Psalms 49:14
As sheep for Sheol they have set themselves, Death doth afflict them, And the upright rule over them in the morning, And their form [is] for consumption. Sheol [is] a dwelling for him.
Young's Literal Translation
In The King James Version
In Context
13This their way [is] folly for them, And their posterity with their sayings are pleased. Selah.
15Only, God doth ransom my soul from the hand of Sheol, For He doth receive me. Selah.
Cross References
Job 4:21Hath not their excellency been removed with them? They die, and not in wisdom!
Job 21:13They wear out in good their days, And in a moment [to] Sheol go down.
Job 24:19Drought — also heat — consume snow-waters, Sheol [those who] have sinned.
Psalms 9:17The wicked do turn back to Sheol, All nations forgetting God.
Psalms 39:11With reproofs against iniquity, Thou hast corrected man, And dost waste as a moth his desirableness, Only, vanity [is] every man. Selah.
Psalms 47:3He leadeth peoples under us, and nations under our feet.
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 →