1 Samuel 2:8

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

'He raises the poor from the dust and lifts the needy from the ash heap to sit with nobles and inherit a seat of honor. For the foundations of the earth are the LORD’s; upon them He has set the world.'

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Other Translations

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    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.

  • KJV1611 – Modern English

    He raises up the poor from the dust, and lifts up the needy from the ashes, 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 has set the world upon them.

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    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.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    He raiseth up the poor out of the dust, He lifteth up the needy from the dunghill, To make them sit with princes, And inherit the throne of glory: For the pillars of the earth are Jehovah's, And he hath set the world upon them.

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    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.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    He taketh vp the neady out of the dust, and lifteth vp ye poore out of the myre, that he maye set them amonge the prynces, and to let them inheret the seate of honoure: for the foundacions and corners of the worlde are the LORDES, and he hath set the compase of the earth theron.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    He raiseth vp ye poore out of the dust, and lifteth vp the begger fro the dunghill, to set them among princes, and to make them inherite the seate of glory: for the pillars of the earth are the Lordes, and he hath set the world vpon them.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    He rayseth vp the poore out of the dust, and lyfteth vp the beggar from the dounghyll, to set them among princes, and to make them inherite the seate of glory: For the pyllers of the earth are the lordes, and he hath set the worlde vpon them.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    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.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    He raises up the poor out of the dust, He lifts up the needy from the dunghill, To make them sit with princes, Inherit the throne of glory: For the pillars of the earth are Yahweh's, He has set the world on them.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    He raiseth from the dust the poor, From a dunghill He lifteth up the needy, To cause `them' to sit with nobles, Yea, a throne of honour He doth cause them to inherit, For to Jehovah `are' the fixtures of earth, And He setteth on them the habitable world.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    He raiseth up the poor out of the dust, He lifteth up the needy from the dunghill, To make them sit with princes, And inherit the throne of glory: For the pillars of the earth are Jehovah's, And he hath set the world upon them.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    He raiseth up the poor out of the dust, He lifteth up the needy from the dunghill, To make them sit with princes, And inherit the throne of glory: For the pillars of the earth are Jehovah's, And he hath set the world upon them.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    Lifting the poor out of the dust, and him who is in need out of the lowest place, to give them their place among rulers, and for their heritage the seat of glory: for the pillars of the earth are the Lord's and he has made them the base of the world.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    He raises up the poor out of the dust. He lifts up the needy from the dunghill, To make them sit with princes, and inherit the throne of glory. For the pillars of the earth are Yahweh's. He has set the world on them.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    He lifts the weak from the dust; he raises the poor from the ash heap to seat them with princes– he bestows on them an honored position. The foundations of the earth belong to the LORD– he placed the world on them.

