1 Samuel 2:7
The Lord maketh poor, and maketh rich: he bringeth low, and lifteth up.
1 Samuel 2:7 in other translations
| BSB | The LORD sends poverty and wealth; He humbles and He exalts. |
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| WEB | The LORD makes poor and makes rich. He brings low, he also lifts up. |
| ASV | Jehovah maketh poor, and maketh rich: He bringeth low, he also lifteth up. |
| YLT | Jehovah dispossesseth, and He maketh rich, He maketh low, yea, He maketh high. |
| DARBY | Jehovah maketh poor, and maketh rich, he bringeth low, also he lifteth up: |
| BBE | The Lord gives wealth and takes a man's goods from him: crushing men down and again lifting them up; |
| Webster | The LORD maketh poor, and maketh rich: he bringeth low, and lifteth up. |
What does 1 Samuel 2:7 mean?
Adam Clarke's Commentary
Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 1 Samuel 2:1-10
Hannah's heart rejoiced, not in Samuel, but in the Lord. She looks beyond the gift, and praises the Giver. She rejoiced in the salvation of the Lord, and in expectation of His coming, who is the whole salvation of his people. The strong are soon weakened, and the weak are soon strengthened, when God pleases. Are we poor? God made us poor, which is a good reason why we should be content, and make up our minds to our…
1 Samuel 2:7 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for 1 Samuel 2:7
- Psalms 75:7
But God is the judge: he putteth down one, and setteth up another.
- Job 5:11
To set up on high those that be low; that those which mourn may be exalted to safety.
- Deuteronomy 8:17-18
And thou say in thine heart, My power and the might of mine hand hath gotten me this wealth. But thou shalt remember the Lord thy God: for it is he that giveth thee power to get wealth, that he may establish his covenant which he sware unto thy fathers, as it is this day.
- Job 1:21
And said, Naked came I out of my mother’s womb, and naked shall I return thither: the Lord gave, and the Lord hath taken away; blessed be the name of the Lord.
- James 4:10
Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and he shall lift you up.
- James 1:9-10
Let the brother of low degree rejoice in that he is exalted: But the rich, in that he is made low: because as the flower of the grass he shall pass away.
- Isaiah 2:12
For the day of the Lord of hosts shall be upon every one that is proud and lofty, and upon every one that is lifted up; and he shall be brought low:
- Psalms 102:10
Because of thine indignation and thy wrath: for thou hast lifted me up, and cast me down.
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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Context
- 1 Samuel 2:6
The Lord killeth, and maketh alive: he bringeth down to the grave, and bringeth up.
- 1 Samuel 2:7
The Lord maketh poor, and maketh rich: he bringeth low, and lifteth up.
- 1 Samuel 2:8
He raiseth up the poor out of the dust, and lifteth up the beggar from the dunghill, to set them among princes, and to make them inherit the throne of glory: for the pillars of the earth are the Lord’s, and he hath set the world upon them.
1 Samuel 2:7 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Jehová empobrece, y él enriquece: abate, y ensalza. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | L’ Éternel appauvrit et enrichit; il abaisse, et il élève aussi. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Jehova macht arm und macht reich; er erniedrigt und erhöht auch. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Dominus pauperem facit et ditat, humiliat et sublevat. |