Job

Job 22:28–30

²⁸Your decisions will be carried out,

and light will shine on your ways.

²⁹When men are brought low and you say, ‘Lift them up!’

then He will save the lowly.

³⁰He will deliver even one who is not innocent,

rescuing him through the cleanness of your hands.”

Word by word

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Your decisions	וְֽתִגְזַר־	wə·ṯiḡ·zar-	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - second person masculine singular	H1504 cut, divide
will be carried out	וְיָ֣קָם	wə·yā·qām	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect Jussive - third person masculine singular	H6965 arise, stand up, stand
and light	אֽוֹר׃	’ō·wr	Noun - common singular	H216 light
will shine	נָ֣גַֽהּ	nā·ḡah	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H5050 shine
on	וְעַל־	wə·‘al-	Conjunctive waw; Preposition	H5921 height
your ways	דְּ֝רָכֶ֗יךָ	də·rā·ḵe·ḵā	Noun - common plural construct; second person masculine singular	H1870 way, road, distance, journey, manner

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
When	כִּֽי־	kî-	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
men are brought low	הִ֭שְׁפִּילוּ	hiš·pî·lū	Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person common plural	H8213 be or become low, be abased
and you say	וַתֹּ֣אמֶר	wat·tō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - second person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
Lift them up	גֵּוָ֑ה	gê·wāh	Noun - feminine singular	H1466 pride
then He will save	יוֹשִֽׁעַ׃	yō·wō·ši·a‘	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H3467 deliver
the lowly	וְשַׁ֖ח	wə·šaḥ	Conjunctive waw; Adjective - masculine singular construct	H7807 low, lowly

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
He will deliver	יְֽמַלֵּ֥ט	yə·mal·lēṭ	Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H4422 slip away
not	אִֽי־	’î-	Adverb - Negative particle	H336 not
innocent	נָקִ֑י	nā·qî	Adjective - masculine singular	H5355 clean, free from, exempt
rescuing him	וְ֝נִמְלַ֗ט	wə·nim·laṭ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular	H4422 slip away
through the cleanness	בְּבֹ֣ר	bə·ḇōr	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct	H1252 cleanness, pureness
of your hands	כַּפֶּֽיךָ׃פ	kap·pe·ḵā	Noun - feminine dual construct; second person masculine singular	H3709 hollow, or flat of the hand, palm, sole of foot, pan

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Job 22:28 Matthew 21:22 · Psalm 90:17 · Psalm 20:4 · Isaiah 30:21 · Proverbs 4:18 · Lamentations 3:37 · John 8:12 · Malachi 4:2 · Psalm 112:4 · Job 29:3 · Psalm 97:11 · James 4:15

Job 22:29 James 4:6 · Job 5:19–27 · Luke 1:52 · 1 Peter 5:5 · Matthew 23:12 · Psalm 91:14–16 · Isaiah 66:2 · Luke 18:9–14 · Psalm 92:9–11 · Proverbs 29:23 · Isaiah 57:15

Job 22:30 Job 42:7–8 · James 5:15–16 · Psalm 18:20 · Genesis 18:26–32 · Acts 27:24 · Malachi 1:9 · Psalm 24:4 · Matthew 17:19–20

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.