Job 5:20
In famine He will redeem you from death, and in battle from the stroke of the sword.
Majority Standard Bible
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 rescue you from six calamities; no harm will touch you in seven.
21You will be hidden from the scourge of the tongue, and will not fear havoc when it comes.
Cross References
1 Kings 17:6The ravens would bring him bread and meat in the morning and evening, and he would drink from the brook.
Psalms 33:19to deliver them from death and keep them alive in famine.
Psalms 49:7No man can possibly redeem his brother or pay his ransom to God.
Psalms 144:10to Him who gives victory to kings, who frees His servant David from the deadly sword.
Isaiah 33:16he will dwell on the heights; the mountain fortress will be his refuge; his food will be provided and his water assured.
Hosea 13:14I will ransom them from the power of Sheol; I will redeem them from Death. Where, O Death, are your plagues? Where, O Sheol, is your sting? Compassion is hidden from My 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 →