In that day will I raise up the tabernacle of David that is fallen, and close up the breaches thereof; and I will raise up his ruins, and I will build it as in the days of old: {close: Heb. hedge, or, wall}

But God hath chosen the foolish things of the world to confound the wise; and God hath chosen the weak things of the world to confound the things which are mighty;

I the LORD have spoken {it}: it shall come to pass, and I will do {it}; I will not go back, neither will I spare, neither will I repent; according to thy ways, and according to thy doings, shall they judge thee, saith the Lord GOD.

For he bringeth down them that dwell on high; the lofty city, he layeth it low; he layeth it low, {even} to the ground; he bringeth it {even} to the dust.

He hath put down the mighty from {their} seats, and exalted them of low degree.

For ye shall go out with joy, and be led forth with peace: the mountains and the hills shall break forth before you into singing, and all the trees of the field shall clap {their} hands.

Thus saith the Lord GOD; Remove the diadem, and take off the crown: this {shall} not {be} the same: exalt {him that is} low, and abase {him that is} high.

Can thine heart endure, or can thine hands be strong, in the days that I shall deal with thee? I the LORD have spoken {it}, and will do {it}.

For promotion {cometh} neither from the east, nor from the west, nor from the south. {south: Heb. desert}

The LORD maketh poor, and maketh rich: he bringeth low, and lifteth up.

For I {am} the LORD: I will speak, and the word that I shall speak shall come to pass; it shall be no more prolonged: for in your days, O rebellious house, will I say the word, and will perform it, saith the Lord GOD.

Let the heavens rejoice, and let the earth be glad; let the sea roar, and the fulness thereof. {the fulness...: or, all it containeth}

But thou hast cast off and abhorred, thou hast been wroth with thine anointed.

And there shall come forth a rod out of the stem of Jesse, and a Branch shall grow out of his roots:

Look on every one {that is} proud, {and} bring him low; and tread down the wicked in their place.

To set up on high those that be low; that those which mourn may be exalted to safety.

Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away.

The days of his youth hast thou shortened: thou hast covered him with shame. Selah.

For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace.

And he shall reign over the house of Jacob for ever; and of his kingdom there shall be no end.

And upon all the cedars of Lebanon, {that are} high and lifted up, and upon all the oaks of Bashan,

Heaven and earth shall pass away: but my words shall not pass away.

Casting down imaginations, and every high thing that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ; {imaginations: or, reasonings}

He hath put down the mighty from {their} seats, and exalted them of low degree.

And it came to pass, that on the morrow Moses went into the tabernacle of witness; and, behold, the rod of Aaron for the house of Levi was budded, and brought forth buds, and bloomed blossoms, and yielded almonds.

And the king loved Esther above all the women, and she obtained grace and favour in his sight more than all the virgins; so that he set the royal crown upon her head, and made her queen instead of Vashti. {favour: or, kindness} {in his...: Heb. before him}

And shall put my spirit in you, and ye shall live, and I shall place you in your own land: then shall ye know that I the LORD have spoken {it}, and performed {it}, saith the LORD.

Every valley shall be filled, and every mountain and hill shall be brought low; and the crooked shall be made straight, and the rough ways {shall be} made smooth;

Then the heathen that are left round about you shall know that I the LORD build the ruined {places, and} plant that that was desolate: I the LORD have spoken {it}, and I will do {it}.

He raiseth up the poor out of the dust, {and} lifteth the needy out of the dunghill;

Thus saith the Lord GOD; Remove the diadem, and take off the crown: this {shall} not {be} the same: exalt {him that is} low, and abase {him that is} high.

Every valley shall be exalted, and every mountain and hill shall be made low: and the crooked shall be made straight, and the rough places plain: {straight: or, a straight place} {plain: or, a plain place}

And he was driven from the sons of men; and his heart was made like the beasts, and his dwelling {was} with the wild asses: they fed him with grass like oxen, and his body was wet with the dew of heaven; till he knew that the most high God ruled in the kingdom of men, and {that} he appointeth over it whomsoever he will. {his heart...: or, he made his heart equal, etc}

Can thine heart endure, or can thine hands be strong, in the days that I shall deal with thee? I the LORD have spoken {it}, and will do {it}.

In that day will I raise up the tabernacle of David that is fallen, and close up the breaches thereof; and I will raise up his ruins, and I will build it as in the days of old: {close: Heb. hedge, or, wall}

And I will drive thee from thy station, and from thy state shall he pull thee down.

And say to the forest of the south, Hear the word of the LORD; Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I will kindle a fire in thee, and it shall devour every green tree in thee, and every dry tree: the flaming flame shall not be quenched, and all faces from the south to the north shall be burned therein.

To set up on high those that be low; that those which mourn may be exalted to safety.

Then he made him that remaineth have dominion over the nobles among the people: the LORD made me have dominion over the mighty.

Behold, this {is} the joy of his way, and out of the earth shall others grow.

For ye shall be as an oak whose leaf fadeth, and as a garden that hath no water.

So will I send upon you famine and evil beasts, and they shall bereave thee; and pestilence and blood shall pass through thee; and I will bring the sword upon thee. I the LORD have spoken {it}.

Thus Ezekiel is unto you a sign: according to all that he hath done shall ye do: and when this cometh, ye shall know that I {am} the Lord GOD.

I have made him fair by the multitude of his branches: so that all the trees of Eden, that {were} in the garden of God, envied him.

Him hath God exalted with his right hand {to be} a Prince and a Saviour, for to give repentance to Israel, and forgiveness of sins.