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# General Information:
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The shift in pronoun from "he" to "you" which began in [Job 5:19](../05/19.md) continues through the end of Eliphaz's speech in Job 5:27.
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# In famine he will ransom you
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Here rescuing is spoken of as if it were ransoming, buying back. Alternate translation: "In famine God will rescue you from danger" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metaphor]])
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# the hands of the sword
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Here "hands" probably represents the people who attack with weapons, including swords. Alternate translation: "violent people" or "people who attack you" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-synecdoche]])
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