Job 5:20 · KJV
“In famine he shall redeem thee from death: and in war from the power of the sword. {power: Heb. hands}”
— Job 5:20
He shall deliver thee in six troubles: yea, in seven there shall no evil touch thee.
Thou shalt be hid from the scourge of the tongue: neither shalt thou be afraid of destruction when it cometh. {from...: or, when the tongue scourgeth}
Job 5 — Context
For he maketh sore, and bindeth up: he woundeth, and his hands make whole.
19He shall deliver thee in six troubles: yea, in seven there shall no evil touch thee.
20In famine he shall redeem thee from death: and in war from the power of the sword. {power: Heb. hands}
21Thou shalt be hid from the scourge of the tongue: neither shalt thou be afraid of destruction when it cometh. {from...: or, when the tongue scourgeth}
22At destruction and famine thou shalt laugh: neither shalt thou be afraid of the beasts of the earth.
Cross References
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. {power: Heb. hand}
Psalms 37:19
They shall not be ashamed in the evil time: and in the days of famine they shall be satisfied.
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. {to preserve...: Heb. to put for you a remnant}
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. {the substance...: or, the wicked for their wickedness}
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: {fail: Heb. lie}
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.