7The Lord sends poverty and wealth; he humbles and he exalts.


In Context

4 "The bows of the warriors are broken, but those who stumbled are armed with strength.

5 Those who were full hire themselves out for food, but those who were hungry hunger no more. She who was barren has borne seven children, but she who has had many sons pines away.

6 "The Lord brings death and makes alive; he brings down to the grave and raises up.

7 The Lord sends poverty and wealth; he humbles and he exalts.

8 He raises the poor from the dust and lifts the needy from the ash heap; he seats them with princes and has them inherit a throne of honor. "For the foundations of the earth are the Lord 's; upon them he has set the world.

9 He will guard the feet of his saints, but the wicked will be silenced in darkness. "It is not by strength that one prevails;

1st Samuel 2:7 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

2:7The LORD maketh poor, and maketh rich: he bringeth low, and lifteth up.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

2:7The Lord maketh poor and maketh rich, he humbleth and he exalteth.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

2:7Jehovah maketh poor, and maketh rich: He bringeth low, he also lifteth up.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

2:7Jehovah maketh poor, and maketh rich, he bringeth low, also he lifteth up:

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

2:7The LORD maketh poor, and maketh rich: he bringeth low, he also lifteth up.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

2:7The LORD maketh poor, and maketh rich: he bringeth low, and lifteth up.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

2:7Yahweh makes poor, and makes rich. He brings low, he also lifts up.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

2:7Jehovah dispossesseth, and He maketh rich, He maketh low, yea, He maketh high.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

2:7The LORD makes poor, and makes rich: he brings low, and lifts up.