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that those which mourn may be exalted to safety.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/job/5.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />He sets on high those who are lowly, And those who mourn are lifted to safety.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/job/5.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />So that He sets on high those who are lowly, And those who mourn are lifted to safety.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/job/5.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />So that He sets on high those who are lowly, And those who mourn are lifted to safety.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/job/5.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />So that He sets on high those who are lowly, And those who mourn are lifted to safety.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/job/5.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />So that He sets on high those who are lowly, And those who mourn are lifted to salvation.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/job/5.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />So that He sets on high those who are lowly, And He lifts to safety those who mourn.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/job/5.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />He sets the lowly on high, and mourners are lifted to safety.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/job/5.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />He sets the lowly on high, and mourners are lifted to safety. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/job/5.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />So that he setteth up on high those that are low, And those that mourn are exalted to safety.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/job/5.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />He protects the sorrowful and lifts up those who have been disgraced. * <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/job/5.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />So that he setteth up on high those that be low; and those which mourn are exalted to safety.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/job/5.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />He places lowly people up high. He lifts those who mourn to safety.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/job/5.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Yes, it is God who raises the humble and gives joy to all who mourn. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/job/5.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />He sets the lowly on high, and lifts those who mourn to safety. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/job/5.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />He sets the lowly on high, so that mourners are lifted to safety.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/job/5.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />he sets the lowly on high, that those who mourn are raised to safety. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/job/5.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />so that he sets up on high those who are low, those who mourn are exalted to safety.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/job/5.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />To set on high those that are low: that those who mourn may be exalted to safety.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/job/5.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />so that he sets up on high those who are low, those who mourn are exalted to safety. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/job/5.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />To set the low on a high place, "" And the mourners have been high [in] safety.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/job/5.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> To set the low on a high place, And the mourners have been high in safety.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/job/5.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />To raise up the humbled to height; and those mourning were exalted to salvation.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/job/5.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Who setteth up the humble on high, and comforteth with health those that mourn. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/job/5.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />He places the humble on high and encourages the grieving towards health.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/job/5.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />He sets up the lowly on high, and those who mourn are raised to safety. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/job/5.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />he sets on high those who are lowly, and those who mourn are lifted to safety.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/job/5.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />To set up on high those that are lowly; and the meek shall be exalted by salvation.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/job/5.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />To put the humble in high place and the meek will be strengthened with redemption<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/job/5.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />So that He setteth up on high those that are low, And those that mourn are exalted to safety.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/job/5.