Job 5:20
In famine, he will ransom thee from death, and in battle from the power of the sword;
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
In famine he shall redeem thee from death: and in war from the power of the sword.
In Context
19In six troubles, he will rescue thee, and, in seven, there shall smite thee no misfortune:
Cross References
1 Kings 17:6And, the ravens, used to bring him bread and flesh, in the morning, and bread and flesh, in the evening,—and, of the torrent, used he to drink.
Psalms 33:19To rescue, from death, their soul, and to keep them alive in famine.
Psalms 49:7A brother, can none of them, redeem, he cannot give unto God a ransom for himself:
Psalms 144:10Who giveth victory unto kings—Who snatcheth away David his servant, from the calamitous sword.
Isaiah 33:16He, the heights, shall inhabit, A stronghold of crags, shall be his refuge,—His bread, hath been delivered, His waters, have been made sure,
Hosea 13:14Out of the hand of hades, will I ransom them, out of death, will I redeem them,—Where is thy pestilence, O death? Where thy plague, O hades? Repentance, shall 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 →