Referenced Verses

  • Ps 113:7-8 : 7 He raises the poor from the dust and lifts the needy from the ash heap. 8 He seats them with princes, with the princes of His people.
  • Ps 104:5 : 5 He established the earth on its foundations, so that it will never be moved.
  • Job 38:4-6 : 4 Where were you when I laid the foundations of the earth? Tell me, if you have understanding. 5 Who determined its measurements? Surely you know! Or who stretched the measuring line across it? 6 On what were its foundations set, or who laid its cornerstone?
  • Job 42:10-12 : 10 After Job prayed for his friends, the LORD restored his fortunes and gave him twice as much as he had before. 11 All his brothers, sisters, and former acquaintances came to him and ate with him in his house. They showed him sympathy and comforted him for all the misfortune that the LORD had brought upon him, and each one gave him a piece of silver and a gold ring. 12 The LORD blessed the latter days of Job more than his beginning. He had fourteen thousand sheep, six thousand camels, a thousand yoke of oxen, and a thousand female donkeys.
  • Ps 24:2 : 2 For He founded it upon the seas and established it upon the rivers.
  • Ps 102:25 : 25 I say, 'My God, do not take me away in the midst of my days, your years endure through all generations.'
  • Gen 41:40 : 40 'You shall be in charge of my house, and all my people are to submit to your commands. Only with respect to the throne will I be greater than you.'
  • 1 Sam 15:17 : 17 Samuel said, 'Although you were small in your own eyes, were you not made the head of the tribes of Israel? The LORD anointed you king over Israel.'
  • 2 Sam 7:8 : 8 Now therefore, this is what you shall say to my servant David: Thus says the LORD of hosts: I took you from the pasture, from following the sheep, to be ruler over my people Israel.
  • Dan 2:48 : 48 Then the king made Daniel great, gave him many great gifts, and made him ruler over the entire province of Babylon and chief over all the wise men of Babylon.
  • Dan 4:17 : 17 The tree you saw, which grew large and strong, whose height reached to the heavens and which was visible to the whole earth,
  • Dan 6:3 : 3 Over these, he placed three administrators, including Daniel, who was one of them. The satraps were to give an account to them, so the king would not suffer any loss.
  • Jas 2:5 : 5 Listen, my beloved brothers: Has not God chosen the poor of this world to be rich in faith and heirs of the kingdom which He promised to those who love Him?
  • Rev 1:6 : 6 and has made us a kingdom and priests to His God and Father, to Him be glory and dominion forever and ever. Amen.
  • Rev 3:21 : 21 The one who conquers I will grant to sit with me on my throne, just as I also conquered and sat down with my Father on His throne.
  • Rev 5:10 : 10 You have made them to be a kingdom and priests to serve our God, and they will reign on the earth.
  • Rev 22:5 : 5 There will no longer be any night, and they will not need the light of a lamp or the sun, for the Lord God will give them light, and they will reign forever and ever.
  • Luke 1:51-52 : 51 He has shown strength with His arm; He has scattered the proud in the thoughts of their hearts. 52 He has brought down rulers from their thrones and exalted the humble.
  • Heb 1:3 : 3 The Son is the radiance of God's glory and the exact representation of His nature, sustaining all things by His powerful word. After He had provided purification for sins, He sat down at the right hand of the Majesty in heaven.
  • Gen 41:14 : 14 Then Pharaoh sent for Joseph, and they quickly brought him from the dungeon. After he shaved and changed his clothes, he came before Pharaoh.
  • Eccl 4:14 : 14 For he came out of prison to become king, though he was born poor in his kingdom.
  • Job 2:8 : 8 Then Job took a piece of broken pottery to scrape himself as he sat among the ashes.
  • Job 36:6-7 : 6 He does not keep the wicked alive but gives justice to the afflicted. 7 He does not remove His eyes from the righteous; He sets them on thrones with kings and exalts them forever.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Ps 113:6-8
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    87%

    6He stoops down to look upon the heavens and the earth.

    7He raises the poor from the dust and lifts the needy from the ash heap.

    8He seats them with princes, with the princes of His people.

  • 1 Sam 2:6-7
    2 verses
    86%

    6'The LORD brings death and gives life; He brings down to Sheol and raises up.'

    7'The LORD makes poor and makes rich; He humbles and He exalts.'

  • Ps 147:6
    76%

    6The LORD lifts up the humble; He brings the wicked down to the ground.

  • Ps 107:41
    75%

    41But He lifts the needy out of their affliction and makes their families like flocks.

  • Job 5:11
    75%

    11He sets the lowly on high, and those who mourn are lifted to safety.

  • Job 22:8-9
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    75%

    8But the powerful man owns the land, and the honored man dwells in it.

    9You sent widows away empty-handed, and the arms of the fatherless were crushed.

  • Ps 145:14
    74%

    14The LORD supports all who fall and raises up all who are bowed down.

  • Ps 75:7
    73%

    7For exaltation does not come from the east, the west, or the wilderness.

  • Luke 1:52
    73%

    52He has brought down rulers from their thrones and exalted the humble.

  • Isa 26:5-6
    2 verses
    73%

    5For He has brought down those who dwell on high, the lofty city; He lays it low, to the ground, to the dust.

