Exalt
Exalt
eg-zolt (, rum, , gabhah (mappk he), , nasa’; , hupsoo): The Hebrew word most often translated exalt, exalted, is rum; to lift up, to be or become high. It is used with reference to both God and man, e.g. Exo 15:2, My father’s God, and I will exalt him; Psa 99:5, Psa 99:9, Exalt ye Yahweh our God; compare Psa 107:32; Psa 118:28; 1Sa 2:10, Exalt the horn of his anointed; Job 17:4, Therefore shalt thou not exalt them; compare Isa 13:2 the King James Version; Isa 14:13; gabhah, to be high, figuratively to be exalted, occurs in Job 36:7; Pro 17:19 the King James Version; Isa 5:16, etc.; nasa’, to lift up, occurs in Num 24:7; 1Ch 29:11, etc.; other words are salal, to raise up (Exo 9:17; Pro 4:8), saghabh (Job 5:11; Job 36:22 the King James Version; Isa 2:11, Isa 2:17; Isa 12:4; Isa 33:5), ramam, to be high (Job 24:24; Psa 118:16).
In the New Testament exalt is the translation of hupsoo, to elevate (not used with reference to God) (Mat 11:23; Mat 23:12; Act 2:33; 2Co 11:7; 1Pe 5:6, etc.); also (twice) of eparo, to lift up, upon or against (2Co 10:5; 2Co 11:20), once of huperaro, to lift up above (2Th 2:4); in 2Co 12:7 bis, this word is translated exalted above measure, the Revised Version (British and American) exalted overmuch; huperupsoo, to lift up above (Phi 2:9), is translated highly exalted; hupsos, elevation, is translated exalted (Jam 1:9, the Revised Version (British and American) high estate).
For it increaseth (Job 10:16), the Revised Version (British and American) gives and if my head exalt itself; instead of God exalteth by His, power (Job 36:22), God doeth loftily in his power; for though thou exalt thyself as the eagle (Oba 1:4), mount on high; for highly esteemed (Luk 16:15) exalted; for exalteth itself (2Co 10:5), is exalted; for He shall lift you up (Jam 4:10), He shall exalt you.
Self-exaltation is strongly condemned, especially by Christ; humbleness is the way to true exaltation (Mat 23:12; Luk 14:11; Luk 18:14; compare Jam 4:10; 1Pe 5:6); the supreme example is that of Christ Himself (Phi 2:5-11).