Job 5:11

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

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

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

לָשׂ֣וּם שְׁפָלִ֣ים לְמָר֑וֹם וְ֝קֹדְרִ֗ים שָׂ֣גְבוּ יֶֽשַׁע׃

Transliteration

to-śûm šəfālîm to-mārōm wə-qōdərîm śāgəbû yešaʿ

Grammar Details

• *śûm*: infinitive construct - to set/place
• *šəfālîm*: adjective, masculine plural - low/humble ones
• *mārōm*: noun, masculine singular - height/high place
• *wə*: conjunction - and
• *qōdərîm*: Qal participle, masculine plural - mourning ones/those who are dark
• *śāgəbû*: Qal perfect, 3rd person common plural - they are lifted high
• *yešaʿ*: noun, masculine singular - safety/salvation

Word Meanings

• *śûm*: to set/place/put
• *šəfālîm*: low ones/humble ones
• *mārōm*: height/high place/exalted position
• *qōdərîm*: mourning ones/those in black/those who are dark
• *śāgəbû*: are lifted high/exalted
• *yešaʿ*: safety/salvation/deliverance

Referenced Verses

• 1 Sam 2:7-8 : 7 The LORD maketh poor, and maketh rich: he bringeth low, and lifteth up. 8 He raiseth up the poor out of the dust, and lifteth up the beggar from the dunghill, to set them among princes, and to make them inherit the throne of glory: for the pillars of the earth are the LORD'S, and he hath set the world upon them.
• Luke 1:52-53 : 52 He hath put down the mighty from their seats, and exalted them of low degree. 53 He hath filled the hungry with good things; and the rich he hath sent empty away.
• Luke 6:21 : 21 Blessed are ye that hunger now: for ye shall be filled. Blessed are ye that weep now: for ye shall laugh.
• Jas 1:9 : 9 {G1161} Let the brother of low degree rejoice in that he is exalted:
• Jas 4:6-9 : 6 But he giveth more grace. Wherefore he saith, God resisteth the proud, but giveth grace unto the humble. 7 Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. 8 Draw nigh to God, and he will draw nigh to you. Cleanse your hands, ye sinners; and purify your hearts, ye double minded. 9 Be afflicted, and mourn, and weep: let your laughter be turned to mourning, and your joy to heaviness. 10 Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and he shall lift you up.
• 1 Pet 1:3 : 3 Blessed be 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,
• 1 Pet 5:10 : 10 But the God of all grace, who hath called us unto his eternal glory by Christ Jesus, after that ye have suffered a while, make you perfect, stablish, strengthen, settle you.
• Ps 91:14 : 14 Because he hath set his love{H8804)} upon me, therefore will I deliver{H8762)} him: I will set him on high{H8762)}, because he hath known{H8804)} my name.
• Ps 107:41 : 41 Yet setteth he the poor on high from affliction, and maketh him families like a flock.
• Ps 113:7 : 7 He raiseth up the poor out of the dust, and lifteth the needy out of the dunghill;
• Ezek 17:24 : 24 And all the trees of the field shall know that I the LORD have brought down the high tree, have exalted the low tree, have dried up the green tree, and have made the dry tree to flourish: I the LORD have spoken and have done it.
• Deut 33:27 : 27 The eternal God is thy refuge, and underneath are the everlasting arms: and he shall thrust out the enemy from before thee; and shall say, Destroy them.