A moment in scripture
1 Samuel 2:5
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They that were full have hired out themselves for bread; and they that were hungry ceased: so that the barren hath born seven; and she that hath many children is waxed feeble.
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The surrounding passage
- 1 Samuel 2:3
Talk no more so exceeding proudly; let not arrogancy come out of your mouth: for the Lord is a God of knowledge, and by him actions are weighed.
- 1 Samuel 2:4
The bows of the mighty men are broken, and they that stumbled are girded with strength.
- 1 Samuel 2:6
The Lord killeth, and maketh alive: he bringeth down to the grave, and bringeth up.
- 1 Samuel 2:7
The Lord maketh poor, and maketh rich: he bringeth low, and lifteth up.
Scripture: King James Version (KJV), English, 66-book canon. The quotation retains the wording and numbering of our source corpus.