Job 5:20
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“In famine He will redeem you from death, and in battle from the stroke of the sword.”
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“In famine He will redeem you from death, and in battle from the stroke of the sword.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“In famine he shall redeem thee from death: and in war from the power of the sword.”
King James Version · Public Domain“In famine he will redeem thee from death; And in war from the power of the sword.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“In famine He hath redeemed thee from death, And in battle from the hands of the sword.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Job 5:20 — 14 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Genesis 45:7God sent me before you to preserve you as a remnant on the earth and to save your lives by a great deliverance.
- 1 Kings 17:6The ravens would bring him bread and meat in the morning and evening, and he would drink from the brook.
- Psalms 27:3Though an army encamps around me, my heart will not fear; though a war breaks out against me, I will keep my trust.
- Psalms 33:19to deliver them from death and keep them alive in famine.
- Psalms 37:19In the time of evil they will not be ashamed, and in the days of famine they will be satisfied.
- Psalms 49:7No man can possibly redeem his brother or pay his ransom to God.
- Psalms 118:18The LORD disciplined me severely, but He has not given me over to death.
- Psalms 144:10to Him who gives victory to kings, who frees His servant David from the deadly sword.
- Proverbs 10:3The LORD does not let the righteous go hungry, but He denies the craving of the wicked.
- Isaiah 33:16he will dwell on the heights; the mountain fortress will be his refuge; his food will be provided and his water assured.
- Jeremiah 39:18For I will surely rescue you so that you do not fall by the sword. Because you have trusted in Me, you will escape with your life like a spoil of war, declares the LORD.’”
- Hosea 13:14I will ransom them from the power of Sheol; I will redeem them from Death. Where, O Death, are your plagues? Where, O Sheol, is your sting? Compassion is hidden from My eyes.
- Habakkuk 3:17Though the fig tree does not bud and no fruit is on the vines, though the olive crop fails and the fields produce no food, though the sheep are cut off from the fold and no cattle are in the stalls,
- Matthew 24:6You will hear of wars and rumors of wars, but see to it that you are not alarmed. These things must happen, but the end is still to come.
Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).