Job 22:29

KJV1611 – Modern English

When they cast down, then you shall say, 'There is lifting up;' and He shall save the humble person.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

כִּֽי־הִ֭שְׁפִּילוּ וַתֹּ֣אמֶר גֵּוָ֑ה וְשַׁ֖ח עֵינַ֣יִם יוֹשִֽׁעַ׃

Transliteration

kî-hišpîlû wa-tōʾmer gēwâ wə-šaḥ ʿêynayim yôšîaʿ

Grammar Details

• *kî-hišpîlû*: conjunction + Hiphil perfect, 3rd common plural - when they have cast down
• *wa-tōʾmer*: conjunction + Qal imperfect, 2nd masculine singular - and you say
• *gēwâ*: noun, feminine singular - lifting up/exaltation
• *wə-šaḥ*: conjunction + adjective, masculine singular construct - and downcast of
• *ʿêynayim*: noun, feminine dual - eyes
• *yôšîaʿ*: Hiphil imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - he saves

Word Meanings

• *hišpîlû*: to cast down/humble/bring low
• *tōʾmer*: to say/speak/command
• *gēwâ*: lifting up/pride/exaltation
• *šaḥ*: downcast/humble/lowly
• *ʿêynayim*: eyes
• *yôšîaʿ*: to save/deliver/help

Other Translations

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  When people are humbled and you say, 'Lift them up,' God will save the downcast.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  When men are cast down, then thou shalt say, There is lifting up; and he shall save the humble person.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  When they cast [thee] down,{H8213} thou shalt say,{H559} [There is] lifting up;{H1466} And the humble{H7807} person{H5869} he will save.{H3467}

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  When men are cast down{H8213}{(H8689)}, then thou shalt say{H559}{(H8799)}, There is lifting up{H1466}; and he shall save{H3467}{(H8686)} the humble{H7807} person{H5869}.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  For who so humbleth himself, him shal he set vp: and who so loketh mekely, shalbe healed.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  When others are cast downe, then shalt thou say, I am lifted vp: and God shall saue the humble person.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  When the wicked be cast downe, thou shalt say, I am lifted vp: and God shall saue the humble person.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  When [men] are cast down, then thou shalt say, [There is] lifting up; and he shall save the humble person.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  When they cast down, you shall say, 'be lifted up.' He will save the humble person.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  For they have made low, And thou sayest, `Lift up.' And the bowed down of eyes he saveth.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  When they cast `thee' down, thou shalt say, `There is' lifting up; And the humble person he will save.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  When they cast [thee] down, thou shalt say, [There is] lifting up; And the humble person he will save.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  For God makes low those whose hearts are lifted up, but he is a saviour to the poor in spirit.

• World English Bible (2000)

  When they cast down, you shall say, 'be lifted up.' He will save the humble person.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  When people are brought low and you say‘Lift them up!’ then he will save the downcast;

Referenced Verses

• 1 Pet 5:5 : 5 Likewise, you younger ones, submit yourselves to the elder. Yes, all of you be subject to one another, and be clothed with humility: for God resists the proud, and gives grace to the humble.
• Jas 4:6 : 6 But he gives more grace. Therefore he says, God resists the proud, but gives grace to the humble.
• Matt 23:12 : 12 And whoever exalts himself shall be humbled; and he who humbles himself shall be exalted.
• Luke 1:52 : 52 He has put down the mighty from their thrones, and exalted the lowly.
• Ps 138:6 : 6 Though the LORD is high, yet He respects the lowly; but the proud He knows from afar.
• Prov 29:23 : 23 A man's pride will bring him low; but honor shall uphold the humble in spirit.
• Isa 57:15 : 15 For thus says the high and lofty One who inhabits eternity, whose name is Holy; I dwell in the high and holy place, with him also who is of a contrite and humble spirit, to revive the spirit of the humble, and to revive the heart of the contrite ones.
• Isa 66:2 : 2 For all those things my hand has made, and all those things have been, says the LORD: but to this man will I look, even to him that is humble and of a contrite spirit, and trembles at my word.
• Ezek 21:26-27 : 26 Thus says the Lord GOD; Remove the diadem, and take off the crown: this shall not be the same: exalt him that is low, and abase him that is high. 27 I will overturn, overturn, overturn it: and it shall be no more, until he comes whose right it is; and I will give it to him.
• Job 5:19-27 : 19 He shall deliver you in six troubles: yes, in seven no evil shall touch you. 20 In famine he shall redeem you from death: and in war from the power of the sword. 21 You shall be hidden from the scourge of the tongue: nor shall you be afraid of destruction when it comes. 22 At destruction and famine you shall laugh: nor shall you be afraid of the beasts of the earth. 23 For you shall have a covenant with the stones of the field: and the beasts of the field shall be at peace with you. 24 And you shall know that your dwelling shall be at peace; and you shall visit your home, and shall not sin. 25 You shall also know that your seed shall be great, and your offspring as the grass of the earth. 26 You shall come to your grave at a full age, like a sheaf of grain comes in its season. 27 Behold this, we have searched it out, it is true; hear it, and know it for your good.
• Ps 9:2-3 : 2 I will be glad and rejoice in you; I will sing praise to your name, O Most High. 3 When my enemies turn back, they shall fall and perish at your presence.
• Ps 91:14-16 : 14 Because he has set his love upon Me, therefore I will deliver him: I will set him on high, because he has known My name. 15 He shall call upon Me, and I will answer him: I will be with him in trouble; I will deliver him and honor him. 16 With long life I will satisfy him, and show him My salvation.
• Ps 92:9-9 : 9 For behold, your enemies, O LORD, for behold, your enemies shall perish; all the workers of iniquity shall be scattered. 10 But you will exalt my horn like the horn of a wild ox; I shall be anointed with fresh oil. 11 My eye also shall see my desire on my enemies, and my ears shall hear my desire of the wicked who rise up against me.
• Luke 14:11 : 11 For whoever exalts himself will be humbled; and he who humbles himself will be exalted.
• Luke 18:9-9 : 9 And he spoke this parable to some who trusted in themselves that they were righteous and despised others: 10 Two men went up into the temple to pray; one a Pharisee, and the other a tax collector. 11 The Pharisee stood and prayed thus with himself, God, I thank you that I am not as other men are, extortioners, unjust, adulterers, or even as this tax collector. 12 I fast twice a week; I give tithes of all that I possess. 13 And the tax collector, standing afar off, would not lift up so much as his eyes to heaven, but struck upon his breast, saying, God be merciful to me a sinner. 14 I tell you, this man went down to his house justified rather than the other: for everyone who exalts himself shall be humbled; and he who humbles himself shall be exalted.