Job 5:20
In famine He will redeem thee from death; and in war from the power of the sword.
JPS TaNaKH 1917
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 deliver thee in six troubles; yea, in seven there shall no evil touch thee.
Cross References
1 Kings 17:6And the ravens brought him bread and flesh in the morning, and bread and flesh in the evening; and he drank of the brook.
Psalms 33:19To deliver their soul from death, and to keep them alive in famine.
Psalms 49:7(49-8) No man can by any means redeem his brother, nor give to God a ransom for him —
Psalms 144:10Who givest salvation unto kings, who rescuest David Thy servant from the hurtful sword.
Isaiah 33:16He shall dwell on high; his place of defence shall be the munitions of rocks; his bread shall be given, his waters shall be sure.
Hosea 13:14Shall I ransom them from the power of the nether-world? Shall I redeem them from death? Ho, thy plagues, O death! Ho, thy destruction, O nether-world! Repentance be hid from Mine eyes!
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 →