Job 5:11
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Job 5:11 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Job 5:11 is a verse from the book of Job in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "To set up on high those that be low; that those which mourn may be exalted to safety." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Job 5:11 — KJV
“To set up on high those that be low; that those which mourn may be exalted to safety.”
— Job 5:11 (KJV)
Job 5:11 in Context — About the Book of Job
Job is the Bible's deepest wrestle with undeserved suffering. A blameless man loses everything, sits in ashes, and refuses easy answers — from his friends or himself. God answers from the whirlwind not with explanations but with Himself, and Job's fortunes are restored double.
Cross-References for Job 5:11
“And he answered, Thou shalt not smite them: wouldest thou smite those whom thou hast taken captive with thy sword and with thy bow? set bread and water before them, that they may eat and drink, and go to their master.”
Shares key themes with Job 5:11: set, those, may
“Therefore set I in the lower places behind the wall, and on the higher places, I even set the people after their families with their swords, their spears, and their bows. in the...: Heb. from the lower parts of the place, etc”
Shares key themes with Job 5:11: set, high, low
“Then said Zeresh his wife and all his friends unto him, Let a gallows be made of fifty cubits high, and to morrow speak thou unto the king that Mordecai may be hanged thereon: then go thou in merrily with the king unto the banquet. And the thing pleased Haman; and he caused the gallows to be made. gallows: Heb. tree”
Shares key themes with Job 5:11: high, low, may
“Mark ye well her bulwarks, consider her palaces; that ye may tell it to the generation following. Mark...: Heb. Set your heart to consider: or, raise up”
Shares key themes with Job 5:11: set, low, may
“And all the trees of the field shall know that I the LORD have brought down the high tree, have exalted the low tree, have dried up the green tree, and have made the dry tree to flourish: I the LORD have spoken and have done it.”
Shares key themes with Job 5:11: high, low, exalted
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