Luke 1:52
He does not let mighty kings rule [MTY] any more, but he honors people who are oppressed (OR, humble).
Translation for Translators
In The King James Version
He hath put down the mighty from their seats, and exalted them of low degree.
In Context
51He shows people that he [MTY] is very powerful. He scatters those who think proudly.
Cross References
1 Samuel 2:4Yahweh, you break the bows/weapons of mighty soldiers, and you give strength to those who stumble because of being weak.
Job 5:11He exalts those who are humble, and causes those who mourn to be joyful (OR, safe, prosperous).
Psalms 107:40Yahweh shows contempt for the leaders who oppress them, and causes them to wander in deserts where there are no roads.
Ecclesiastes 4:14It is possible for a young man like that to succeed and some day become king, even if his parents were poor or even if he was in prison some of the time.
Amos 9:11“The kingdom over which King David ruled has been destroyed, like [MET] a house that collapsed and then became ruins. But some day I will cause it to be a kingdom again. I will cause it to prosper again just like it did previously.
Luke 18:14Then Jesus said, “I tell you (pl) that as the tax collector went home, the record of his sins was erased { God erased the record of his sins}, not that of the Pharisee. Remember this: Those who exalt themselves will be humbled { God will humble all those who exalt themselves}, but those who humble themselves will be exalted { he will exalt those who humble themselves}.”
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 →