Job 5:11
9 Which doeth great things and unsearchable; marvellous things without number:
10 Who giveth rain upon the earth, and sendeth waters upon the fields:
To set up on high those that be low; that those which mourn may be exalted to safety.
12 He disappointeth the devices of the crafty, so that their hands cannot perform their enterprise.
13 He taketh the wise in their own craftiness: and the counsel of the froward is carried headlong.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- He sets the lowly on high, so that mourners are lifted to safety.
- KJV
- To set up on high those that be low; that those which mourn may be exalted to safety.
- WEB
- so that he sets up on high those who are low, those who mourn are exalted to safety.
- ASV
- So that he setteth up on high those that are low, And those that mourn are exalted to safety.
- DARBY
- Setting up on high those that are low; and mourners are exalted to prosperity.
- BLB
- to set the lowly ones on high, and those mourning are high in safety.
- ÅB
- som opphøyer de ringe og lar de sørgende nå fram til frelse,
- OTB
- Slik at Han setter de lave høyt,
Og de som sørger blir løftet til trygghet. - B1930
- som ophøier de ringe og lar de sørgende nå frem til frelse,
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Psalms 113:7
He raiseth up the poor out of the dust, and lifteth the needy out of the dunghill;
Read in contextLuke 6:21
Blessed are ye that hunger now: for ye shall be filled. Blessed are ye that weep now: for ye shall laugh.
Read in context1 Samuel 2:7–8
The LORD maketh poor, and maketh rich: he bringeth low, and lifteth up.
Read in contextLuke 1:52–53
He hath put down the mighty from their seats, and exalted them of low degree.
Read in contextPsalms 107:41
Yet setteth he the poor on high from affliction, and maketh him families like a flock.
Read in contextEzekiel 17:24
And all the trees of the field shall know that I the LORD have brought down the high tree, have exalted the low tree, have dried up the green tree, and have made the dry tree to flourish: I the LORD have spoken and have done it.
Read in contextDeuteronomy 33:27
The eternal God is thy refuge, and underneath are the everlasting arms: and he shall thrust out the enemy from before thee; and shall say, Destroy them.
Read in contextJames 4:6–10
But he giveth more grace. Wherefore he saith, God resisteth the proud, but giveth grace unto the humble.
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