Job 5:20
In famine he shall redeem thee from death; and in war from the power of the sword.
Revised Version 1895
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 shall 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 49:7None of them can by any means redeem his brother, nor give to God a ransom for him:
Psalms 144:10It is he that giveth salvation unto kings: who rescueth David his 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 him; his waters shall be sure.
Hosea 13:14I will ransom them from the power of the grave; I will redeem them from death: O death, where are thy plagues? O grave, where is thy destruction? 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 →