Job

Job 5:11

¹¹He sets the lowly on high,

so that mourners are lifted to safety.

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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

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.