Then I gave orders for a time of going without food, there by the river Ahava, so that we might make ourselves low before our God in prayer, requesting from him a straight way for us and for our little ones and for all our substance.
And at the evening offering, having made myself low before God, I got up, and with signs of grief, falling down on my knees, with my hands stretched out to the Lord my God,
And in that day I will make an agreement for them with the beasts of the field and the birds of heaven and the things which go low on the earth; I will put an end to the bow and the sword and war in all the land, and will make them take their rest in peace.
They are all heated like an oven, and they put an end to their judges; all their kings have been made low; not one among them makes prayer to me.
For he has said, By the strength of my hand I have done it, and by my knowledge, for I am wise: and I have taken away the limits of the peoples' lands, and the stores of their wealth have become mine; and I have made towns low in the dust, sending destruction on those living in them;
And I will send punishment on the world for its evil, and on the sinners for their wrongdoing; and I will put an end to all pride, and will make low the power of the cruel.
How great is your fall from heaven, O shining one, son of the morning! How are you cut down to the earth, low among the dead bodies!
And in Egypt there will be no work for any man, head or tail, high or low, to do.
The high looks of man will be put to shame, and the pride of men will be made low, and only the Lord will be lifted up in that day.
And the high looks of man will be put to shame, and the pride of men will be made low: and only the Lord will be lifted up in that day.
See, here come war-carriages with men, horsemen by twos: and in answer he said, Babylon is made low, is made low, and all her images are broken on the earth.
And if he puts out his hands, like a man stretching out his hands in swimming, the Lord will make low his pride, however expert his designs.
And the strong tower of your walls has been broken by him, made low, and crushed even to the dust.
For he has made low those who are lifted up, all the people of the town of pride: he makes it low, crushing it down to the earth; he makes it low in the dust.
And you will be made low, and your voice will come out of the earth, and your words will be low out of the dust; and your voice will come out of the earth like that of a spirit, making bird-like noises out of the dust.
But the tall trees will come down with a great fall, and the town will be low in a low place.
And the people will be crushed, every one by his neighbour; the young will be full of pride against the old, and those of low position will be lifted up against the noble.
Let every valley be lifted up, and every mountain and hill be made low, and let the rough places become level, and the hilltops become a valley,
Truly, all those who are angry with you will be made low and put to shame: those desiring to do you wrong will come to nothing and never again be seen.
All those who have gone against him will be put to shame; the makers of images will be made low.
But the Lord will make Israel free with an eternal salvation: you will not be put to shame or made low for ever and ever.
And you went to Melech with oil and much perfume, and you sent your representatives far off, and went as low as the underworld.
For this cause the Lord took away from Israel head and tail, high and low, in one day.
But the man of wealth, that he is made low; because like the flower of the grass he will come to his end.
But let the brother of low position be glad that he is lifted up;
Make yourselves low in the eyes of the Lord and you will be lifted up by him.
But he gives more grace. So that the Writings say, God is against the men of pride, but he gives grace to those who make themselves low before him.
Say to the king and to the queen-mother, Make yourselves low, be seated on the earth: for the crown of your glory has come down from your heads.
Let them be put to shame because they have done disgusting things. They had no shame, they were not able to become red with shame: so they will come down with those who are falling: when my punishment comes on them, they will be made low, says the Lord.
Let them be put to shame because they have done disgusting things. They had no shame, they were not able to become red with shame: so they will come down with those who are falling: in the time of their punishment they will be made low, says the Lord.
His sons come to honour, and he has no knowledge of it; they are made low, but he is not conscious of it.
If you come back to the Ruler of all, making yourself low before him; if you put evil far away from your tents;
For God makes low those whose hearts are lifted up, but he is a saviour to the poor in spirit.
For a short time they are lifted up; then they are gone; they are made low, they are pulled off like fruit, and like the heads of grain they are cut off.
Truly God has made me low, even to the earth, and I have become like dust.
Let your wrath be overflowing; let your eyes see all the sons of pride, and make them low.
A word was given to me secretly, and the low sound of it came to my ears.
Lifting up those who are low, and putting the sad in a safe place;
Then Zebul said to him, Now where is your loud talk when you said, Who is Abimelech that we are to be his servants? Is this not the people whom you were rating so low? Go out now, and make war on them.
By him my teeth have been broken with crushed stones, and I am bent low in the dust.
And these are unclean to you among things which go low down on the earth; the weasel and the mouse and the great lizard, and animals of that sort;
For every man who gives himself a high place will be put down, but he who takes a low place will be lifted up.
He has put down kings from their seats, lifting up on high the men of low degree.
I say to you, This man went back to his house with God's approval, and not the other: for everyone who makes himself high will be made low and whoever makes himself low will be made high.
And he made this story for some people who were certain that they were good, and had a low opinion of others:
Every valley will be lifted up, and all the mountains and hills made low, and the twisted will be made straight, and the rough ways smooth;
And so I have taken away your honour and made you low before all the people, even as you have not kept my ways, and have given no thought to me in using the law.
Whoever, then, will make himself as low as this little child, the same is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven.
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