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Keyword: Degradation
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Original Word: שָׁפֵל
(shaphel)
Strong's Number: H8213 (Hebrew)
Definition: to be low, be abased, be humbled, be degraded
Ezekiel 21:26
KJV:
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.
NKJV:
thus says the Lord GOD: 'Remove the turban, and take off the crown; Nothing shall remain the same. Exalt the humble, and humble the exalted.
NIV:
this is what the Sovereign LORD says: Take off the turban, remove the crown. It will not be as it was: The lowly will be exalted and the exalted will be brought low.
Interpretation:
God will reverse positions, exalting the low and degrading the high. The verse shows that God brings down those who exalt themselves. Those who are low will be raised up, and those who are high will be brought low. The verse teaches that God reverses human hierarchies. Pride leads to degradation, while humility leads to exaltation. God removes crowns and diadems from those who are high and lifts up those who are low.
Tweet Text:
Ezekiel 21:26 God will reverse positions, exalting the low and degrading the high. God reverses human hierarchies. Pride leads to degradation, while humility leads to exaltation. #degradation #mywordofgod
Daniel 4:37
KJV:
Now I Nebuchadnezzar praise and extol and honour the King of heaven, all whose works are truth, and his ways judgment: and those that walk in pride he is able to abase.
NKJV:
Now I, Nebuchadnezzar, praise and extol and honor the King of heaven, all of whose works are truth, and His ways justice. And those who walk in pride He is able to put down.
NIV:
Now I, Nebuchadnezzar, praise and exalt and glorify the King of heaven, because everything he does is right and all his ways are just. And those who walk in pride he is able to humble.
Interpretation:
Nebuchadnezzar testifies that God is able to abase those who walk in pride. The verse shows that pride leads to degradation. God has the power to bring down anyone who exalts themselves. The verse teaches that degradation comes to those who walk in pride. Nebuchadnezzar learned this through personal experience. Those who walk in pride should remember that God can and will bring them low.
Tweet Text:
Daniel 4:37 God is able to abase those who walk in pride. Pride leads to degradation. Those who walk in pride should remember that God can and will bring them low. #degradation #mywordofgod
Isaiah 2:12
KJV:
For the day of the LORD of hosts shall be upon every one that is proud and lofty, and upon every one that is lifted up; and he shall be brought low:
NKJV:
For the day of the LORD of hosts Shall come upon everything proud and lofty, Upon everything lifted up—And it shall be brought low—
NIV:
The LORD Almighty has a day in store for all the proud and lofty, for all that is exalted and they will be humbled,
Interpretation:
The day of the Lord will bring degradation to all who are proud and lofty. The verse shows that God's judgment will humble those who exalt themselves. Everything that is lifted up will be brought low. The verse teaches that degradation awaits the proud on the day of judgment. No one who exalts themselves will escape being brought low. God's day will reverse all human exaltation and bring it to degradation.
Tweet Text:
Isaiah 2:12 The day of the Lord will bring degradation to all who are proud and lofty. Degradation awaits the proud on the day of judgment. No one who exalts themselves will escape being brought low. #degradation #mywordofgod