Job 22:29
King James Version (1769)
Other translations
| Verse | KJV | BSB | ASV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 29 | When men are cast down, then thou shalt say, There is lifting up; and he shall save the humble person. | When men are brought low and you say, ‘Lift them up!’ then He will save the lowly. | When they cast thee down, thou shalt say, There is lifting up; And the humble person he will save. |
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Original Hebrew words
| English | Hebrew | Say it | Strong's | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| if | כִּֽי־ | ki- | H3588A | forכִּי (ki) 1) that, for, because, when, as though, as, because that, but, then, certainly, except, surely, since 1a) that 1a1) yea, indeed 1b) when (of time) 1b1) when, if, though (with a concessive force) 1c) because, since (causal connection) 1d) but (after negative) 1e) that if, for if, indeed if, for though, but if 1f) but rather, but 1g) except that 1h) only, nevertheless 1i) surely 1j) that is 1k) but if 1l) for though 1m) forasmuch as, for therefore |
| people brought low | הִ֭שְׁפִּילוּ | HISH-pi-lu | H8213 | to abaseשָׁפֵל (sha.phel) 1) to be or become low, sink, be humbled, be abased 1a) (Qal) to be or become low 1b) (Hiphil) 1b1) to lay or bring low, humiliate 1b2) to set in a lower place, show abasement 1b3) to make low, sit down |
| and you said | וַתֹּ֣אמֶר | va-TO-mer | H0559 | to sayאָמַר (a.mar) 1) to say, speak, utter 1a) (Qal) to say, to answer, to say in one's heart, to think, to command, to promise, to intend 1b) (Niphal) to be told, to be said, to be called 1c) (Hithpael) to boast, to act proudly 1d) (Hiphil) to avow, to avouch Aramaic equivalent: a.mar (אֲמַר "to say" H0560) |
| up! | גֵּוָ֑ה | ge-VAH | H1466 | prideגֵּוָה (ge.vah) pride, a lifting up Aramaic equivalent: ge.vah (גֵּוָה "pride" H1467) |
| and [the] lowly of | וְשַׁ֖ח | ve-SHACH | H7807 | lowlyשַׁח (shach) low, lowly |
| eyes | עֵינַ֣יִם | 'ei-NA-yim | H5869A | eyeעַ֫יִן (a.yin) : eye 1) eye 1a) eye 1a1) of physical eye 1a2) as showing mental qualities 1a3) of mental and spiritual faculties (fig.) |
| he will save | יוֹשִֽׁעַ׃ | yo-SHI-a' | H3467 | to saveיָשַׁע (ya.sah) 1) to save, be saved, be delivered 1a) (Niphal) 1a1) to be liberated, be saved, be delivered 1a2) to be saved (in battle), be victorious 1b) (Hiphil) 1b1) to save, deliver 1b2) to save from moral troubles 1b3) to give victory to |
Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.