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20 He will save you from death in time of famine,
    from the power of the sword in time of war.

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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 He rescues them from death
    and keeps them alive in times of famine.

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

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14 “Should I ransom them from the grave[a]?
    Should I redeem them from death?
O death, bring on your terrors!
    O grave, bring on your plagues![b]
    For I will not take pity on them.

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Footnotes

  1. 13:14a Hebrew Sheol; also in 13:14b.
  2. 13:14b Greek version reads O death, where is your punishment? / O grave [Hades], where is your sting? Compare 1 Cor 15:55.

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 let the godly go hungry,
    but he refuses to satisfy the craving 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 will not be disgraced in hard times;
    even in famine they will have more than enough.

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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 each morning and 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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God has sent me ahead of you to keep you and your families alive and to preserve many survivors.[a]

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Footnotes

  1. 45:7 Or and to save you with an extraordinary rescue. The meaning of the Hebrew is uncertain.

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 Even though the fig trees have no blossoms,
    and there are no grapes on the vines;
even though the olive crop fails,
    and the fields lie empty and barren;
even though the flocks die in the fields,
    and the cattle barns are empty,

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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 For you grant victory to kings!
    You rescued your servant David from the fatal 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 a mighty army surrounds me,
    my heart will not be afraid.
Even if I am attacked,
    I will remain 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 wars and threats of wars, but don’t panic. Yes, these things must take place, but the end won’t follow immediately.

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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 these are the ones who will dwell on high.
    The rocks of the mountains will be their fortress.
Food will be supplied to them,
    and they will have water in abundance.

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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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Yet they cannot redeem themselves from death[a]
    by paying a ransom to God.

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Footnotes

  1. 49:7 Some Hebrew manuscripts read no one can redeem the life of another.

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

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