To rescue someone from danger or death.
Key References
But because the LORD loved you and kept the oath He swore to your fathers, He brought you out with a mighty hand and redeemed you from the house of slavery, from the hand of Pharaoh king of Egypt.
Redeem Israel, O God, from all its distress.
So the redeemed of the LORD will return and enter Zion with singing, crowned with everlasting joy. Gladness and joy will overtake them, and sorrow and sighing will flee.
For the LORD has ransomed Jacob and redeemed him from the hand that had overpowered him.
All Scripture References (37)
Deuteronomy (6)
But because the LORD loved you and kept the oath He swore to your fathers, He brought you out with a mighty hand and redeemed you from the house of slavery, from the hand of Pharaoh king of Egypt.
And I prayed to the LORD and said, “O Lord GOD, do not destroy Your people, Your inheritance, whom You redeemed through Your greatness and brought out of Egypt with a mighty hand.
If your very own brother, or your son or daughter, or the wife you embrace, or your closest friend secretly entices you, saying, “Let us go and worship other gods” (which neither you nor your fathers have known,
Remember that you were slaves in the land of Egypt, and the LORD your God redeemed you; that is why I am giving you this command today.
Accept this atonement, O LORD, for Your people Israel whom You have redeemed, and do not hold the shedding of innocent blood against them.” And the bloodshed will be atoned for.
Remember that you were slaves in Egypt, and the LORD your God redeemed you from that place. Therefore I am commanding you to do this.
1 Samuel (1)
But the people said to Saul, “Must Jonathan die—he who accomplished such a great deliverance for Israel? Never! As surely as the LORD lives, not a hair of his head will fall to the ground, for with God’s help he has accomplished this today.” So the people rescued Jonathan, and he did not die.
2 Samuel (2)
But David answered Rechab and his brother Baanah, the sons of Rimmon the Beerothite, “As surely as the LORD lives, who has redeemed my life from all distress,
And who is like Your people Israel—the one nation on earth whom God went out to redeem as a people for Himself and to make a name for Himself? You performed great and awesome wonders by driving out nations and their gods from before Your people, whom You redeemed for Yourself from Egypt.
1 Kings (1)
And the king swore an oath, saying, “As surely as the LORD lives, who has redeemed my life from all distress,
1 Chronicles (1)
And who is like Your people Israel—the one nation on earth whom God went out to redeem as a people for Himself? You made a name for Yourself through great and awesome wonders by driving out nations from before Your people, whom You redeemed from Egypt.
Nehemiah (1)
They are Your servants and Your people. You redeemed them by Your great power and mighty hand.
Job (3)
Psalms (12)
Redeem Israel, O God, from all its distress.
But I will walk with integrity; redeem me and be merciful to me.
I hate those who cling to worthless idols, but in the LORD I trust.
Do not be afraid when a man grows rich, when the splendor of his house increases.
God will hear and humiliate them—the One enthroned for the ages—Selah because they do not change and they have no fear of God.
You know my reproach, my shame and disgrace. All my adversaries are before You.
When I sing praise to You my lips will shout for joy, along with my soul, which You have redeemed.
They did not remember His power—the day He redeemed them from the adversary,
Redeem me from the oppression of man, that I may keep Your precepts.
And He will redeem Israel from all iniquity.
Isaiah (4)
Zion will be redeemed with justice, her repentant ones with righteousness.
Therefore the LORD who redeemed Abraham says of the house of Jacob: “No longer will Jacob be ashamed and no more will his face grow pale.
So the redeemed of the LORD will return and enter Zion with singing, crowned with everlasting joy. Gladness and joy will overtake them, and sorrow and sighing will flee.
So the redeemed of the LORD will return and enter Zion with singing, crowned with everlasting joy. Gladness and joy will overtake them, and sorrow and sighing will flee.
Jeremiah (2)
I will deliver you from the hand of the wicked and redeem you from the grasp of the ruthless.”
For the LORD has ransomed Jacob and redeemed him from the hand that had overpowered him.
Hosea (2)
Woe to them, for they have strayed from Me! Destruction to them, for they have rebelled against Me! Though I would redeem them, they speak lies against Me.
I will ransom them from the power of Sheol; I will redeem them from Death. Where, O Death, are your plagues? Where, O Sheol, is your sting? Compassion is hidden from My eyes.
Micah (1)
For I brought you up from the land of Egypt and redeemed you from the house of slavery. I sent Moses before you, as well as Aaron and Miriam.
Zechariah (1)
I will whistle for them to gather, for I have redeemed them; and they will be as numerous as they once were.