Yehezkiel 17:24

17:24 All the trees of the field will know that I am the Lord.

I make the high tree low; I raise up the low tree.

I make the green tree wither, and I make the dry tree sprout.

I, the Lord, have spoken, and I will do it!’”

Yehezkiel 17:1

A Parable of Two Eagles and a Vine

17:1 The word of the Lord came to me:

1 Samuel 2:7-8

2:7 The Lord impoverishes and makes wealthy;

he humbles and he exalts.

2:8 He lifts the weak ¹  from the dust;

he raises ²  the poor from the ash heap

to seat them with princes

and to bestow on them an honored position. ³ 

The foundations of the earth belong to the Lord,

and he has placed the world on them.

Mazmur 75:7

75:7 For God is the judge! ⁴ 

He brings one down and exalts another. ⁵ 

Mazmur 113:7-8

113:7 He raises the poor from the dirt,

and lifts up the needy from the garbage pile, ⁶ 

113:8 that he might seat him with princes,

with the princes of his people.

Lukas 1:52

1:52 He has brought down the mighty ⁷  from their thrones, and has lifted up those of lowly position; ⁸ 

[2:8]  ¹ tn Or “lowly”; Heb “insignificant.”

[2:8]  ² tn The imperfect verbal form, which is parallel to the participle in the preceding line, is best understood here as indicating what typically happens.

[2:8]  ³ tn Heb “a seat of honor.”

[75:7]  ⁴ tn Or “judges.”

[75:7]  ⁵ tn The imperfects here emphasize the generalizing nature of the statement.

[113:7]  ⁶ sn The language of v. 7 is almost identical to that of 1 Sam 2:8.

[1:52]  ⁷ tn Or “rulers.”

[1:52]  ⁸ tn Or “those of humble position”

[1:52]  sn The contrast between the mighty and those of lowly position is fundamental for Luke. God cares for those that the powerful ignore (Luke 4:18-19).