Isaiah 26:6
Feet trample it down—the feet of the oppressed, the steps of the poor.
BSB
ASV
The foot shall tread it down; even the feet of the poor, and the steps of the needy.
KJV
The foot shall tread it down, even the feet of the poor, and the steps of the needy.
The foot shall tread it down, even the feet of the poor - That is, evidently, those who had been despised by them, and who had been overcome and oppressed by them. The obvious reference here is to the Jews who had been captives there. The idea is not necessarily that the ‘poor’ referred to here I would be among the conquerors, but that when the Babylonians should be overcome, and their city destroyed, those who were then oppressed should be in circumstances of comparative prosperity.
He can do it, be it ever so well fortified. He will do it, for he resists the proud. It is his glory to do it, for he proves himself to be God by looking on the proud and abasing them, Job xl.
Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.
The walk8
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Luke 10:19Behold, I have given you authority to tread on snakes and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy. Nothing will harm you.
leads to
The God of peace will soon crush Satan under your feet. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you.
Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
You will tread on the lion and cobra; you will trample the young lion and serpent.
they will pick up snakes with their hands, and if they drink any deadly poison, it will not harm them; they will lay their hands on the sick, and they will be made well.”
But Paul shook the creature off into the fire and suffered no ill effects.
If anyone wants to harm them, fire proceeds from their mouths and devours their enemies. In this way, anyone who wants to harm them must be killed.
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Romans 16:20The God of peace will soon crush Satan under your feet. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you.
leads to
Behold, I have given you authority to tread on snakes and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy. Nothing will harm you.
Then you will trample the wicked, for they will be ashes under the soles of your feet on the day I am preparing,” says the LORD of Hosts.
Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
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James 2:5Listen, my beloved brothers: Has not God chosen the poor of this world to be rich in faith and to inherit the kingdom He promised those who love Him?
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“Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
