Christian Standard Bible
Job 5:11
11He sets the lowly on high, and mourners are lifted to safety.
Job 5:11 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)To set up on high those that be low; that those which mourn may be exalted to safety.
- New International Version (NIV)The lowly he sets on high, and those who mourn are lifted to safety.
- English Standard Version (ESV)he sets on high those who are lowly, and those who mourn are lifted to safety.
- New King James Version (NKJV)He sets on high those who are lowly, And those who mourn are lifted to safety.
Context of Job 5:11
9He does great and unsearchable things, wonders without number. 10He gives rain to the earth and sends water to the fields. He sets the lowly on high, and mourners are lifted to safety. 12He frustrates the schemes of the crafty so that they achieve no success. 13He traps the wise in their craftiness so that the plans of the deceptive are quickly brought to an end.
Read all of Job 5Job 5:11 word by word
לָשׂ֣וּם שְׁפָלִ֣ים לְמָר֑וֹם וְ֝קֹדְרִ֗ים שָׂ֣גְבוּ יֶֽשַׁע׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Job 5:11
- 1 Samuel 2:7The Lord brings poverty and gives wealth; he humbles and he exalts.
- Psalms 91:14Because he has his heart set on me, I will deliver him; I will protect him because he knows my name.
- Psalms 107:41But he lifts the needy out of their suffering and makes their families multiply like flocks.
- Ezekiel 17:24Then all the trees of the field will know that I am the Lord. I bring down the tall tree, and make the low tree tall. I cause the green tree to wither and make the withered tree thrive. I, the Lord, have spoken and I will do it.’”
- Luke 1:52he has toppled the mighty from their thrones and exalted the lowly.
- Luke 6:21Blessed are you who are hungry now, because you will be filled. Blessed are you who weep now, because you will laugh.
- James 1:9Let the brother of humble circumstances boast in his exaltation,
- James 4:6But he gives greater grace. Therefore he says: God resists the proud but gives grace to the humble.
- 1 Peter 5:10The God of all grace, who called you to his eternal glory in Christ, will himself restore, establish, strengthen, and support you after you have suffered a little while.
- Deuteronomy 33:27The God of old is your dwelling place, and underneath are the everlasting arms. He drives out the enemy before you and commands, “Destroy!”
- 1 Peter 1:3Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. Because of his great mercy he has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead
Commentaries on Job 5:11
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 11To set up on high those that be low - He so distributes his providential blessings without partiality, that the land of the poor man is as well sunned and watered as that of the rich; so that he is thus set upon a level with the lords of the soil.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 11To set up on high - That is, who sets up on high; or God exalts those who are low. From the works of nature, Eliphaz passes to the dealings of God with people, as designed to show that he was worthy of confidence. The first proof is, that he showed himself to be the friend of the humble and the afflicted, and often exalted those who were in lowly circumstances, in a manner which evinced his direct interposition. It is to be remembered here, that Eliphaz…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 6-16Verses 6-16 Eliphaz reminds Job, that no affliction comes by chance, nor is to be placed to second causes. The difference between prosperity and adversity is not so exactly observed, as that between day and night, summer and winter; but it is according to the will and counsel of God. We must not attribute our afflictions to fortune, for they are from God; nor our sins to fate, for they are from ourselves. Man is born in sin, and therefore born to trouble…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 9-16Eliphaz praised God as the creator and and the one who sustains the universe who performs wonders (5:9–10). He also praised God as the righteous judge who humbles the powerful and honors poor people (5:11–16).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1111. Connected with Job 5:9. His "unsearchable" dealings are with a view to raise the humble and abase the proud (Lu 1:52). Therefore Job ought to turn humbly to Him.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Job 5
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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