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Ecclesiastes 4:14

For the youth has come from the prison to the kingship, though he was born poor in his own kingdom.

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ASV

For out of prison he came forth to be king; yea, even in his kingdom he was born poor.

KJV

For out of prison he cometh to reign; whereas also he that is born in his kingdom becometh poor.

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Original language & word study

10 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
כִּֽי־ki-forH3588 →
מִבֵּ֥יתmi.Beitfrom [the] house ofH1004 →
הָסוּרִ֖יםha.su.Rimthe prisonersH631 →
יָצָ֣אya.Tza'he came outH3318 →
לִמְלֹ֑ךְlim.Lokhto become kingH4427 →
כִּ֛יkiforH3588 →
גַּ֥םgamalsoH1571 →
בְּמַלְכוּת֖וֹbe.mal.khu.Toin own kingdom hisH4438 →
נוֹלַ֥דno.Ladhe had been bornH3205 →
רָֽשׁ׃Rasha poor [person]H7326 →

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1 Samuel 2:8He raises the poor from the dust and lifts the needy from the ash heap. He seats them among princes and bestows on them a throne of honor. For the foundations of the earth are the LORD’s, and upon them He has set the world.Psalms 113:7–8He raises the poor from the dust and lifts the needy from the dumpGenesis 41:14So Pharaoh sent for Joseph, who was quickly brought out of the dungeon. After he had shaved and changed his clothes, he went in before Pharaoh.Luke 1:52He has brought down rulers from their thrones, but has exalted the humble.Lamentations 4:20The LORD’s anointed, the breath of our life, was captured in their pits. We had said of him, “Under his shadow we will live among the nations.”Job 5:11He sets the lowly on high, so that mourners are lifted to safety.2 Kings 24:12Jehoiachin king of Judah, his mother, his servants, his commanders, and his officials all surrendered to the king of Babylon. So in the eighth year of his reign, the king of Babylon took him captive.2 Kings 24:6And Jehoiakim rested with his fathers, and his son Jehoiachin reigned in his place.Daniel 4:31While the words were still in the king’s mouth, a voice came from heaven: “It is decreed to you, King Nebuchadnezzar, that the kingdom has departed from you.2 Kings 25:27–30On the twenty-seventh day of the twelfth month of the thirty-seventh year of the exile of Judah’s King Jehoiachin, in the year Evil-merodach became king of Babylon, he released King Jehoiachin of Judah from prison.Genesis 41:33–44Now, therefore, Pharaoh should look for a discerning and wise man and set him over the land of Egypt.2 Kings 25:7And they slaughtered the sons of Zedekiah before his eyes. Then they put out his eyes, bound him with bronze shackles, and took him to Babylon.1 Kings 14:26–27He seized the treasures of the house of the LORD and of the royal palace. He took everything, including all the gold shields that Solomon had made.2 Kings 23:31–34Jehoahaz was twenty-three years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem three months. His mother’s name was Hamutal daughter of Jeremiah; she was from Libnah.2 Kings 24:1–2During Jehoiakim’s reign, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon invaded. So Jehoiakim became his vassal for three years, until he turned and rebelled against Nebuchadnezzar.

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King Solomon in Old Age — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
King Solomon in Old Age — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
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