Luke 1:51
He hath wrought strength with his arm, He hath scattered men arrogant in the intention of their heart;
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
In Context
50And his mercy is unto generations and generations, to them who revere him;
52He hath deposed potentates from thrones, and uplifted the lowly;
Cross References
Genesis 8:21And Yahweh smelled a satisfying odour, so Yahweh said to himself. I will not, again, curse any more the ground for man’s sake, although the device of the heart of man, be wicked from his youth,—neither will I again, any more smite every living thing, as I have done.
Exodus 15:9Said the foe—I will pursue—overtake divide spoil,—Take her fill of them—shall my soul, I will bare my sword, root them out—shall my hand.
Deuteronomy 4:34Or did a god ever make trial of entering in to take unto him a nation out of the midst of a nation, by provings, by signs and by wonders and by fighting, and by a firm hand and by a stretched-out arm, and by great terrors,—according to all that Yahweh your God did for you in Egypt, before your eyes?
1 Samuel 2:3Do not multiply words, so loftily—loftily, Nor let arrogance proceed from your mouth,—For, a GOD of knowledge, is Yahweh, And, for himself, are great doings made firm.
Job 40:9But if, an arm like GOD, thou hast, and, with a voice like his, thou canst thunder,
Psalms 33:10Yahweh, hath frustrated the counsel of nations, hath brought to nothing the devices of peoples.
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 →