“In famine he shall redeem thee from death: and in war from the power of the sword.”
Eliphaz promises that God will redeem from death in famine and from the power of the sword in war, suggesting that divine protection extends specifically to the ultimate dangers of starvation and violence. The promise of deliverance from famine and the sword invokes the ultimate threats to human survival. Eliphaz's promises become increasingly grand in scope, suggesting that God's protection is comprehensive and ultimate.
Church Fathers on Job 5:20
In famine He shall redeem thee from death, and in war from the power of the sword. As the ‘famine’ of the flesh is the withdrawal of the support of the body, so the hunger of the soul is the silence of divine revelation. Hence it is rightly delivered by the Prophet, I will send a famine in the land, not a famine of bread, nor a thirst of water, but a famine of hearing the word of the Lord. And forasmuch as when the divine communication leaves the human soul, the temptation…
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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