Job 5:20

Translations

Modern

In famine He will redeem you from death, and in battle from the stroke of the sword.

Traditional

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

Literal

In famine he will redeem you from death, and in war from the hands of the sword.

Latin

In fame eruet te de morte, et in bello de manu gladii.

Original

Hebrew

English

In famine He will redeem you from death, and in battle from the stroke of the sword.

Notes

Job 5:19–26

Six calamities … in seven: This formula for wise sayings suggests a condition of completion (compare Proverbs 30:15–31).
This list reflects the blessings and curses of the covenant God gave to Moses (Leviticus 26; Deuteronomy 28).
Eliphaz believed that people in a right relationship with God would avoid:

Famine, meaning starving. (Job 5:20, 22; see Leviticus 26:4–5, 10; Deuteronomy 28:4–6, 8, 11–12).
Battle and its destruction (Job 5:20; 5:21, 22; see Leviticus 26:6–8; Deuteronomy 28:7, 48).
Scourge of the tongue, or words spoken against them (slander).
They would even be at peace with wild animals and the stones of the field (Job 5:23; see Leviticus 26:6). This peace might mean productive fields instead of rocky ones (2 Kings 3:19, 25; Matthew 13:5). Or it might symbolize broader harmony with creation (see Psalm 91:11–12).

Theme notes and profiles

Understanding Job

Events

Job's Trial

Related verses

Psalm 33:19
…to deliver them from death and keep them alive in famine.
Hosea 13:14
I 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.
Genesis 45:7
God sent me before you to preserve you as a remnant on the earth and to save your lives by a great deliverance.
Psalm 37:19
In the time of evil they will not be ashamed, and in the days of famine they will be satisfied.
1 Kings 17:6
The ravens would bring him bread and meat in the morning and evening, and he would drink from the brook.
Proverbs 10:3
The LORD does not let the righteous go hungry, but He denies the craving of the wicked.
Habakkuk 3:17
Though 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,
Psalm 27:3
Though an army encamps around me, my heart will not fear; though a war breaks out against me, I will keep my trust.
Psalm 144:10
…to Him who gives victory to kings, who frees His servant David from the deadly sword.
Matthew 24:6
You 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.
Isaiah 33:16
…he will dwell on the heights; the mountain fortress will be his refuge; his food will be provided and his water assured.
Psalm 49:7
No man can possibly redeem his brother or pay his ransom to God.

Glossary

Book of Job

Topics

Afflictions and Adversities: Consolation In Faith: Eliphaz, in the Overruling Providence of God, That Afflictions are for the Good of the Righteous Famine: God Provided for his People During Famine: Righteous Delivered From Fear of God: Guilty God: Preserver God: Unclassified Scriptures Relating To Happiness of the Righteous Judgments: Saints: Preserved During Philosophy: Philosophical Inductions and Deductions Relating to God and his Providence Privileges of Saints: Secure During Public Calamities Righteous: Promises To, Expressed or Implied

Job 5:20

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