Job 5:20
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Job 5:20 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Job 5:20 is a verse from the book of Job in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "In famine he shall redeem thee from death: and in war from the power of the sword. power: Heb. hands" Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
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 (KJV)
Job 5:20 in Context — About the Book of Job
Job is the Bible's deepest wrestle with undeserved suffering. A blameless man loses everything, sits in ashes, and refuses easy answers — from his friends or himself. God answers from the whirlwind not with explanations but with Himself, and Job's fortunes are restored double.
Cross-References for Job 5:20
“And, behold, thou hast with thee Shimei the son of Gera, a Benjamite of Bahurim, which cursed me with a grievous curse in the day when I went to Mahanaim: but he came down to meet me at Jordan, and I sware to him by the LORD, saying, I will not put thee to death with the sword. grievous: Heb. strong”
Shares key themes with Job 5:20: death, war, sword
“Therefore deliver up their children to the famine, and pour out their blood by the force of the sword; and let their wives be bereaved of their children, and be widows; and let their men be put to death; let their young men be slain by the sword in battle. pour...: Heb. pour them out”
Shares key themes with Job 5:20: famine, death, sword
“Therefore the princes said unto the king, We beseech thee, let this man be put to death: for thus he weakeneth the hands of the men of war that remain in this city, and the hands of all the people, in speaking such words unto them: for this man seeketh not the welfare of this people, but the hurt. welfare: Heb. peace”
Shares key themes with Job 5:20: death, war, heb
“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”
Shares key themes with Job 5:20: redeem, death, power
“If she please not her master, who hath betrothed her to himself, then shall he let her be redeemed: to sell her unto a strange nation he shall have no power, seeing he hath dealt deceitfully with her. please...: Heb. be evil in the eyes of, etc”
Shares key themes with Job 5:20: redeem, power, heb
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