8(For the redemption of their soul is costly, and must be given up for ever,)


In Context

5 Wherefore should I fear in the days of adversity, when the iniquity of my supplanters encompasseth me? —

6 They depend upon their wealth, and boast themselves in the abundance of their riches. ...

7 None can by any means redeem his brother, nor give to God a ransom for him,

8 (For the redemption of their soul is costly, and must be given up for ever,)

9 That he should still live perpetually, and not see corruption.

10 For he seeth that wise men die; all alike, the fool and the brutish perish, and they leave their wealth to others.

Psalm 49:8 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

49:8(For the redemption of their soul [is] precious, and it ceaseth for ever:)

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

49:8the ransom for a life is costly, no payment is ever enough-

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

49:8Nor the price of the redemption of his soul: and shall labour for ever,

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

49:8(For the redemption of their life is costly, And it faileth for ever;)

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

49:8(For the redemption of their soul is costly, and must be let alone for ever:)

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

49:8(For the redemption of their soul is precious, and it ceaseth for ever:)

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

49:8For the redemption of their life is costly, no payment is ever enough,

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

49:8And precious is the redemption of their soul, And it hath ceased — to the age.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

49:8(For the redemption of their soul is precious, and it ceases for ever:)