Job 5:20
In famine he will redeem you from death; in war, from the power of the sword.
World English Bible Classic
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 you in six troubles; yes, in seven no evil will touch you.
Cross References
1 Kings 17:6The ravens brought him bread and meat in the morning, and bread and meat in the evening; and he drank from the brook.
Psalms 33:19to deliver their soul from death, to keep them alive in famine.
Psalms 49:7none of them can by any means redeem his brother, nor give God a ransom for him.
Psalms 144:10You are he who gives salvation to kings, who rescues David, his servant, from the deadly sword.
Isaiah 33:16he will dwell on high. His place of defense will be the fortress of rocks. His bread will be supplied. His waters will be sure.
Hosea 13:14I will ransom them from the power of Sheol. I will redeem them from death! Death, where are your plagues? Sheol, where is your destruction? “Compassion will be 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 →