Psalm 49:7
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none of them can by any means redeem his brother, nor give to God a ransom for him
None of them can by any means redeem his brother, Nor give to God a ransom for him
None of them can by any means redeem [either himself or] his brother, Nor give to God a ransom for him—
None of them can by any means redeem [either himself or] his brother, nor give to God a ransom for him—
None of them can by any means redeem his brother, nor give to God a ransom for him:
Yet these cannot redeem a person or pay his ransom to God—
Wealth? It can’t save a single person! It can’t pay a life’s ransom-price to God.
the evil of those who rely on their wealth and boast how rich they are?
You cannot buy back your life or pay off God!
None can by any means redeem his brother, nor give to God a ransom for him,
Hear, O my people, and I will speak: O Israel, and I will testify to thee: I am God, thy God.
But no one has enough to buy back a life, and you cannot bribe God.
Nobody can pay the price to save another person. Nobody can pay God the price for their life.
But no one can by any means redeem himself. He cannot give God a ransom for himself—
Truly no man can ransom another, or give to God the price of his life,
Truly no man can ransom another, or give to God the price of his life,
No one can ·buy back [ransom; redeem] the life of ·another [or a brother]. No one can ·pay [L give a ransom to] God for his own life,
Yet a man can by no means redeem his brother: he cannot give his ransom to God,
No one can ever buy back another person or pay God a ransom for his life.
We can never redeem ourselves; we cannot pay God the price for our lives,
Yet these cannot redeem a person or pay his ransom to God—
No one can buy back the life of another person. No one can pay God for his own life.
No man can redeem the life of another, nor can he give to God a sufficient payment for him—
none of them can by any means ransom his brother, nor give God an atonement for him;
None of them can by any means redeem his brother, nor give to God a ransom for him:
none of them can by any means redeem his brother, nor give to God a ransom for him:
Truly, no man can redeem his brother; He cannot give to God a ransom for him—
Surely a man cannot redeem a brother. He cannot give to God his ransom
yet not one of them, though rich as kings, can ransom his own brother from the penalty of sin! For God’s forgiveness does not come that way.
Really! There’s no such thing as self-rescue, pulling yourself up by your bootstraps. The cost of rescue is beyond our means, and even then it doesn’t guarantee Life forever, or insurance against the Black Hole.
none of them can by any means redeem the other, nor give to God a ransom for anyone,
No one can ever buy back another person or pay Elohim a ransom for his life.
Of those who trust in their wealth and boast of their abundant riches?
No one can by any means redeem another Or give God a ransom for him—
No man can by any means redeem his brother Or give to God a ransom for him—
those who place their trust in their wealth and boast of the abundance of their riches?
No one can buy back the life of another. No one can pay God for his own life,
Certainly a man cannot rescue his brother; he cannot pay God an adequate ransom price
No one can pay for the life of anyone else. No one can give God what that would cost.
No one can redeem the life of another or give to God a ransom for them—
No one can redeem the life of another or give to God a ransom for them –
None of them can by any means redeem his brother, Nor give to God a ransom for him—
No man can save his brother. No man can pay God enough to save him.
Yet they cannot redeem themselves from death by paying a ransom to God.
Truly, no ransom avails for one’s life, there is no price one can give to God for it.
Truly, no ransom avails for one’s life, there is no price one can give to God for it.
Truly, no ransom avails for one’s life, there is no price one can give to God for it.
Truly, no ransom avails for one’s life; there is no price one can give to God for it.
A brother cannot by any means redeem ish (man), nor give to Elohim a kofer (ransom) for him—
Yet a man can by no means redeem his brother. He cannot give his ransom to God,
Truly no man can ransom himself, or give to God the price of his life,
Truly no man can ransom himself, or give to God the price of his life,
Or those trusting in their wealth, boasting about their great riches?
One person can’t grant salvation to another or make a payment to the True God for another.
none of them can by any means redeem his brother, nor give God a ransom for him.
A brother again-buyeth not, shall a man again-buy? and he shall not give to God his pleasing. (No one shall ever be able to redeem himself; he shall never be able to pay God the price that he asketh for him.)
A brother doth no one at all ransom, He doth not give to God his atonement.
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