Job 5:11

Verse

Berean Standard Bible

He sets the lowly on high, so that mourners are lifted to safety.

American Standard Version (1901)

So that he setteth up on high those that are low, And those that mourn are exalted to safety.

Bible in Basic English

Lifting up those who are low, and putting the sad in a safe place;

Free Bible Version

He exalts the humble, and rescues those who mourn.

King James (Authorized) Version

To set up on high those that be low; that those which mourn may be exalted to safety.

Translation for Translators

He exalts those who are humble, and causes those who mourn to be joyful (OR, safe, prosperous).

Unlocked Literal Bible

He does this in order to set up on high those who are low; to raise to safety those who mourn.

Noah Webster Bible

To set on high those that are low: that those who mourn may be exalted to safety.

World English Bible

so that he sets up on high those who are low, those who mourn are exalted to safety.

Young's Literal Translation

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

Context

Eliphaz Continues: God Blesses those Who Seek Him

¹⁰He gives rain to the earth and sends water upon the fields. ¹¹He sets the lowly on high, so that mourners are lifted to safety. ¹²He thwarts the schemes of the crafty, so that their hands find no success.

Sermons

Sanctification Through the Blood

Andrew Murray

Summary

This verse from the book of Job highlights the sovereignty and power of God in uplifting the humble and frustrating the schemes of the wicked. It emphasizes that God sets the lowly on high, turning their mourning into gladness and bringing deliverance in times of trouble. The verse serves as a reminder of God's faithfulness and justice, showing that ultimately, His divine purposes will prevail over the plans of the unrighteous. It offers comfort and hope to those who trust in God, assuring them that He will bring about justice and restoration in due time.

Commentary

Adam Clarke
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
John Gill

Adam Clarke Bible Commentary

To 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.