King James Version
Job 5:20 in the King James Version says “In famine he shall redeem thee from death: and in war from the power of the sword. power: Heb. hands” — study this verse from Job chapter 5 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“In famine he shall redeem thee from death: and in war from the power of the sword. power: Heb. hands”
Job 5:20 · KJV
For he maketh sore, and bindeth up: he woundeth, and his hands make whole.
He shall deliver thee in six troubles: yea, in seven there shall no evil touch thee.
In famine he shall redeem thee from death: and in war from the power of the sword. power: Heb. hands
Thou shalt be hid from the scourge of the tongue: neither shalt thou be afraid of destruction when it cometh. from: or, when the tongue scourgeth
At destruction and famine thou shalt laugh: neither shalt thou be afraid of the beasts of the earth.
KJV Study — Public Domain
“thee from death”
H4194death (natural or violent); concretely, the dead, their place or state (hades); figuratively, pestilence, ruin
“and in war”
H4421a battle (i.e., the engagement); generally, war (i.e., war-fare)
“from the power”
H3027a hand (the open one [indicating power, means, direction, etc.], in distinction from h3709, the closed one); used (as noun, adverb, etc.) in a great v
“of the sword”
H2719drought; also a cutting instrument (from its destructive effect), as a knife, sword, or other sharp implement
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