en_tn_condensed/job/05/20.md

General Information:

The shift in pronoun from "he" to "you" which began in Job 5:19 continues through the end of Eliphaz's speech in Job 5:27.

In famine he will ransom you

Here rescuing is spoken of as if it were ransoming, buying back. AT: "In famine God will rescue you from danger" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor)

the hands of the sword

Here "hands" probably represents the people who attack with weapons, including swords. AT: "violent people" or "people who attack you" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche)