Luke 1:52
Hee hath put downe the mighty from their seates, and exalted them of lowe degree.
Geneva Bible 1599
In The King James Version
He hath put down the mighty from their seats, and exalted them of low degree.
In Context
53Hee hath filled the hungrie with good things, and sent away the rich emptie.
Cross References
1 Samuel 2:4The bow and the mightie men are broken, and the weake haue girded themselues with strength.
Job 5:11And setteth vp on hie them that be lowe, that the sorowfull may be exalted to saluation.
Psalms 107:40He powreth contempt vpon princes, and causeth them to erre in desert places out of the way.
Ecclesiastes 4:14For out of the prison he commeth forth to reigne: when as he that is borne in his kingdome, is made poore.
Amos 9:11In that day will I raise vp the tabernacle of Dauid, that is fallen downe, and close vp the breaches therof, and I will rayse vp his ruines, and I will builde it, as in the dayes of olde,
Luke 18:14I tell you, this man departed to his house iustified, rather then the other: for euery man that exalteth himselfe, shall be brought lowe, and he that humbleth himselfe, shalbe 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 →