Job

Job 5:11–13

¹¹He sets the lowly on high,

so that mourners are lifted to safety.

¹²He thwarts the schemes of the crafty,

so that their hands find no success.

¹³He catches the wise in their craftiness,^b

and sweeps away the plans of the cunning.

Footnotes

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
He sets	לָשׂ֣וּם	lā·śūm	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H7760 put, place, set
the lowly	שְׁפָלִ֣ים	šə·p̄ā·lîm	Adjective - masculine plural	H8217 low
on high	לְמָר֑וֹם	lə·mā·rō·wm	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular	H4791 height
so that mourners	וְ֝קֹדְרִ֗ים	wə·qō·ḏə·rîm	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural	H6937 be dark
are lifted	שָׂ֣גְבוּ	śā·ḡə·ḇū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H7682 be
to safety	יֶֽשַׁע׃	ye·ša‘	Noun - masculine singular	H3468 deliverance, rescue, salvation

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
He thwarts	מֵ֭פֵר	mê·p̄êr	Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular	H6565 break, frustrate
the schemes	מַחְשְׁב֣וֹת	maḥ·šə·ḇō·wṯ	Noun - feminine plural construct	H4284 thought, device
of the crafty	עֲרוּמִ֑ים	‘ă·rū·mîm	Adjective - masculine plural	H6175 crafty, shrewd, sensible
so that their hands	יְ֝דֵיהֶ֗ם	yə·ḏê·hem	Noun - feminine dual construct; third person masculine plural	H3027 hand
find	תַעֲשֶׂ֥ינָה	ṯa·‘ă·śe·nāh	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine plural	H6213 do, make
no	וְֽלֹא־	wə·lō-	Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
success	תּוּשִׁיָּֽה׃	tū·šî·yāh	Noun - feminine singular	H8454 sound, efficient wisdom, abiding success

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
He catches	לֹכֵ֣ד	lō·ḵêḏ	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H3920 capture, seize, take (by lot)
the wise	חֲכָמִ֣ים	ḥă·ḵā·mîm	Adjective - masculine plural	H2450 wise
in their craftiness	בְּעָרְמָ֑ם	bə·‘ā·rə·mām	Preposition-b; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct; third person masculine plural	H6191 be shrewd, crafty
and sweeps away	נִמְהָֽרָה׃	nim·hā·rāh	Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person feminine singular	H4116 hasten
the plans	וַעֲצַ֖ת	wa·‘ă·ṣaṯ	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular construct	H6098 counsel, advice
of the cunning	נִפְתָּלִ֣ים	nip̄·tā·lîm	Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine plural	H6617 twist

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

Job 5:11 Psalm 113:7 · Psalm 107:41 · Luke 6:21 · 1 Samuel 2:7–8 · Luke 1:52–53 · James 4:6–10 · Ezekiel 17:24 · Psalm 91:14 · Deuteronomy 33:27 · James 1:9 · 1 Peter 5:10

Job 5:12 Psalm 21:11 · Psalm 33:10–11 · Isaiah 8:10 · Proverbs 21:30 · Psalm 37:17 · Isaiah 37:36 · Acts 12:11 · Nehemiah 4:15 · Job 12:16–17 · Acts 23:12–22 · Isaiah 19:3

Job 5:13 1 Corinthians 3:19 · Psalm 9:15–16 · Psalm 7:15–16 · 1 Corinthians 1:19–20 · Luke 1:51 · Esther 9:25 · Psalm 35:7–8 · Psalm 18:26 · Esther 7:10 · 2 Samuel 15:31 · Proverbs 3:32 · Esther 6:4–11

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.