Job 5:20

New Century Version

God will buy you back from death in times of hunger, and in battle he will save you from the sword.

Cross References

Genesis 45:7

So God sent me here ahead of you to make sure you have some descendants left on earth and to keep you alive in an amazing way.

1 Kings 17:6

The birds brought Elijah bread and meat every morning and evening, and he drank water from the stream.

Psalm 118:18

The Lord has taught me a hard lesson, but he did not let me die.

Psalm 144:10

You give victory to kings. You save your servant David from cruel swords.

Psalm 27:3

If an army surrounds me, I will not be afraid. If war breaks out, I will trust the Lord.

Psalm 33:19

He saves them from death and spares their lives in times of hunger.

Psalm 37:19

They will not be ashamed when trouble comes. They will be full in times of hunger.

Psalm 49:7

No one can buy back the life of another. No one can pay God for his own life,

Proverbs 10:3

The Lord does not let good people go hungry, but he keeps evil people from getting what they want.

Isaiah 33:16

this is the kind of person who will be safe. He will be protected as he would be in a high, walled city. He will always have bread, and he will not run out of water.

Jeremiah 37:21

So King Zedekiah gave orders for Jeremiah to be put under guard in the courtyard of the guard and to be given bread each day from the street of the bakers until there was no more bread in the city. So he stayed under guard in the courtyard of the guard.

Jeremiah 39:18

I will surely save you, Ebed-Melech. You will not die from a sword, but you will escape and live. This will happen because you have trusted in me, says the Lord.’ ”

Hosea 13:14

Will I save them from the place of the dead? Will I rescue them from death? Where is your sickness, death? Where is your pain, place of death? I will show them no mercy.

Habakkuk 3:17

Fig trees may not grow figs, and there may be no grapes on the vines. There may be no olives growing and no food growing in the fields. There may be no sheep in the pens and no cattle in the barns.

Matthew 24:6

You will hear about wars and stories of wars that are coming, but don’t be afraid. These things must happen before the end comes.