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />who exalts the lowly, and raises up them that are lost:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/job/5-11.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/XAwuD5NuZq0?start=729" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/job/5.htm">Eliphaz Continues: God Blesses those who Seek Him</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">10</span>He gives rain to the earth and sends water upon the fields. <span class="reftext">11</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/7760.htm" title="7760: lā·śūm (Prep-l:: V-Qal-Inf) -- To put, place, set. Or siym; a primitive root; to put.">He sets</a> <a href="/hebrew/8217.htm" title="8217: šə·p̄ā·lîm (Adj-mp) -- Low. From shaphel; depressed, literally or figuratively.">the lowly</a> <a href="/hebrew/4791.htm" title="4791: lə·mā·rō·wm (Prep-l:: N-ms) -- Height. From ruwm; altitude, i.e. Concretely, abstractly (elation), or adverbially (aloft).">on high,</a> <a href="/hebrew/6937.htm" title="6937: wə·qō·ḏə·rîm (Conj-w:: V-Qal-Prtcpl-mp) -- To be dark. A primitive root; to be ashy, i.e. Dark-colored; by implication, to mourn.">so that mourners</a> <a href="/hebrew/7682.htm" title="7682: śā·ḡə·ḇū (V-Qal-Perf-3cp) -- A primitive root; to be lofty, especially inaccessible; by implication, safe, strong; used literally and figuratively.">are lifted</a> <a href="/hebrew/3468.htm" title="3468: ye·ša‘ (N-ms) -- Deliverance, rescue, salvation, safety, welfare. Or yeshai; from yasha'; liberty, deliverance, prosperity.">to safety.</a> </span><span class="reftext">12</span>He thwarts the schemes of the crafty, so that their hands find no success.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/113-7.htm">Psalm 113:7-8</a></span><br />He raises the poor from the dust and lifts the needy from the dump / to seat them with nobles, with the princes of His people.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/1-52.htm">Luke 1:52</a></span><br />He has brought down rulers from their thrones, but has exalted the humble.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/2-7.htm">1 Samuel 2:7-8</a></span><br />The 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 foundations of the earth are the LORD’s, and upon them He has set the world.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/james/4-10.htm">James 4:10</a></span><br />Humble yourselves before the Lord, and He will exalt you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/147-6.htm">Psalm 147:6</a></span><br />The LORD sustains the humble, but casts the wicked to the ground.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/23-12.htm">Matthew 23:12</a></span><br />For whoever exalts himself will be humbled, and whoever humbles himself will be exalted.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_peter/5-6.htm">1 Peter 5:6</a></span><br />Humble yourselves, therefore, under God’s mighty hand, so that in due time He may exalt you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/57-15.htm">Isaiah 57:15</a></span><br />For thus says the One who is high and lifted up, who inhabits eternity, whose name is Holy: “I dwell in a high and holy place, and with the oppressed and humble in spirit, to restore the spirit of the lowly and revive the heart of the contrite.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/75-7.htm">Psalm 75:7</a></span><br />but it is God who judges; He brings down one and exalts another.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/3-34.htm">Proverbs 3:34</a></span><br />He mocks the mockers, but gives grace to the humble.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/21-26.htm">Ezekiel 21:26</a></span><br />This is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Remove the turban, and take off the crown. Things will not remain as they are: Exalt the lowly and bring low the exalted.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/107-41.htm">Psalm 107:41</a></span><br />But He lifts the needy from affliction and increases their families like flocks.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/5-3.htm">Matthew 5:3</a></span><br />“Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/61-1.htm">Isaiah 61:1</a></span><br />The Spirit of the Lord GOD is on Me, because the LORD has anointed Me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent Me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives and freedom to the prisoners,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/6-20.htm">Luke 6:20</a></span><br />Looking up at His disciples, Jesus said: “Blessed are you who are poor, for yours is the kingdom of God.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">To set up on high those that be low; that those which mourn may be exalted to safety.</p><p class="hdg">set up.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_samuel/2-7.htm">1 Samuel 2:7,8</a></b></br> The LORD maketh poor, and maketh rich: he bringeth low, and lifteth up… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/91-14.htm">Psalm 91:14</a></b></br> Because he hath set his love upon me, therefore will I deliver him: I will set him on high, because he hath known my name.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/107-41.htm">Psalm 107:41</a></b></br> Yet setteth he the poor on high from affliction, and maketh <i>him</i> families like a flock.</p><p class="hdg">those.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/luke/6-21.htm">Luke 6:21</a></b></br> Blessed <i>are ye</i> that hunger now: for ye shall be filled. Blessed <i>are ye</i> that weep now: for ye shall laugh.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/james/1-9.htm">James 1:9</a></b></br> Let the brother of low degree rejoice in that he is exalted:</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/james/4-6.htm">James 4:6-10</a></b></br> But he giveth more grace. Wherefore he saith, God resisteth the proud, but giveth grace unto the humble… </p><p class="hdg">exalted.