Job

Job 5:11–15

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.

¹⁴They encounter darkness by day

and grope at noon as in the night.

¹⁵He saves the needy from the sword in their mouth

and from the clutches of the powerful.

Footnotes

Word by word

Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.

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

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
They encounter	יְפַגְּשׁוּ־	yə·p̄ag·gə·šū-	Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H6298 meet, encounter
darkness	חֹ֑שֶׁךְ	ḥō·šeḵ	Noun - masculine singular	H2822 darkness, obscurity
by day	יוֹמָ֥ם	yō·w·mām	Adverb	H3119 daytime, by day
and grope	יְֽמַשְׁשׁ֥וּ	yə·maš·šū	Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H4959 feel, grope
at noon	בַֽצָּהֳרָֽיִם׃	ḇaṣ·ṣā·ho·rā·yim	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine plural	H6672 midday, noon
as in the night	וְ֝כַלַּ֗יְלָה	wə·ḵal·lay·lāh	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-k, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H3915 twist, night, adversity

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
He saves	וַיֹּ֣שַׁע	way·yō·ša‘	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H3467 deliver
the needy	אֶבְיֽוֹן׃	’eḇ·yō·wn	Adjective - masculine singular	H34 in want, needy, poor
from the sword	מֵ֭חֶרֶב	mê·ḥe·reḇ	Preposition-m; Noun - feminine singular	H2719 sword
in their mouth	מִפִּיהֶ֑ם	mip·pî·hem	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine plural	H6310 mouth
and from the clutches	וּמִיַּ֖ד	ū·mî·yaḏ	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-m; Noun - feminine singular construct	H3027 hand
of the powerful	חָזָ֣ק	ḥā·zāq	Adjective - masculine singular	H2389 strong, stout, mighty