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1 Samuel 2:6-8
Christian Standard Bible
1 Samuel 2:6-8
Christian Standard Bible
6 The Lord brings death and gives life;(A)
he sends some down to Sheol, and he raises others up.(B)
7 The Lord brings poverty and gives wealth;(C)
he humbles and he exalts.(D)
8 He raises the poor from the dust(E)
and lifts the needy from the trash heap.(F)
He seats them with noblemen(G)
and gives them a throne of honor.[a]
For the foundations of the earth are the Lord’s;(H)
he has set the world on them.(I)
Footnotes
- 2:8 DSS, LXX add He gives the vow of the one who makes a vow and he blesses the years of the just.
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