Job 5 · Verse 20

Job 5:20

In famine he shall redeem thee from death: and in war from the power of the sword.
Job 5:20, King James Version

Job 5:20 in other translations

BSBIn famine He will redeem you from death, and in battle from the stroke of the sword.
WEBIn famine he will redeem you from death; in war, from the power of the sword.
ASVIn famine he will redeem thee from death; And in war from the power of the sword.
YLTIn famine He hath redeemed thee from death, And in battle from the hands of the sword.
DARBYIn famine he will redeem thee from death, and in war from the power of the sword.
BBEWhen there is need of food he will keep you from death, and in war from the power of the sword.
WebsterIn famine he will redeem thee from death: and in war from the power of the sword.

What does Job 5:20 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
20. power--(Jr 5:12). Hebrew, "hands." of the sword--(Eze 35:5, Margin). Hands are given to the sword personified as a living agent.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 20 In famine he shall redeem thee - The Chaldee, which understands this chapter as speaking of the troubles and deliverances of the Israelites in Egypt and the wilderness, renders this verse as follows: "In the famine of Egypt he redeemed thee from death; and in the war of Amalek, from the slaying of the sword."

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Job 5:17-27

Eliphaz gives to Job a word of caution and exhortation: Despise not thou the chastening of the Almighty. Call it a chastening, which comes from the Father's love, and is for the child's good; and notice it as a messenger from Heaven. Eliphaz also encourages Job to submit to his condition. A good man is happy though he be afflicted, for he has not lost his enjoyment of God, nor his title to heaven; nay, he is happy…

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Job 5:20 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

בְּ֭רָעָבbe.ra.'oin famineH7458
פָּֽדְךָ֣pa.de.Khahe will ransom youH6299
מִמָּ֑וֶתmi.Ma.vetfrom deathH4194
וּ֝בְמִלְחָמָ֗הu.ve.mil.cha.Mahand in battleH4421
מִ֣ידֵיMi.deifrom [the] hands ofH3027
חָֽרֶב\׃Cha.rev[the] swordH2719

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Job 5:20

  • Psalms 33:19

    To deliver their soul from death, and to keep them alive in famine.

  • Hosea 13:14

    I will ransom them from the power of the grave; I will redeem them from death: O death, I will be thy plagues; O grave, I will be thy destruction: repentance shall be hid from mine eyes.

  • Genesis 45:7

    And God sent me before you to preserve you a posterity in the earth, and to save your lives by a great deliverance.

  • Psalms 37:19

    They shall not be ashamed in the evil time: and in the days of famine they shall be satisfied.

  • 1 Kings 17:6

    And the ravens brought him bread and flesh in the morning, and bread and flesh in the evening; and he drank of the brook.

  • Proverbs 10:3

    The Lord will not suffer the soul of the righteous to famish: but he casteth away the substance of the wicked.

  • Habakkuk 3:17

    Although the fig tree shall not blossom, neither shall fruit be in the vines; the labour of the olive shall fail, and the fields shall yield no meat; the flock shall be cut off from the fold, and there shall be no herd in the stalls:

  • Psalms 27:3

    Though an host should encamp against me, my heart shall not fear: though war should rise against me, in this will I be confident.

  • Psalms 144:10

    It is he that giveth salvation unto kings: who delivereth David his servant from the hurtful sword.

  • Matthew 24:6

    And ye shall hear of wars and rumours of wars: see that ye be not troubled: for all these things must come to pass, but the end is not yet.

  • Isaiah 33:16

    He shall dwell on high: his place of defence shall be the munitions of rocks: bread shall be given him; his waters shall be sure.

  • Psalms 49:7

    None of them can by any means redeem his brother, nor give to God a ransom for him:

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
famine.
Ge 45:7; 1Ki 17:6; Ps 33:19; Pr 10:3; Isa 33:16; Hab 3:17
redeem.
Ps 49:7; Ho 13:14
in war.
Ps 27:3; Mt 24:6
the power. Heb. hands.

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Context

  • Job 5:19

    He shall deliver thee in six troubles: yea, in seven there shall no evil touch thee.

  • Job 5:20

    In famine he shall redeem thee from death: and in war from the power of the sword.

  • Job 5:21

    Thou shalt be hid from the scourge of the tongue: neither shalt thou be afraid of destruction when it cometh.

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Job 5:20 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		En el hambre te redimirá de la muerte, y en la guerra de las manos de la espada.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Dans la famine il te délivrera de la mort, et, dans la guerre, de la puissance de l’épée.
German
Elberfelder 1871		In Hungersnot erlöst er dich von dem Tode, und im Kriege von der Gewalt des Schwertes.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		In fame eruet te de morte, et in bello de manu gladii.