Yet these cannot redeem a person[a]
or pay his ransom to God(A)
since the price of redeeming him is too costly,
one should forever stop trying[b](B)
so that he may live forever
and not see the Pit.(C)

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Footnotes

  1. 49:7 Or Certainly he cannot redeem himself, or Yet he cannot redeem a brother
  2. 49:8 Or costly, it will cease forever

No one can redeem the life of another
    or give to God a ransom for them—
the ransom(A) for a life is costly,
    no payment is ever enough—(B)
so that they should live on(C) forever
    and not see decay.(D)

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