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 Il fait des choses grandes et insondables, Des merveilles sans nombre;

10 Il répand la pluie sur la terre, Et envoie l’eau sur les campagnes;

11 Il relève les humbles, Et délivre les affligés;

12 Il anéantit les projets des hommes rusés, Et leurs mains ne peuvent les accomplir;

13 Il prend les sages dans leur propre ruse, Et les desseins des hommes artificieux sont renversés:

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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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