20 (A)In famine He shall redeem you from death,
And in war from the [a]power of the sword.

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  1. Job 5:20 Lit. hand

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 (A)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 [a]power of [b]the grave;
I will redeem them from death.
(A)O Death, [c]I will be your plagues!
O [d]Grave, [e]I will be your destruction!
(B)Pity is hidden from My eyes.”

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  1. Hosea 13:14 Lit. hand
  2. Hosea 13:14 Or Sheol
  3. Hosea 13:14 LXX where is your punishment?
  4. Hosea 13:14 Or Sheol
  5. Hosea 13:14 LXX where is your sting?

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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(A)The Lord will not allow the righteous soul to famish,
But He casts away the desire 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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The ravens brought him bread and meat in the morning, and bread and meat in the evening; and he drank from 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 (A)sent me before you to preserve a [a]posterity for you in the earth, and to save your lives by a great deliverance.

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  1. Genesis 45:7 remnant

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

A Hymn of Faith

17 Though the fig tree may not blossom,
Nor fruit be on the vines;
Though the labor of the olive may fail,
And the fields yield no food;
Though the flock may be cut off from the fold,
And there 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 The One who gives [a]salvation to kings,
(A)Who delivers David His servant
From the deadly sword.

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  1. Psalm 144:10 deliverance

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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(A)Though an army may encamp against me,
My heart shall not fear;
Though war may rise against me,
In this I will 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 you will hear of (A)wars and rumors of wars. See that you are not troubled; for [a]all these things must come to pass, but the end is not yet.

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  1. Matthew 24:6 NU omits all

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 will dwell on [a]high;
His place of defense will be the fortress of rocks;
Bread will be given him,
His water will be sure.

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  1. Isaiah 33:16 Lit. heights

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 (A)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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