and those who mourn are exalted to safety.

Job 34:24-28

He breaks in pieces mighty men [in ways] past finding out, and sets others in their stead.

Psalm 113:6-8

and [yet] looks upon the low things in heaven and in the earth.

Ezekiel 17:24

And all the trees of the field shall know that I, LORD, have brought down the high tree, have exalted the low tree, have dried up the green tree, and have made the dry tree to flourish. I, LORD, have spoken and have done it.

Amos 9:11

In that day I will raise up the tabernacle of David that is fallen, and close up the breaches thereof. And I will raise up its ruins, and I will build it as in the days of old,

Mark 6:3

Is this not the carpenter, the son of Mary, and brother of James and Joses and Judah and Simon? And are not his sisters here with us? And they were offended by him.

Luke 18:14

I say to you, this man went down to his house justified rather than that man. Because every man who lifts himself up will be made lower, and he who makes himself lower will be lifted up.

James 1:9-10

Now let the lowly brother boast in his exaltation,

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