Job 5:11

In 11 translations

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.

LSV

To set the low on a high place, || And the mourners have been high [in] safety.

YLT

To set the low on a high place, And the mourners have been high [in] safety.

DBY

Setting up on high those that are low; and mourners are exalted to prosperity.

DRC

Who setteth up the humble on high, and comforteth with health those that mourn.

GNV

And setteth vp on hie them that be lowe, that the sorowfull may be exalted to saluation.

JPS

So that He setteth up on high those that are low, and those that mourn are exalted to safety.

LXXE

who exalts the lowly, and raises up them that are lost:

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WLC

לָשׂ֣וּם שְׁפָלִ֣ים לְמָר֑וֹם וְ֝קֹדְרִ֗ים שָׂ֣גְבוּ יֶֽשַׁע׃

LXX-Br

τὸν ποιοῦντα ταπεινοὺς εἰς ὕψος, καὶ ἀπολωλότας ἐξεγείροντα,

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• Psalms 113:7He raises the poor from the dust and lifts the needy from the dump
• Luke 1:52–53He has brought down rulers from their thrones, but has exalted the humble. He has filled the hungry with good things, but has sent the rich away empty.
• Psalms 107:41But He lifts the needy from affliction and increases their families like flocks.
• Luke 6:21Blessed are you who hunger now, for you will be filled. Blessed are you who weep now, for you will laugh.
• 1 Samuel 2:7–8The LORD sends poverty and wealth; He humbles and He exalts. He raises the poor from the dust and lifts the needy from the ash heap. He seats them among princes and bestows on them a throne of honor. For the…
• Ezekiel 17:24Then all the trees of the field will know that I am the LORD. I bring the tall tree down and make the low tree tall. I dry up the green tree and make the withered tree flourish. I, the LORD, have spoken, and I have…
• Psalms 91:14“Because he loves Me, I will deliver him; because he knows My name, I will protect him.
• Deuteronomy 33:27The eternal God is your dwelling place, and underneath are the everlasting arms. He drives out the enemy before you, giving the command, ‘Destroy him!’
• James 4:6–10But He gives us more grace. This is why it says: “God opposes the proud, but gives grace to the humble.” Submit yourselves, then, to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. Draw near to God, and He will draw…
• James 1:9The brother in humble circumstances should exult in his high position.
• 1 Peter 5:10And after you have suffered for a little while, the God of all grace, who has called you to His eternal glory in Christ, will Himself restore you, secure you, strengthen you, and establish you.
• 1 Peter 1:3Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! By His great mercy He has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,

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