v6 - humble yourselves, therefore, under the mighty hand of God, so that at the proper time He may exalt you.
You cannot exalt or lift up something which is already raised. Only something lower can be raised.
Humble is the opposite of being proud or arrogant. It is being meek in heart. This is not so much something to look down upon. Dictionary.com has several negative looking words and explanations for this.
However, God tells us several times in the Bible to humble ourselves. I am sensing a need to become and stay humbled soon. I am about to enter a new environment. He has put me there, no one else. He can quickly take me away. God cannot lift me up if I am already raised high. It is not proper for me to put myself there.
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