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So that he sets up on high those who are low, Those who mourn are exalted to safety.
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God Lifts the Lowly
Commentators agree that this verse reveals a core aspect of God's character: He actively helps the helpless and gives hope to the hopeless. Scholars note that Eliphaz is pointing to God's observable pattern of intervening to raise up the poor, afflicted, and mourning. This is presented as a foundational reason to place one's trust in God, especially during times of trial.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
To set up on high - That is, who sets up on high; or God exalts those who are low. From the works of nature, Eliphaz passes to the dealings …
19th Century
Anglican
To set up on high those that be low. —Thus his doctrine is that man’s exaltation must come from God, and not from his own…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
To set up on high those that be low Not the low plants, which, through rain, are made to run up on high, though ther…
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Eliphaz reminds Job that no affliction comes by chance, nor is it to be attributed to secondary causes. The occurrence of prosperity and adversity …
13th Century
Catholic
Eliphaz proposed that everything that happens on earth has a specific cause. He proved this by observing that natural things appear to be directed …