    6The feet of the oppressed, the footsteps of the needy, will trample it.

  • Prov 29:13-14
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    73%

    13The poor and the oppressor meet together; the LORD gives light to the eyes of both.

    14A king who judges the poor with truth will have his throne established forever.

  • Prov 22:2
    72%

    2The rich and the poor meet together; the LORD is the Maker of them all.

  • Job 22:29
    72%

    29When people are humbled and you say, 'Lift them up,' God will save the downcast.

  • Ps 138:6
    71%

    6Though the Lord is exalted, he cares for the lowly, but the proud he knows from afar.

  • Ps 41:1
    71%

    1For the director of music, a psalm of David.

  • Ps 40:2
    71%

    2I waited patiently for the LORD; He turned to me and heard my cry for help.

  • Job 36:7
    70%

    7He does not remove His eyes from the righteous; He sets them on thrones with kings and exalts them forever.

  • Eccl 5:8
    70%

    8The benefit of the land is for everyone; even a king depends on the field being cultivated.

  • Ps 10:12
    70%

    12Arise, Lord! Lift up Your hand, O God! Do not forget the afflicted.

  • 1 Sam 2:9-10
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    70%

    9'He guards the feet of His faithful ones, but the wicked are silenced in darkness. For it is not by strength that one prevails.'

    10'The LORD will shatter His adversaries; He will thunder against them from heaven. The LORD will judge the ends of the earth. He will give strength to His king and exalt the horn of His anointed.'

  • Ps 14:6
    70%

    6You frustrate the plans of the poor, but the LORD is their refuge.

  • Ps 146:8-9
    2 verses
    70%

    8The LORD gives sight to the blind, the LORD lifts up those who are bowed down, the LORD loves the righteous.

    9The LORD protects the sojourners; he sustains the fatherless and the widow, but he frustrates the way of the wicked.

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    70%

    4He will judge the poor of the people, save the children of the needy, and crush the oppressor.

  • Prov 19:17
    70%

    17Whoever is gracious to the poor lends to the LORD, and he will repay him for his good deed.

  • Prov 14:31
    70%

    31Whoever oppresses the poor shows contempt for their Maker, but whoever is kind to the needy honors Him.

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    11You crushed Rahab like one of the slain; with your strong arm, you scattered your enemies.

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    69%

    10He crouches, he bows down, and the helpless fall by his strong claws.

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    6He shakes the earth from its place, and its pillars tremble.

  • Job 24:4
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    4They turn the needy off the path, and the poor of the land are forced to hide together.

  • Job 34:19
    69%

    19God shows no partiality to princes and does not favor the rich over the poor, for they are all the work of His hands.

  • Ps 82:4
    69%

    4Rescue the weak and the needy; deliver them from the hand of the wicked.

  • Ps 12:5
    69%

    5Those who say, 'By our tongue we will prevail; our lips are our own—who is lord over us?'

  • Eccl 10:6
    69%

    6Foolishness is set in high places, while the rich sit in lowly positions.

  • Prov 22:7
    69%

    7The rich rule over the poor, and the borrower is servant to the lender.

  • Ps 49:2
    69%

    2Listen to this, all you peoples; give ear, all who dwell on the earth,

  • Isa 40:22-23
    2 verses
    69%

    22He sits enthroned above the circle of the earth, and its people are like grasshoppers. He stretches out the heavens like a curtain, and spreads them out like a tent to live in.

    23He brings princes to naught and reduces the rulers of this world to nothing.

  • Ps 72:12
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    12For he will deliver the needy who cry for help, the poor who have no helper.

  • Ps 115:16
    69%

    16The heavens belong to the Lord, but He has given the earth to the children of man.

  • Ps 72:2
    69%

    2He will judge your people with righteousness and your afflicted ones with justice.

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    69%

    9Let the lowly brother boast in his exaltation,

  • Ps 20:8
    69%

    8Some trust in chariots and some in horses, but we will remember and trust in the name of the Lord our God.