Verse 11

To set on high those that are low; that those who mourn may be lifted to safety.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Han løfter de lave opp, og de som sørger, blir styrket.

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  For å opphøye dem som er lave, og sørgende heves til trygghet.

• Norsk King James

  For å heve dem som er lave; slik at de som sørger kan bli løftet opp til sikkerhet.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  for å opphøye de nedtrykte, slik at de som går i sorg, kan bli oppreist til frelse;

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Han løfter de lave til høydene, og sørgende oppnår frelse.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  For å løfte de lave opp, slik at de som sørger kan bli opphøyet til trygghet.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  For å opphøye de lave, slik at de som sørger, kan bli løftet opp til trygghet.

• En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611 (mar 2025)

  For å løfte de lave opp, slik at de som sørger kan bli opphøyet til trygghet.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Han opphøyer de lave, og de sørgende opphøyes til frelse.

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  He sets the lowly on high, and those who mourn are lifted to safety.

• biblecontext

  { "verseID": "Job.5.11", "source": "לָשׂ֣וּם שְׁפָלִ֣ים לְמָר֑וֹם וְ֝קֹדְרִ֗ים שָׂ֣גְבוּ יֶֽשַׁע׃", "text": "to-*śûm* *šəfālîm* to-*mārōm* *wə*-*qōdərîm* *śāgəbû* *yešaʿ*", "grammar": { "*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" }, "variants": { "*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" } }

• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Han setter de lave i høysetet, og de bedrøvede blir opphøyet til frelse.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  for at sætte de Fornedrede høit op, at de, som gaae i Sørgeklæder, skulle ved Frelse ophøies;

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

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

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Han setter de lave opp i høyde; de sørgende blir opphøyet til trygghet.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  slik at han hever de lave opp, de sørgende blir løftet til trygghet.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  For å løfte de lave til høye steder, og sørgende blir reist i trygghet.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Han opphøyer de lave, og de som sørger, løftes til sikkerhet.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Løfter opp de nedbøyde, og gir de triste et trygt sted;

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  which setteth vp them of lowe degre, and sendeth prosperite, to those that are in heuynesse:

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And setteth vp on hie them that be lowe, that the sorowfull may be exalted to saluation.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  To set vp them that be of lowe degree, and that those which are in heauinesse may be exalted to saluation.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

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

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  So that he sets up on high those who are low, Those who mourn are exalted to safety.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  To set the low on a high place, And the mourners have been high `in' safety.

• American Standard Version (1901)

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

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  Lifting up those who are low, and putting the sad in a safe place;

• World English Bible (2000)

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

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  he sets the lowly on high, that those who mourn are raised to safety.

Referenced Verses

• 1 Sam 2:7-8 : 7 The LORD makes poor and makes rich: he brings low and lifts up. 8 He raises up the poor from the dust, and lifts up the needy from the ashes, 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 has set the world upon them.
• Luke 1:52-53 : 52 He has put down the mighty from their thrones, and exalted the lowly. 53 He has filled the hungry with good things, and the rich He has sent away empty.
• Luke 6:21 : 21 Blessed are you that hunger now: for you shall be filled. Blessed are you that weep now: for you shall laugh.
• Jas 1:9 : 9 Let the brother of low position rejoice in that he is lifted up;
• Jas 4:6-9 : 6 But he gives more grace. Therefore he says, God resists the proud, but gives grace to the humble. 7 Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. 8 Draw near to God, and he will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded. 9 Be afflicted, and mourn, and weep. Let your laughter be turned to mourning, and your joy to gloom. 10 Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and he will lift you up.
• 1 Pet 1:3 : 3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to His abundant mercy has begotten us again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,
• 1 Pet 5:10 : 10 But the God of all grace, who has called us to His eternal glory by Christ Jesus, after you have suffered a while, perfect, establish, strengthen, and settle you.
• Ps 91:14 : 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.
• Ps 107:41 : 41 Yet he sets the poor on high from affliction, and makes him families like a flock.
• Ps 113:7 : 7 He raises up the poor out of the dust, and lifts the needy out of the ash heap;
• 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 flourish: I the LORD have spoken and have done it.
• Deut 33:27 : 27 The eternal God is your refuge, and underneath are the everlasting arms: and he shall drive out the enemy from before you; and shall say, Destroy them.