Lexicon :: Strong's H1431 - gāḏal

If you really want to appear superior to me

and would use my disgrace as evidence against me,

for from my youth, I raised him as his father,

and since the day I was born[fn] I guided the widow —

He gives great victories to his king;

he shows loyalty to his anointed,

to David and his descendants forever.

Proclaim the LORD’s greatness with me;

let us exalt his name together.

Let those who rejoice at my misfortune

be disgraced and humiliated;

let those who exalt themselves over me

be clothed with shame and reproach.

For I said, “Don’t let them rejoice over me —

those who are arrogant toward me when I stumble.”

Let all who seek you rejoice and be glad in you;

let those who love your salvation continually say,

“The LORD is great! ”

Even my friend[fn] in whom I trusted,

one who ate my bread,

has raised his heel against me.

Now it is not an enemy who insults me —

otherwise I could bear it;

it is not a foe who rises up against me —

otherwise I could hide from him.

I will praise God’s name with song

and exalt him with thanksgiving.

Let all who seek you rejoice and be glad in you;

let those who love your salvation

continually say, “God is great! ”

How magnificent are your works, LORD,

how profound your thoughts!

My soul, bless the LORD!

LORD my God, you are very great;

you are clothed with majesty and splendor.

Our mouths were filled with laughter then,

and our tongues with shouts of joy.

Then they said among the nations,

“The LORD has done great things for them.”

I will bow down toward your holy temple

and give thanks to your name

for your constant love and truth.

You have exalted your name

and your promise above everything else.[fn]

Then our sons will be like plants

nurtured in their youth,

our daughters, like corner pillars

that are carved in the palace style.

I said to myself, “See, I have amassed wisdom far beyond all those who were over Jerusalem before me, and my mind has thoroughly grasped[fn] wisdom and knowledge.”

I increased my achievements. I built houses and planted vineyards for myself.

Listen, heavens, and pay attention, earth,

for the LORD has spoken:

“I have raised children[fn] and brought them up,

but they have rebelled against me.

You have enlarged the nation

and increased its joy.[fn]

The people have rejoiced before you

as they rejoice at harvest time

and as they rejoice when dividing spoils.

Does an ax exalt itself

above the one who chops with it?

Does a saw magnify itself

above the one who saws with it?

It would be like a rod waving the ones who lift[fn] it!

It would be like a staff lifting the one who isn’t wood!

Be ashamed, Sidon, the stronghold of the sea,

for the sea has spoken:

“I have not been in labor or given birth.

I have not raised young men

or brought up young women.”

This also comes from the LORD of Armies.

He gives wondrous advice;

he gives great wisdom.

Because of his righteousness, the LORD was pleased

to magnify his instruction and make it glorious.

He cuts down[fn] cedars for his use,

or he takes a cypress or an oak.

He lets it grow strong among the trees of the forest.

He plants a laurel, and the rain makes it grow.

“Then you will say within yourself,

‘Who fathered these for me?

I was deprived of my children and unable to conceive,

exiled and wandering —

but who brought them up?

See, I was left by myself —

but these, where did they come from? ’ ”[fn]

There is no one to guide her

among all the children she has raised;

there is no one to take hold of her hand

among all the offspring she has brought up.

“Like a cage full of birds,

so their houses are full of deceit.

Therefore they have grown powerful and rich.

“Make him drunk, because he has exalted himself against the LORD. Moab will wallow in his own vomit, and he will also become a laughingstock.

Her uncleanness stains her skirts.

She never considered her end.

Her downfall was astonishing;

there was no one to comfort her.

LORD, look on my affliction,

for the enemy boasts.

The punishment of my dear people

is greater than that of Sodom,

which was overthrown in an instant

without a hand laid on it.

I made you thrive[fn] like plants of the field. You grew up and matured and became very beautiful.[fn] Your breasts were formed and your hair grew, but you were stark naked.

“ ‘Therefore, this is what the Lord GOD says:

Woe to the city of bloodshed!

I myself will make the pile of kindling large.

“The waters caused it to grow;

the underground springs made it tall,

directing their rivers all around

the place where the tree was planted

and sending their channels

to all the trees of the field.

You boasted against me with your mouth, and spoke many words against me. I heard it myself!

“I will display my greatness and holiness, and I will reveal myself in the sight of many nations. Then they will know that I am the LORD.’

The king assigned them daily provisions from the royal food and from the wine that he drank. They were to be trained for three years, and at the end of that time they were to attend the king.[fn]

I saw the ram charging to the west, the north, and the south. No animal could stand against him, and there was no rescue from his power. He did whatever he wanted and became great.

“Then the king will do whatever he wants. He will exalt and magnify himself above every god, and he will say outrageous things against the God of gods. He will be successful until the time of wrath is completed, because what has been decreed will be accomplished.

Even if they raise children,

I will bereave them of each one.

Yes, woe to them when I depart from them!