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/33-27.htm">Deuteronomy 33:27</a></b></br> The eternal God <i>is thy</i> refuge, and underneath <i>are</i> the everlasting arms: and he shall thrust out the enemy from before thee; and shall say, Destroy <i>them</i>.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_peter/1-3.htm">1 Peter 1:3</a></b></br> Blessed <i>be</i> the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, which according to his abundant mercy hath begotten us again unto a lively hope by the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/esther/3-1.htm">Exalted</a> <a href="/job/5-7.htm">High</a> <a href="/nehemiah/8-6.htm">Lifting</a> <a href="/esther/1-20.htm">Low</a> <a href="/job/2-11.htm">Mourn</a> <a href="/matthew/5-4.htm">Mourners</a> <a href="/nehemiah/2-20.htm">Prosperity</a> <a href="/job/1-15.htm">Putting</a> <a href="/esther/6-12.htm">Sad</a> <a href="/job/5-4.htm">Safe</a> <a href="/job/5-4.htm">Safety</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/30-19.htm">Sets</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/29-18.htm">Setting</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/job/24-24.htm">Exalted</a> <a href="/job/9-8.htm">High</a> <a href="/job/36-7.htm">Lifting</a> <a href="/job/6-5.htm">Low</a> <a href="/job/14-22.htm">Mourn</a> <a href="/job/29-25.htm">Mourners</a> <a href="/job/15-21.htm">Prosperity</a> <a href="/job/11-10.htm">Putting</a> <a href="/job/6-21.htm">Sad</a> <a href="/job/5-15.htm">Safe</a> <a href="/job/11-18.htm">Safety</a> <a href="/job/9-7.htm">Sets</a> <a href="/psalms/50-1.htm">Setting</a><div class="vheading2">Job 5</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/job/5-1.htm">Eliphaz shows that the end of the wicked is misery;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">6. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/job/5-6.htm">that man is born to trouble;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">8. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/job/5-8.htm">that God is to be regarded in affliction;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">17. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/job/5-17.htm">the happy end of God's correction.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/job/5.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/job/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/job/5.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>He sets the lowly on high</b><br>This phrase reflects the biblical theme of God's care for the humble and oppressed. Throughout Scripture, God is depicted as one who exalts the humble (<a href="/james/4-10.htm">James 4:10</a>, <a href="/1_peter/5-6.htm">1 Peter 5:6</a>). The "lowly" often refers to those who are poor, humble, or oppressed, and God's intervention in their lives is a recurring theme (<a href="/psalms/113-7.htm">Psalm 113:7-8</a>). This aligns with the Beatitudes in <a href="/matthew/5-3.htm">Matthew 5:3</a>, where Jesus blesses the poor in spirit. The idea of being "set on high" suggests a reversal of fortunes, a common motif in biblical narratives, such as the story of Joseph, who was raised from a prisoner to a ruler in Egypt (<a href="/genesis/41-41.htm">Genesis 41:41-43</a>).<p><b>so that mourners are lifted to safety</b><br>Mourners in the ancient Near Eastern context often faced social and economic vulnerability. This phrase indicates God's compassion and deliverance for those in distress. The lifting to safety implies not just physical protection but also emotional and spiritual restoration. This resonates with <a href="/isaiah/61.htm">Isaiah 61:1-3</a>, where the Messiah is prophesied to comfort those who mourn. The concept of divine comfort and protection is also seen in <a href="/psalms/23-4.htm">Psalm 23:4</a>, where God is portrayed as a shepherd who guides and protects. This lifting can be seen as a type of Christ's redemptive work, offering hope and salvation to those who grieve.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/j/job.htm">Job</a></b><br>A man of great faith and patience, who endured immense suffering and loss. The Book of Job explores his trials and the conversations between him and his friends.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/e/eliphaz_the_temanite.htm">Eliphaz the Temanite</a></b><br>One of Job's three friends who attempts to explain Job's suffering. <a href="/job/5-11.htm">Job 5:11</a> is part of Eliphaz's speech, where he suggests that God exalts the humble and provides safety to those who mourn.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/teman.htm">Teman</a></b><br>A region in Edom, known for its wise men. Eliphaz, being a Temanite, is considered one of these wise men, offering counsel to Job.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_and_compassion.htm">God's Sovereignty and Compassion</a></b><br>God is sovereign and compassionate, choosing to elevate the humble and provide refuge for those who mourn. This reflects His nature as a just and loving God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_value_of_humility.htm">The Value of Humility</a></b><br>Humility is a virtue that God honors. In a world that often values pride and self-promotion, believers are reminded that true exaltation comes from God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/comfort_in_mourning.htm">Comfort in Mourning</a></b><br>Mourning is a natural part of life, and God promises comfort and safety to those who grieve. This assurance can bring peace and hope during difficult times.