Job 5:11 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“To set up on high those that be low; that those which mourn may be exalted to safety.”
Job 5:11 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Job 5:11 in 6 Bible Translations
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Job 5:11 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“so that he sets up on high those who are low, those who mourn are exalted to safety.”
Job 5:11 — World English Bible
Job 5:11 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“So that he setteth up on high those that are low, And those that mourn are exalted to safety. ”
Job 5:11 — American Standard Version
Job 5:11 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“To set the low on a high place, And the mourners have been high <FI>in<Fi> safety.”
Job 5:11 — Young's Literal Translation
Job 5:11 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“Setting up on high those that are low; and mourners are exalted to prosperity.”
Job 5:11 — Darby Translation
Job 5:11 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“And setteth vp on hie them that be lowe, that the sorowfull may be exalted to saluation.”
Job 5:11 — Geneva Bible
Job 5:11 in Context — Job 5
9 Which doeth great things and unsearchable; marvellous things without number:
10 Who giveth rain upon the earth, and sendeth waters upon the fields:
11 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.
What Does Job 5:11 Mean?
Job 5:11 is a verse from the Book of Job, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Job chapter 5. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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