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1 Samuel 2:6-8
Contemporary English Version
1 Samuel 2:6-8
Contemporary English Version
6 (A) You take away life,
and you give life.
You send people down
to the world of the dead
and bring them back again.
7 Our Lord, you are the one
who makes us rich or poor.
You put some in high positions
and bring disgrace on others.
8 You lift the poor and homeless
out of the garbage dump
and give them places of honor
in royal palaces.
You set the world on foundations,
and they belong to you.
1 Samuel 2:6-8
New International Version
1 Samuel 2:6-8
New International Version
6 “The Lord brings death and makes alive;(A)
he brings down to the grave and raises up.(B)
7 The Lord sends poverty and wealth;(C)
he humbles and he exalts.(D)
8 He raises(E) the poor(F) from the dust(G)
and lifts the needy(H) from the ash heap;
he seats them with princes
and has them inherit a throne of honor.(I)
“For the foundations(J) of the earth are the Lord’s;
on them he has set the world.
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