He raisesthe poorfrom the dustAnd liftsthe needyfrom the ashheap,
"Inasmuchas I exaltedyou from the dustand madeyou leaderoverMy peopleIsrael,and you have walkedin the wayof Jeroboamand have made My peopleIsraelsin,provokingMe to angerwith their sins,
And he tooka potsherdto scrapehimself while he was sittingamongthe ashes.
So that He setson highthose who are lowly,And those who mournare liftedto safety.
But He setsthe needysecurelyon highaway from affliction,And makes[his] familieslike a flock.
My strengthis driedup like a potsherd,And my tonguecleavesto my jaws;And You layme in the dustof death.
Your deadwill live;Their corpseswill rise.You who liein the dust,awakeand shoutfor joy,For your dew[is as] the dewof the dawn,And the earthwill givebirthto the departedspirits.
"Allthe treesof the fieldwill knowthat I am the LORD;I bringdownthe hightree,exaltthe lowtree,dryup the greentreeand make the drytreeflourish.I am the LORD;I have spoken,and I will perform[it]."
Listen,my belovedbrethren:did not Godchoosethe poorof thisworld[to be] richin faithand heirsof the kingdomwhichHe promisedto thosewho loveHim?
"Afterwhomhas the kingof Israelcomeout? Whomare you pursuing?A deaddog,a singleflea?
