Luke 1:52
He hath cast down princes from thrones, and exalted men of low degree.
Noyes Bible
In The King James Version
He hath put down the mighty from their seats, and exalted them of low degree.
In Context
51He hath wrought mightily with his arm; he hath scattered the proud in the device of their heart.
53The hungry he hath filled with good things, and the rich he hath sent away empty.
Cross References
Job 5:11Who placeth the lowly in high places, And restoreth the afflicted to prosperity;
Psalms 107:40He poureth contempt upon princes, And causeth them to wander in a pathless wilderness;
Ecclesiastes 4:14For out of prison cometh forth such a one to reign; for in his own kingdom he was born a poor man.
Amos 9:11In that day I will raise up the fallen tabernacle of David, And I will close up the breaches thereof, And raise up its ruins, And I will build it, as in the days of old.
Luke 18:14I tell you, this man went down to his house justified rather than the other; for every one that exalteth himself will be humbled; but he that humbleth himself will be exalted.
Matthew Henry on Luke 1:40-57
The Interview of Mary and Elisabeth; The Song of Mary. 39 And Mary arose in those days, and went into the hill country with haste, into a city of Juda; 40 And entered into the house of Zacharias, and saluted Elisabeth. 41 And it came to pass, that, when Elisabeth heard the salutation of Mary, the babe leaped in her womb; and Elisabeth was filled with the Holy Ghost: 42 And she spake out with a loud voice, and said, Blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb. 43 And whence is this to me,… Read the whole commentary →