11The lowly he sets on high, and those who mourn are lifted to safety.


In Context

8 "But if it were I, I would appeal to God; I would lay my cause before him.

9 He performs wonders that cannot be fathomed, miracles that cannot be counted.

10 He bestows rain on the earth; he sends water upon the countryside.

11 The lowly he sets on high, and those who mourn are lifted to safety.

12 He thwarts the plans of the crafty, so that their hands achieve no success.

13 He catches the wise in their craftiness, and the schemes of the wily are swept away.

Job 5:11 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

5:11To set up on high those that be low; that those which mourn may be exalted to safety.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

5:11Who setteth up the humble on high, and comforteth with health those that mourn.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

5:11So that he setteth up on high those that are low, And those that mourn are exalted to safety.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

5:11Setting up on high those that are low; and mourners are exalted to prosperity.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

5:11So that he setteth up on high those that be low; and those which mourn are exalted to safety.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

5:11To set on high those that are low: that those who mourn may be exalted to safety.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

5:11so that he sets up on high those who are low, those who mourn are exalted to safety.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

5:11To set the low on a high place, And the mourners have been high in safety.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

5:11To set up on high those that be low; that those which mourn may be exalted to safety.