Job 22:29

When men cast themselves down, then thou shalt say: Up! And, him that is of downcast eyes, shall he save;

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

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

In Context

28And thou shalt decree a purpose, and it shall be fulfilled unto thee, and, upon thy ways, shall have shone a light;

30He shall deliver the innocent, and thou shalt escape by the pureness of thy hands.

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Cross References

Job 5:19In six troubles, he will rescue thee, and, in seven, there shall smite thee no misfortune:

Psalms 91:14Because, on me, he hath set firm his love, Therefore will I deliver him, I will set him on high, Because he hath known my Name;

Psalms 138:6Though lofty is Yahweh, yet, the lowly, he regardeth, but, the haughty—afar off, doth he acknowledge.

Isaiah 57:15For, thus, saith he that is high and lifted up—Inhabiting futurity, And, holy, is his name: A high and holy place, will I inhabit, Also with the crushed and lowly in spirit, To revive the spirit of the lowly, and To revive the heart of them who are crushed;—

Ezekiel 21:26Thus, saith My Lord. Yahweh, Remove the turban, And lift off the crown,— This not that, The abased, exalt, And the exalted, abase.

Luke 1:52He hath deposed potentates from thrones, and uplifted the lowly;

Matthew Henry on Job 22:22-30

The Good Counsel of Eliphaz; Encouragements to Return to God. ( b. c. 1520.) 21 Acquaint now thyself with him, and be at peace: thereby good shall come unto thee. 22 Receive, I pray thee, the law from his mouth, and lay up his words in thine heart. 23 If thou return to the Almighty, thou shalt be built up, thou shalt put away iniquity far from thy tabernacles. 24 Then shalt thou lay up gold as dust, and the gold of Ophir as the stones of the brooks. 25 Yea, the Almighty shall be thy defence, and thou shalt have… Read the whole commentary →

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