1Sa 2:4-8 | ESV | STEP | The bows of the mighty are broken , but the feeble bind on strength .

1 Samuel 2:4-8

4 ^aThe bows of the mighty are broken,
but the feeble bind on strength.
5 Those who were full have hired themselves out for bread,
but those who were hungry have ceased to hunger.
^bThe barren has borne seven,
^cbut she who has many children is forlorn.
6 ^dThe Lord kills and brings to life;
he brings down to Sheol and raises up.
7 ^eThe Lord makes poor and makes rich;
^fhe brings low and he exalts.
8 ^gHe raises up the poor from the dust;
he lifts the needy from the ash heap
^hto make them sit with princes
and inherit a seat of honor.
ⁱFor the pillars of the earth are the Lord’s,
and on them he has set the world.