Job 22:29

22:29 When people are brought low ¹  and you say

‘Lift them up!’ ² 

then he will save the downcast; ³ 

Job 40:11

40:11 Scatter abroad ⁴  the abundance ⁵  of your anger.

Look at every proud man ⁶  and bring him low;

[22:29]  ¹ tn There is no expressed subject here, and so the verb is taken as a passive voice again.

[22:29]  ² tn The word גֵּוָה (gevah) means “loftiness; pride.” Here it simply says “up,” or “pride.” The rest is paraphrased. Of the many suggestions, the following provide a sampling: “It is because of pride” (ESV), “he abases pride” (H. H. Rowley); “[he abases] the lofty and the proud” (Beer); “[he abases] the word of pride” [Duhm]; “[he abases] the haughtiness of pride” [Fohrer and others]; “[he abases] the one who speaks proudly” [Weiser]; “[he abases] the one who boasts in pride” [Kissane]; and “God [abases] pride” [Budde, Gray].

[22:29]  ³ tn Or “humble”; Heb “the lowly of eyes.”

[40:11]  ⁴ tn The verb was used for scattering lightning (Job 37:11). God is challenging Job to unleash his power and judge wickedness in the world.

[40:11]  ⁵ tn Heb “the overflowings.”

[40:11]  ⁶ tn The word was just used in the positive sense of excellence or majesty; now the exalted nature of the person refers to self-exaltation, or pride.