Verse List for 1 SAM 2:8

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OET (OET-RV) He lifts the poor up from the dust, ⇔ ≈ and lifts up the needy from the ash heap ⇔ so they can sit with influential people ⇔ ≈ and be given the seat of honour. ⇔ The earth’s foundations belong to Yahweh— ⇔ he was the one who placed the world on top of them.

OET-LV he_is_raising _up from_the_dust the_poor from_the_ash _heap he _lifts _up the_needy to_cause_them_to _dwell with noble_people and_a _throne _of honour he_makes _them _inherit if/because to/for_YHWH the_pillars _of the_earth and_he _set on_them the_world.

ULT Raising the poor from the dust, ⇔  he lifts up the needy from the trash heap ⇔ to make, them sit with nobles, ⇔  and he makes them inherit a seat of honor. ⇔ For the pillars of the earth, are to Yahweh, ⇔  and he has set the world on them.

UST Needy people often do not have homes, ⇔  but Yahweh gives those poor people places to live in. ⇔ People then treat them respectfully, ⇔  and they even sit with community leaders. ⇔ After all, it was Yahweh who created a place ⇔  on which the world itself rests.

BSB & MSB He raises the poor from the dust ⇔  and lifts the needy from the ash heap. ⇔ He seats [them] among princes ⇔  and bestows on them a throne of honor. ⇔ For the foundations of the earth are the LORD ’s, ⇔  and upon them He has set the world.

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CSB He raises the poor from the dust and lifts the needy from the trash heap. He seats them with noblemen and gives them a throne of honor. For the foundations of the earth are the LORD’s; he has set the world on them.

NLT He lifts the poor from the dust and the needy from the garbage dump. He sets them among princes, placing them in seats of honor. For all the earth is the LORD’s, and he has set the world in order.

NIV 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; on them he has set the world.

CEV You lift the poor and homeless out of the garbage dump and give them places of honor in royal palaces. You set the world on foundations, and they belong to you.

ESV He raises up the poor from the dust; he lifts the needy from the ash heap to make them sit with princes and inherit a seat of honor. For the pillars of the earth are the LORD’s, and on them he has set the world.

NASB “He raises the poor from the dust, He lifts the needy from the ash heap To make them sit with nobles, And inherit a seat of honor; For the pillars of the earth are the LORD’S, And He set the world on them.

LSB He raises the poor from the dust; He exalts the needy from the ash heap To make them sit with nobles, And inherit a seat of glory; For the pillars of the earth are Yahweh’s, And He set the world on them.

WEBBE & WMBB He raises up the poor out of the dust. ⇔  He lifts up the needy from the dunghill ⇔  to make them sit with princes ⇔  and inherit the throne of glory. ⇔ For the pillars of the earth are the LORD’s. ⇔  He has set the world on them.

MSG ^(6-10)God brings death and God brings life, brings down to the grave and raises up. God brings poverty and God brings wealth; he lowers, he also lifts up. He puts poor people on their feet again; he rekindles burned-out lives with fresh hope, Restoring dignity and respect to their lives— a place in the sun! For the very structures of earth are God’s; he has laid out his operations on a firm foundation. He protectively cares for his faithful friends, step by step, but leaves the wicked to stumble in the dark. No one makes it in this life by sheer muscle! God’s enemies will be blasted out of the sky, crashed in a heap and burned. God will set things right all over the earth, he’ll give strength to his king, he’ll set his anointed on top of the world!

NET He lifts the weak from the dust; ⇔ he raises the poor from the ash heap ⇔ to seat them with princes ⇔ and to bestow on them an honored position. ⇔ The foundations of the earth belong to the Lord, ⇔ and he has placed the world on them.

LSV He raises the poor from the dust,
He lifts up the needy from a dunghill,
To cause [them] to sit with nobles,
Indeed, He causes them to inherit a throne of glory,
For the fixtures of earth [are] of YHWH,
And He sets the habitable world on them.

FBV He helps the poor up from the dust; he raises the lowborn from the trash pile and seats them with the upper class in places of honor. For the foundations of the earth belong to the Lord, and he has placed the world on them.

