Job 5:20
In times of famine he will rescue you from death, and in times of war he will save you from the power of the sword.
Free Bible Version
In The King James Version
In famine he shall redeem thee from death: and in war from the power of the sword.
In Context
19He will save you from many disasters; a multitude of evils will not affect you.
21You will be protected from sharp-tongued slander; and when violence comes you will not be afraid.
Cross References
1 Kings 17:6Ravens brought him bread and meat both in the morning and in the evening, and he drank from the brook.
Psalms 33:19to save them from death and to keep them alive when famine strikes.
Psalms 49:7but no one can pay to rescue another from death; no one can pay a ransom to God.
Psalms 144:10to you, the one who gives victory to kings. You saved your servant David from death by the sword.
Isaiah 33:16They will live on high; they will be protected by the mountain fortresses; they will always be provided with food and will always have water.
Hosea 13:14I shall redeem them from the power of Sheol; I shall deliver them from death. Where, death, are your plagues? Where, Sheol, is your destruction? Compassion is hidden from my sight.
Matthew Henry on Job 5:18-27
17 Behold, happy is the man whom God correcteth: therefore despise not thou the chastening of the Almighty: 18 For he maketh sore, and bindeth up: he woundeth, and his hands make whole. 19 He shall deliver thee in six troubles: yea, in seven there shall no evil touch thee. 20 In famine he shall redeem thee from death: and in war from the power of the sword. 21 Thou shalt be hid from the scourge of the tongue: neither shalt thou be afraid of destruction when it cometh. 22 At destruction and famine thou shalt laugh:… Read the whole commentary →