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Selected Verse: Job 5:20 - Strong Concordance
| Verse |
Translation |
Text |
| Job 5:20 |
Strong Concordance |
In famine [07458] he shall redeem [06299] thee from death [04194]: and in war [04421] from the power [03027] of the sword [02719]. |
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King James |
In famine he shall redeem thee from death: and in war from the power of the sword. |
Summary Of Commentaries Associated With The Selected Verse
| A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882] |
power-- (Jer 5:12). Hebrew, "hands."
of the sword-- (Eze 35:5, Margin). Hands are given to the sword personified as a living agent. |
| Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834] |
In famine he shall redeem thee - That is, will deliver thee from death. On the meaning of the word "redeem," see the notes at Isa 43:1, Isa 43:3.
From the power of the sword - Margin, as in Hebrew "hands." That is, he should not be slain by armed men. A mouth is often attributed to the sword in the Scriptures, because it devours; "hands" are attributed to it here, because it is by the hand that we perform an undertaking, and the sword is personified, and represented as acting as a conscious agent; compare Eze 35:5, margin. The meaning is that God would protect those who put their trust in him, in times of calamity and war. Doubtless Eliphaz had seen instances enough of this kind to lead him to this general conclusion, where the pious poor had been protected in a remarkable manner, and where signal deliverances had been vouchsafed to the righteous in danger. |
| The Scofield Bible Commentary, by Cyrus Ingerson Scofield, [1917] |
redeem
(See Scofield) - (Exo 14:30),
(See Scofield) - (Isa 59:20). |
| Explanatory Notes on the Whole Bible, by John Wesley [1754-65] |
| 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. |
| Adam Clarke Commentary on the Whole Bible - Published 1810-1826 |
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." |
5 Because thou hast had a perpetual [05769] hatred [0342], and hast shed [05064] the blood of the children [01121] of Israel [03478] by the force [03027] of the sword [02719] in the time [06256] of their calamity [0343], in the time [06256] that their iniquity [05771] had an end [07093]:
12 They have belied [03584] the LORD [03068], and said [0559], It is not he; neither shall evil [07451] come [0935] upon us; neither shall we see [07200] sword [02719] nor famine [07458]:
5 Because thou hast had a perpetual [05769] hatred [0342], and hast shed [05064] the blood of the children [01121] of Israel [03478] by the force [03027] of the sword [02719] in the time [06256] of their calamity [0343], in the time [06256] that their iniquity [05771] had an end [07093]:
3 For I am the LORD [03068] thy God [0430], the Holy One [06918] of Israel [03478], thy Saviour [03467]: I gave [05414] Egypt [04714] for thy ransom [03724], Ethiopia [03568] and Seba [05434] for thee.
1 But now thus saith [0559] the LORD [03068] that created [01254] thee, O Jacob [03290], and he that formed [03335] thee, O Israel [03478], Fear [03372] not: for I have redeemed [01350] thee, I have called [07121] thee by thy name [08034]; thou art mine.
20 And the Redeemer [01350] shall come [0935] to Zion [06726], and unto them that turn [07725] from transgression [06588] in Jacob [03290], saith [05002] the LORD [03068].
30 Thus the LORD [03068] saved [03467] Israel [03478] that day [03117] out of the hand [03027] of the Egyptians [04714]; and Israel [03478] saw [07200] the Egyptians [04714] dead [04191] upon the sea [03220] shore [08193].