20 In famine he shall redeem thee from death: and in war from the power of the sword.

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20 In famine(A) he will deliver you from death,
    and in battle from the stroke of the sword.(B)

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19 To deliver their soul from death, and to keep them alive in famine.

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19 to deliver them from death(A)
    and keep them alive in famine.(B)

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14 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.

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14 “I will deliver this people from the power of the grave;(A)
    I will redeem them from death.(B)
Where, O death, are your plagues?
    Where, O grave, is your destruction?(C)

“I will have no compassion,

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The Lord will not suffer the soul of the righteous to famish: but he casteth away the substance of the wicked.

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The Lord does not let the righteous go hungry,(A)
    but he thwarts the craving of the wicked.(B)

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19 They shall not be ashamed in the evil time: and in the days of famine they shall be satisfied.

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19 In times of disaster they will not wither;
    in days of famine they will enjoy plenty.

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And the ravens brought him bread and flesh in the morning, and bread and flesh in the evening; and he drank of the brook.

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The ravens brought him bread and meat in the morning(A) and bread and meat in the evening, and he drank from the brook.

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And God sent me before you to preserve you a posterity in the earth, and to save your lives by a great deliverance.

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But God sent me ahead of you to preserve for you a remnant(A) on earth and to save your lives by a great deliverance.[a](B)

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 45:7 Or save you as a great band of survivors

17 Although the fig tree shall not blossom, neither shall fruit be in the vines; the labour of the olive shall fail, and the fields shall yield no meat; the flock shall be cut off from the fold, and there shall be no herd in the stalls:

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17 Though the fig tree does not bud
    and there are no grapes on the vines,
though the olive crop fails
    and the fields produce no food,(A)
though there are no sheep in the pen
    and no cattle in the stalls,(B)

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10 It is he that giveth salvation unto kings: who delivereth David his servant from the hurtful sword.

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10 to the One who gives victory to kings,(A)
    who delivers his servant David.(B)

From the deadly sword(C)

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Though an host should encamp against me, my heart shall not fear: though war should rise against me, in this will I be confident.

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Though an army besiege me,
    my heart will not fear;(A)
though war break out against me,
    even then I will be confident.(B)

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And ye shall hear of wars and rumours of wars: see that ye be not troubled: for all these things must come to pass, but the end is not yet.

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You will hear of wars and rumors of wars, but see to it that you are not alarmed. Such things must happen, but the end is still to come.

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16 He shall dwell on high: his place of defence shall be the munitions of rocks: bread shall be given him; his waters shall be sure.

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16 they are the ones who will dwell on the heights,(A)
    whose refuge(B) will be the mountain fortress.(C)
Their bread will be supplied,
    and water will not fail(D) them.

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None of them can by any means redeem his brother, nor give to God a ransom for him:

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No one can redeem the life of another
    or give to God a ransom for them—

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