Job 22:29
27 Thou shalt make thy prayer unto him, and he shall hear thee, and thou shalt pay thy vows.
28 Thou shalt also decree a thing, and it shall be established unto thee: and the light shall shine upon thy ways.
When men are cast down, then thou shalt say, There is lifting up; and he shall save the humble person.
30 He shall deliver the island of the innocent: and it is delivered by the pureness of thine hands.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- When men are brought low and you say, ‘Lift them up!’ then He will save the lowly.
- KJV
- When men are cast down, then thou shalt say, There is lifting up; and he shall save the humble person.
- WEB
- When they cast down, you will say, ‘be lifted up.’ He will save the humble person.
- ASV
- When they cast [thee] down, thou shalt say, [There is] lifting up; And the humble person he will save.
- DARBY
- When they are made low, then thou shalt say, Rise up! and he shall save him that is of downcast eyes.
- BLB
- When they have made low, and you say Lift up, then the lowly of eyes He will save.
- ÅB
- når de fører nedover, skal du si: oppover! Han skal frelse den som slår sitt øye ned;
- OTB
- Når folk er ydmyket, vil du si,
‘Løft dem opp!’ og Han vil frelse de lave. - B1930
- når de fører nedover, skal du si: Opover! Han skal frelse den som slår sitt øie ned;
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Job 5:19–27
He shall deliver thee in six troubles: yea, in seven there shall no evil touch thee.
Read in contextJames 4:6
But he giveth more grace. Wherefore he saith, God resisteth the proud, but giveth grace unto the humble.
Read in contextLuke 1:52
He hath put down the mighty from their seats, and exalted them of low degree.
Read in context1 Peter 5:5
Likewise, ye younger, submit yourselves unto the elder. Yea, all of you be subject one to another, and be clothed with humility: for God resisteth the proud, and giveth grace to the humble.
Read in contextMatthew 23:12
And whosoever shall exalt himself shall be abased; and he that shall humble himself shall be exalted.
Read in contextPsalms 91:14–16
Because he hath set his love upon me, therefore will I deliver him: I will set him on high, because he hath known my name.
Read in contextPsalms 92:9–11
For, lo, thine enemies, O LORD, for, lo, thine enemies shall perish; all the workers of iniquity shall be scattered.
Read in contextIsaiah 66:2
For all those things hath mine hand made, and all those things have been, saith the LORD: but to this man will I look, even to him that is poor and of a contrite spirit, and trembleth at my word.
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