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Job 22:29

When men are cast down, then thou shalt say, There is lifting up; and he shall save the humble person.

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כִּֽיkiassuredכִּיconjunction — “assured”H3588(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexedand, + (forasmuch, inasmuch, where-) as, assured(-ly), + but, certainly, doubtless, + else, even, + except, for, how, (because, in, so, than) that, + nevertheless, now, rightly, seeing, since, surely, then, therefore, + (al-) though, + til…הִ֭שְׁפִּילוּhishpilvabaseשָׁפֵלverb, hiphil, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural — “abase”, a completed actionH8213to depress or sink (expectation figuratively, to humiliate, intransitive or transitive)abase, bring (cast, put) down, debase, humble (self), be (bring, lay, make, put) low(-er).וַתֹּ֣אמֶרvatomerand sayאָמַרconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “and say”, the next action in the storyH559to say (used with great latitude)answer, appoint, avouch, bid, boast self, call, certify, challenge, charge, [phrase] (at the, give) command(-ment), commune, consider, declare, demand, [idiom] desire, determine, [idiom] expressly, [idiom] indeed, [idiom] intend, name, [id…גֵּוָ֑הgevahlifting upגֵּוָהnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “lifting up”, the ordinary formH1466exaltation; (figuratively) arrogancelifting up, pride.וְשַׁ֖חveshachand sunk, iשַׁחconjunction, adjective, adjective, masculine, singular, construct — “and sunk, i”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH7807sunk, i.e. downcast[phrase] humble.עֵינַ֣יִםeynayimeye , , -sightעַיִןnoun, common, both genders, dual, absolute — “eye , , -sight”, the ordinary formH5869an eye (literally or figuratively); by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape)affliction, outward appearance, [phrase] before, [phrase] think best, colour, conceit, [phrase] be content, countenance, [phrase] displease, eye((-brow), (-d), -sight), face, [phrase] favour, fountain, furrow (from the margin), [idiom] him…יוֹשִֽׁעַyoshiabe safeיָשַׁעverb, hiphil, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “be safe”, an unfinished actionH3467properly, to be open, wide or free, i.e. (by implication) to be safe; causatively, to free or succor[idiom] at all, avenging, defend, deliver(-er), help, preserve, rescue, be safe, bring (having) salvation, save(-iour), get victory.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

When they cast thee down, thou shalt say: 'There is lifting up'; for the humble person He saveth.

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American Standard Version (1901)

When they cast thee down, thou shalt say, There is lifting up; And the humble person he will save.

Young’s Literal Translation

For they have made low, And thou sayest, 'Lift up.' And the bowed down of eyes he saveth.

World English Bible

When they cast down, you will say, ‘be lifted up.’ He will save the humble person.

Darby Translation

When they are made low, then thou shalt say, Rise up! and he shall save him that is of downcast eyes.

Douay-Rheims

For he that hath been humbled, shall be in glory: and he that shall bow down his eyes, he shall be saved.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

When they cast thee down, thou shalt say: 'There is lifting up'; for the humble person He saveth.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Because thou hast humbled thyself; and thou shalt say, Man has behaved proudly, but he shall save him that is of lowly eyes.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ὅτι ἐταπείνωσας σεαυτὸν, καὶ ἐρεῖς, ὑπερηφανεύσατο, καὶ κύφοντα ὀφθαλμοῖς σώσει.