Psalms 49:7
הַבֹּטְחִים עַל ־ חֵילָם וּבְרֹב עָשְׁרָם יִתְהַלָּֽלוּ ׃
Hebrew Tanakh (Original)
In The King James Version
None of them can by any means redeem his brother, nor give to God a ransom for him:
In Context
6לָמָּה אִירָא בִּימֵי רָע עֲוֺן עֲקֵבַי יְסוּבֵּֽנִי ׃
8אָח לֹא ־ פָדֹה יִפְדֶּה אִישׁ לֹא ־ יִתֵּן לֵאלֹהִים כָּפְרֽוֹ ׃
Cross References
Proverbs 18:11הוֹן עָשִׁיר קִרְיַת עֻזּוֹ וּכְחוֹמָה נִשְׂגָּבָה בְּמַשְׂכִּיתֽוֹ ׃
Hosea 12:9וַיֹּאמֶר אֶפְרַיִם אַךְ עָשַׁרְתִּי מָצָאתִי אוֹן לִי כָּל ־ יְגִיעַי לֹא יִמְצְאוּ ־ לִי עָוֺן אֲשֶׁר ־ חֵֽטְא ׃
Matthew Henry on Psalms 49:7-15
The Vanity of Worldly Riches; The End of the Wicked. 6 They that trust in their wealth, and boast themselves in the multitude of their riches; 7 None of them can by any means redeem his brother, nor give to God a ransom for him: 8 (For the redemption of their soul is precious, and it ceaseth for ever:) 9 That he should still live for ever, and not see corruption. 10 For he seeth that wise men die, likewise the fool and the brutish person perish, and leave their wealth to others. 11 Their inward thought is, that… Read the whole commentary →