T4T Sometimes you lift poor people up so that they are no longer despondent, sitting in the dust, ⇔  or sitting on heaps of ashes; ⇔ you cause them to sit next to princes; ⇔  you cause them to sit on chairs/thrones where people who are highly honored sit. ⇔ Yahweh, you are the one who laid the foundations of the earth, ⇔  and you have set the whole world on those foundations.

LEB • He raises up the poor from the dust.
  • From the ash heap he lifts up the needy,
• to cause them to sit with noble people
  • and to cause them to inherit a seat of honor.
• For the pillars of the earth belong to Yahweh
  • and he has set the inhabited world on them.

NRSV He raises up the poor from the dust; he lifts the needy from the ash heap, to make them sit with princes and inherit a seat of honor. For the pillars of the earth are the LORD’s, and on them he has set the world.

NKJV He raises the poor from the dust And lifts the beggar from the ash heap, To set them among princes And make them inherit the throne of glory. “For the pillars of the earth are the LORD’s, And He has set the world upon them.

NAB He raises the needy from the dust; from the ash heap lifts up the poor, To seat them with nobles and make a glorious throne their heritage. “For the pillars of the earth are the LORD’s, and he has set the world upon them.

BBE Lifting the poor out of the dust, and him who is in need out of the lowest place, to give them their place among rulers, and for their heritage the seat of glory: for the pillars of the earth are the Lord's and he has made them the base of the world.

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JPS He raiseth up the poor out of the dust, He lifteth up the needy from the dung-hill, to make them sit with princes, and inherit the throne of glory; for the pillars of the earth are the LORD'S, and He hath set the world upon them.

ASV He raiseth up the poor out of the dust, ⇔ He lifteth up the needy from the dunghill, ⇔ To make them sit with princes, ⇔ And inherit the throne of glory: ⇔ For the pillars of the earth are Jehovah’s, ⇔ And he hath set the world upon them.

DRA He raiseth up the needy from the dust, and lifteth up the poor from the dunghill: that he may sit with princes, and hold the throne of glory. For the poles of the earth are the Lord’s, and upon them he hath set the world.

YLT He raiseth from the dust the poor, From a dunghill He lifteth up the needy, To cause [them] to sit with nobles, Yea, a throne of honour He doth cause them to inherit, For to Jehovah [are] the fixtures of earth, And He setteth on them the habitable world.

Drby He raiseth up the poor out of the dust; from the dung-hill he lifteth up the needy, To set [him] among nobles; and he maketh them inherit a throne of glory; For the pillars of the earth are Jehovah's, and he hath set the world upon them.

RV He raiseth up the poor out of the dust, he lifteth up the needy from the dunghill, to make them sit with princes, and inherit the throne of glory: for the pillars of the earth are the LORD’S, and he hath set the world upon them.
(He raiseth/raises up the poor out of the dust, he lifteth/lifts up the needy from the dung-hill, to make them sit with princes, and inherit the throne of glory: for the pillars of the earth are the LORD’S, and he hath/has set the world upon them.)

SLT Raising up the weak from the dust, he will raise up the needy from the dung-hill to sit with the noble, and he will cause them to inherit a throne of glory, for to Jehovah the castings of the earth, and he will put the habitable globe upon them.

Wbstr He raiseth the poor out of the dust, and lifteth the beggar from the dunghill, to set them among princes, and to make them inherit the throne of glory: for the pillars of the earth are the LORD'S, and he hath set the world upon them.

KJB-1769 He raiseth up the poor out of the dust, and lifteth up the beggar from the dunghill, to set them among princes, and to make them inherit the throne of glory: for the pillars of the earth are the LORD’s, and he hath set the world upon them.
(He raiseth/raises up the poor out of the dust, and lifteth/lifts up the beggar from the dung-hill, to set them among princes, and to make them inherit the throne of glory: for the pillars of the earth are the LORD’s, and he hath/has set the world upon them.)

KJB-1611 He raiseth vp the poore out of the dust, and lifteth vp the begger from the dunghill, to set them among princes, and to make them inherit the throne of glory: for the pillars of the earth are the LORDs, and hee hath set the world vpon them.
(He raiseth/raises up the poor out of the dust, and lifteth/lifts up the beggar from the dung-hill, to set them among princes, and to make them inherit the throne of glory: for the pillars of the earth are the LORD's, and he hath/has set the world upon them.)

