Psalms 49:7–8
None of them can by any means redeem his brother, nor give to God a ransom for him:
None of them can by any meanes redeeme his brother, nor giue to God a ransome for him:
(For the redemption of their soul is precious, and it ceaseth for ever:)
(For the redemption of their soule is precious, and it ceaseth for euer.)
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- Matthew 20:28Rank 2 from verse 7
- 1 Peter 1:18Rank 3 from verse 7
18Forasmuch as ye know that ye were not redeemed with corruptible things, as silver and gold, from your vain conversation received by tradition from your fathers;
18For as much as ye know that yee were not redeemed with corruptible things, as siluer and golde, from your vaine conuersation receiued by tradition from your fathers;
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18Because there is wrath, beware lest he take thee away with his stroke: then a great ransom cannot deliver thee.
19Will he esteem thy riches? no, not gold, nor all the forces of strength.
18Because there is wrath, beware lest he take thee away with his stroke: then a great ransome cannot †deliuer thee.
19Will he esteeme thy riches? no not gold, nor all the forces of strength.
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Psalms 49:7
Sense 1: To buy back, repurchase, recover, or release a person or thing by payment, substitute, or appointed valuation. Sense 2: To rescue, free, or deliver from bondage, captivity, danger, death, enemies, trouble, the curse of the law, or iniquity.
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Sense 1: A male sibling; a near kinsman. Sense 2: A fellow member of a people or faith.
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To grant, hand, offer, supply, yield, or cause to have.
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The one true God.
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Sense 1: A price or payment for release or deliverance. Sense 2: As a verb, to redeem, rescue, or deliver.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828
1. In behalf of or in the place of. 2. With respect to, concerning, or toward. 3. Because of or on account of. 4. During or throughout. 5. In order to obtain or reach. 6. As a conjunction, because or seeing that.
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Psalms 49:8
1. In behalf of or in the place of. 2. With respect to, concerning, or toward. 3. Because of or on account of. 4. During or throughout. 5. In order to obtain or reach. 6. As a conjunction, because or seeing that.
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1. Without end; for all time. 2. Continually or permanently throughout the duration in view.
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redemption
Sense 1: The act or right of buying back, recovering, or releasing a person or possession, commonly by a price. Sense 2: Deliverance from bondage, sin, transgression, death, or another stated evil; in Christ, through his blood and by means of death.
Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references · Cawdrey 1604 · Webster 1828
Sense 1: A living person or creature; a life or self. Sense 2: The inward self distinguished from the body. Sense 3: The seat of desire or appetite.
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Stops, ends, leaves off, or continues no longer.
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At any time; always or continually; throughout all time or for ever.
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6They that trust in their wealth, and boast themselves in the multitude of their riches;
6They that trust in their wealth, and boast themselues in the multitude of their riches:
7None of them can by any means redeem his brother, nor give to God a ransom for him:
7None of them can by any meanes redeeme his brother, nor giue to God a ransome for him:
Selected passage8(For the redemption of their soul is precious, and it ceaseth for ever:)
8(For the redemption of their soule is precious, and it ceaseth for euer.)
Selected passage9That he should still live for ever, and not see corruption.
9That he should still liue for euer, and not see corruption.