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/trust_in_god's_timing.htm">Trust in God's Timing</a></b><br>God's timing in lifting the lowly and comforting mourners may not align with our expectations, but His timing is perfect and purposeful.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_job_5.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Job 5</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_job_5_17's_view_on_suffering_contradict_other_scriptures.htm">In Job 5:17, why is suffering portrayed as proof of divine discipline, and does this contradict other scriptures where suffering occurs without such a cause?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_job_3's_despair_contradict_james_5_11.htm">Does the despair expressed in Job 3 contradict later biblical accounts (e.g., James 5:11) that describe Job as patient and steadfast?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_'breath_of_our_nostrils'_idolatry.htm">(Lamentations 4:20) Does calling the king 'the breath of our nostrils' suggest a form of idolatry contrary to strict monotheism elsewhere in the Bible?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_do_believers_face_harm_if_god_protects.htm">Psalm 121:7 - Why do believers still face physical harm or death if the Psalm claims God preserves them from 'all evil'?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/job/5.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(11) <span class= "bld">To set up on high those that be low.</span>--Thus his doctrine is that man's exaltation must come from God, and not from his own vain strivings. (Comp. <a href="/context/psalms/75-4.htm" title="I said to the fools, Deal not foolishly: and to the wicked, Lift not up the horn:">Psalm 75:4-10</a>, and the prayer of Hannah, <a href="/context/1_samuel/2-6.htm" title="The LORD kills, and makes alive: he brings down to the grave, and brings up.">1Samuel 2:6-8</a>; also <a href="/psalms/113-7.htm" title="He raises up the poor out of the dust, and lifts the needy out of the dunghill;">Psalm 113:7</a>, &c.)<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/job/5.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 11.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">To set up on high those that be low</span>. God's physical blessings are intended to subserve moral ends. He gives his rain, both the former and the latter, to raise up men from despair, to enable them to see in him a God of mercy as well as a God of vengeance; and with the same object, after withholding it from us for a while, he pours into our parched hearts the dew of his Holy Spirit. <span class="cmt_word">That those which mourn may be exalted to safety</span>; or, "raised to safety" (Lee). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/job/5-11.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">He sets</span><br /><span class="heb">לָשׂ֣וּם</span> <span class="translit">(lā·śūm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7760.htm">Strong's 7760: </a> </span><span class="str2">Put -- to put, place, set</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the lowly</span><br /><span class="heb">שְׁפָלִ֣ים</span> <span class="translit">(šə·p̄ā·lîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8217.htm">Strong's 8217: </a> </span><span class="str2">Depressed</span><br /><br /><span class="word">on high,</span><br /><span class="heb">לְמָר֑וֹם</span> <span class="translit">(lə·mā·rō·wm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4791.htm">Strong's 4791: </a> </span><span class="str2">Altitude</span><br /><br /><span class="word">so that mourners</span><br /><span class="heb">וְ֝קֹדְרִ֗ים</span> <span class="translit">(wə·qō·ḏə·rîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6937.htm">Strong's 6937: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be ashy, darkcolored, to mourn</span><br /><br /><span class="word">are lifted</span><br /><span class="heb">שָׂ֣גְבוּ</span> <span class="translit">(śā·ḡə·ḇū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7682.htm">Strong's 7682: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be, lofty, inaccessible, safe, strong</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to safety.</span><br /><span class="heb">יֶֽשַׁע׃</span> <span class="translit">(ye·ša‘)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3468.htm">Strong's 3468: </a> </span><span class="str2">Deliverance, rescue, salvation, safety, welfare</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/job/5-11.htm">Job 5:11 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/job/5-11.htm">Job 5:11 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/job/5-11.htm">Job 5:11 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/job/5-11.htm">Job 5:11 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/job/5-11.htm">Job 5:11 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/job/5-11.htm">Job 5:11 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/job/5-11.htm">Job 5:11 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/job/5-11.htm">Job 5:11 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/job/5-11.htm">Job 5:11 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/job/5-11.htm">Job 5:11 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/job/5-11.htm">OT Poetry: Job 5:11 So that he sets up on high (Jb) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/job/5-10.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Job 5:10"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Job 5:10" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/job/5-12.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Job 5:12"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Job 5:12" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>