Bshps He rayseth vp the poore out of the dust, and lyfteth vp the beggar from the dounghyll, to set them among princes, and to make them inherite the seate of glory: For the pyllers of the earth are the lordes, and he hath set the worlde vpon them.
(He raiseth up the poor out of the dust, and lifteth/lifts up the beggar from the dung-hill, to set them among princes, and to make them inherit the seat of glory: For the pillars of the earth are the lords, and he hath/has set the world upon them.)

Gnva He raiseth vp ye poore out of the dust, and lifteth vp the begger from the dunghill, to set them among princes, and to make them inherite the seate of glory: for the pillars of the earth are the Lordes, and he hath set the world vpon them.
(He raiseth/raises up ye/you_all poor out of the dust, and lifteth/lifts up the beggar from the dung-hill, to set them among princes, and to make them inherit the seat of glory: for the pillars of the earth are the Lords, and he hath/has set the world upon them.)

Cvdl He taketh vp the neady out of the dust, and lifteth vp ye poore out of the myre, that he maye set them amonge the prynces, and to let them inheret the seate of honoure: for the foundacions and corners of the worlde are the LORDES, and he hath set the compase of the earth theron.
(He taketh/takes up the needy out of the dust, and lifteth/lifts up ye/you_all poor out of the mire/mud, that he may set them among the princes, and to let them inherit the seat of honoure: for the foundations and corners of the world are the LORDS, and he hath/has set the compass/all_around of the earth thereon.)

Wycl He reisith a nedi man fro poudur, and `he reisith a pore man fro dryt, that he sitte with princes, and holde the seete of glorie; for the endis of erthe ben of the Lord, and he hath set the world on tho.
(He raiseth/raises a needy man from poudur, and he raiseth/raises a poor man from dryt, that he sit with princes, and hold the seat of glory; for the ends of earth been of the Lord, and he hath/has set the world on those.)

Luth Er hebet auf den Dürftigen aus dem Staub und erhöhet den Armen aus dem Kot, daß er ihn setze unter die Fürsten und den Stuhl der Ehren erben lasse. Denn der Welt Ende sind des HErr’s, und er hat den Erdboden drauf gesetzet.
(He lift on/in/to the poor_(ones) out_of to_him dust and increased/enhanced the poor_(one) out_of to_him faeces/filth, that he him/it set/put under the prince(s)/ruler(s) and the stool/chair the/of_the honour(n) inherit let. Because the/of_the world end(n) are the LORD’s, and he has the ground on_it set(v).)

ClVg Suscitat de pulvere egenum, et de stercore elevat pauperem: ut sedeat cum principibus, et solium gloriæ teneat. Domini enim sunt cardines terræ, et posuit super eos orbem.[fn]
(Suscitat from/about dust needy, and from/about dung elevat the_poor: as sit_down when/with princes/leaders, and only of_glory hold. Master because are cardines of_the_earth/land(pl), and put over them the_world.)

UHB מֵקִ֨ים מֵ⁠עָפָ֜ר דָּ֗ל מֵֽ⁠אַשְׁפֹּת֙ יָרִ֣ים אֶבְי֔וֹן לְ⁠הוֹשִׁיב֙ עִם־נְדִיבִ֔ים וְ⁠כִסֵּ֥א כָב֖וֹד יַנְחִלֵ֑⁠ם כִּ֤י לַֽ⁠יהוָה֙ מְצֻ֣קֵי אֶ֔רֶץ וַ⁠יָּ֥שֶׁת עֲלֵי⁠הֶ֖ם תֵּבֵֽל׃ ‡

BrLXX Ἀνιστᾷ ἀπὸ γῆς πένητα, καὶ ἀπὸ κοπρίας ἐγείρει πτωχὸν, καθίσαι μετὰ δυναστῶν λαοῦ, καὶ θρόνον δόξης κατακληρονομῶν αὐτοῖς,

BrTr He lifts up the poor from the earth, and raises the needy from the dunghill; to seat him with the princes of the people, and causing them to inherit the throne of glory:

Verse List for 1 SAM 2:8

Verse List for 1 SAM 2:8