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Whenכִּיthey bring someone low,הִשְׁפִּילוּyou will say,וַתֹּאמֶר‘Up,’גֵּוָהand the one with downcastוְשַׁחeyesעֵינַיִםhe will save.יוֹשִׁעַ
Job 22:29
Study it in the app“When they bring someone low, you will say, ‘Up,’ and the one with downcast eyes he will save.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Job 22:29, word by word
- they bring someone lowהִשְׁפִּילוּhishpilu
bring low, humble
To bring down, to lower someone from his place; to humble.
Where else “hishpilu” appears- you will sayתֹּאמֶרtomer
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “tomer” appears- ‘Up,’גֵּוָהgeva
lifting up
Being raised up again.
Where else “geva” appears- and the one with downcastשַׁחshach
lowly, downcast
Low, downcast; "the one of lowered eyes" is the humble. It appears only once in the Bible (Job 22:29).
Where else “shach” appears- eyesעֵינַיִםenayim
eye
The organ with which one sees; so "lift the eyes" means to look.
Where else “enayim” appears- he will saveיוֹשִׁעַyoshia
save
To rescue someone from danger.
Where else “yoshia” appears
Translation note
A verse of uncertain sense. “Up” translates a word that can mean “elevation” or “pride.”
The context
28You will decide a matter, and it will be established for you, and on your ways light will shine.
29 · This verse (above)
30He will rescue one who is not innocent, and he will be rescued by the cleanness of your palms.”