Job 5:20 Parallel Translations
NASB: "In famine He will redeem you from death, And in war from the power of the sword. (NASB ©1995)
GWT: "In famine he will save you from death, and in war he will save you from the sword.(GOD'S WORD®)
KJV: In famine he shall redeem thee from death: and in war from the power of the sword.
ASV: In famine he will redeem thee from death; And in war from the power of the sword.
BBE: When there is need of food he will keep you from death, and in war from the power of the sword.
DBY: In famine he will redeem thee from death, and in war from the power of the sword.
ERV: In famine he shall redeem thee from death; and in war from the power of the sword.
JPS: In famine He will redeem thee from death; and in war from the power of the sword.
WBS: In famine he will redeem thee from death: and in war from the power of the sword.
WEB: In famine he will redeem you from death; in war, from the power of the sword.
YLT: In famine He hath redeemed thee from death, And in battle from the hands of the sword.
Job 5:20 Cross References
XREF:Psalm 33:19 To deliver their soul from death And to keep them alive in famine.

Psalm 37:19 They will not be ashamed in the time of evil, And in the days of famine they will have abundance.

Psalm 144:10 Who gives salvation to kings, Who rescues David His servant from the evil sword. (NASB ©1995)
Commentaries and Concordances
WES: 5:20 He shall - These things he utters with more confidence, because the rewards or punishments of this life, were more constantly distributed to men in the Old Testament according to their good or bad behaviour, than they are now: and because it was his opinion, that great afflictions were the certain evidences of wickedness; and consequently, that great deliverances would infallibly follow upon true repentance.
MHC: 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 because he is afflicted. Correction mortifies his corruptions, weans his heart from the world, draws him nearer to God, brings him to his Bible, brings him to his knees. Though God wounds, yet he supports his people under afflictions, and in due time delivers them. Making a wound is sometimes part of a cure. Eliphaz gives Job precious promises of what God would do for him, if he humbled himself. Whatever troubles good men may be in, they shall do them no real harm. Being kept from sin, they are kept from the evil of trouble. And if the servants of Christ are not delivered from outward troubles, they are delivered by them, and while overcome by one trouble, they conquer all. Whatever is maliciously said against them shall not hurt them. They shall have wisdom and grace to manage their concerns. The greatest blessing, both in our employments and in our enjoyments, is to be kept from sin. They shall finish their course with joy and honour. That man lives long enough who has done his work, and is fit for another world. It is a mercy to die seasonably, as the corn is cut and housed when fully ripe; not till then, but then not suffered to stand any longer. Our times are in God's hands; it is well they are so. Believers are not to expect great wealth, long life, or to be free from trials. But all will be ordered for the best. And remark from Job's history, that steadiness of mind and heart under trial, is one of the highest attainments of faith. There is little exercise for faith when all things go well. But if God raises a storm, permits the enemy to send wave after wave, and seemingly stands aloof from our prayers, then, still to hang on and trust God, when we cannot trace him, this is the patience of the saints. Blessed Saviour! how sweet it is to look unto thee, the Author and Finisher of faith, in such moments!
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