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Psalms 49:9
to live forever and not see the grave.
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Christian Standard Bible®
so that he may live foreverand not see the Pit.
so that he may live foreverand not see the Pit.
Hebrew Names Version
That he should live on forever, That he should not see corruption.
That he should live on forever, That he should not see corruption.
King James Version
That he should still live for ever, and not see corruption.
That he should still live for ever, and not see corruption.
English Standard Version
that he should live on forever and never see the pit.
that he should live on forever and never see the pit.
New Century Version
Do people live forever? Don't they all face death?
Do people live forever? Don't they all face death?
New English Translation
so that he might continue to live forever and not experience death.
so that he might continue to live forever and not experience death.
Amplified Bible
So that he should live on eternally, That he should never see the pit (grave) and undergo decay.
So that he should live on eternally, That he should never see the pit (grave) and undergo decay.
New American Standard Bible
That he might live on eternally, That he might not undergo decay.
That he might live on eternally, That he might not undergo decay.
World English Bible
That he should live on forever, That he should not see corruption.
That he should live on forever, That he should not see corruption.
Geneva Bible (1587)
That he may liue still for euer, and not see the graue.
That he may liue still for euer, and not see the graue.
Legacy Standard Bible
That he should live on eternally,That he should not see corruption.
That he should live on eternally,That he should not see corruption.
Berean Standard Bible
that he should live on forever and not see decay.
that he should live on forever and not see decay.
Contemporary English Version
to stay alive forever and safe from death.
to stay alive forever and safe from death.
Complete Jewish Bible
because the price for him is too high (leave the idea completely alone!)
because the price for him is too high (leave the idea completely alone!)
Darby Translation
That he should still live perpetually, [and] not see corruption.
That he should still live perpetually, [and] not see corruption.
Easy-to-Read Version
You will never have enough to buy the right to live forever and keep your body out of the grave.
You will never have enough to buy the right to live forever and keep your body out of the grave.
George Lamsa Translation
Do good for ever and you shall live for ever, and not see corruption.
Do good for ever and you shall live for ever, and not see corruption.
Good News Translation
to keep us from the grave, to let us live forever.
to keep us from the grave, to let us live forever.
Lexham English Bible
so that he may stay alive forever and not see the pit.
so that he may stay alive forever and not see the pit.
Literal Translation
for he shall yet live forever; he shall never see corruption.
for he shall yet live forever; he shall never see corruption.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Yee though he lyue loge, & se not ye graue.
Yee though he lyue loge, & se not ye graue.
American Standard Version
That he should still live alway, That he should not see corruption.
That he should still live alway, That he should not see corruption.
Bible in Basic English
So that he might have eternal life, and never see the underworld.
So that he might have eternal life, and never see the underworld.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
For too costly is the redemption of their soul, and must be let alone for ever--
For too costly is the redemption of their soul, and must be let alone for ever--
King James Version (1611)
That he should still liue for euer, and not see corruption.
That he should still liue for euer, and not see corruption.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
yea though he lyue long and see not the graue.
yea though he lyue long and see not the graue.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
and live to the end, so that he should not see corruption.
and live to the end, so that he should not see corruption.
English Revised Version
That he should still live alway, that he should not see corruption.
That he should still live alway, that he should not see corruption.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
and he schal lyue yit in to the ende.
and he schal lyue yit in to the ende.
Update Bible Version
That he should still live always, That he should not see corruption.
That he should still live always, That he should not see corruption.
Webster's Bible Translation
That he should still live for ever, [and] not see corruption.
That he should still live for ever, [and] not see corruption.
New King James Version
That he should continue to live eternally, And not see the Pit.
That he should continue to live eternally, And not see the Pit.
New Living Translation
to live forever and never see the grave.
to live forever and never see the grave.
New Revised Standard
that one should live on forever and never see the grave.
that one should live on forever and never see the grave.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
That he should, yet, live on, continually, Should not see corruption.
That he should, yet, live on, continually, Should not see corruption.
Douay-Rheims Bible
(48-10) And shall still live unto the end.
(48-10) And shall still live unto the end.
Revised Standard Version
that he should continue to live on for ever, and never see the Pit.
that he should continue to live on for ever, and never see the Pit.
Young's Literal Translation
And still he liveth for ever, He seeth not the pit.
And still he liveth for ever, He seeth not the pit.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
That he should live on eternally, That he should not undergo decay.
That he should live on eternally, That he should not undergo decay.
Contextual Overview
6 They trust in their riches, and are proud of all they have. 7 No man can save his brother. No man can pay God enough to save him. 8 The cost is much for his soul to be saved. Man should stop trying 9 to live forever and not see the grave. 10 For he sees that even wise men die. The fool and those who cannot think well die alike. And they leave their riches to others. 11 They think in their hearts that their houses will last forever, and that the places where they live will last for all their children to follow. They have used their own names to name their lands. 12 But man with all his honor does not last. He is like the animals that die. 13 This is the way of the foolish, and of those after them who believe in their words. 14 Like sheep they are meant for the grave. Death will be their shepherd. And those who are right with God will rule over them in the morning. Their bodies will be eaten by the grave, so that they have no place to stay.
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
That he: Psalms 89:48, Proverbs 10:2, Proverbs 11:4, Ecclesiastes 8:8, Zechariah 1:5, Luke 16:22, Luke 16:23
see: Psalms 16:10, John 8:51, John 8:52, Acts 2:27, Acts 2:31, Acts 13:33, Acts 13:35-37
Reciprocal: Genesis 47:29 - must die Job 17:14 - corruption John 11:39 - Lord Acts 13:36 - and saw 1 Corinthians 15:42 - in corruption 1 Peter 4:14 - reproached
Cross-References
Numbers 23:24
See, people rise like a female lion. It lifts itself like a lion. It will not lie down until it eats the food it has killed, and drinks the blood of the kill."
See, people rise like a female lion. It lifts itself like a lion. It will not lie down until it eats the food it has killed, and drinks the blood of the kill."
Numbers 24:9
He bows down. He lies down like a lion. And as a lion, who will wake him? Good will come to everyone who prays for you. And cursed is everyone who curses you."
He bows down. He lies down like a lion. And as a lion, who will wake him? Good will come to everyone who prays for you. And cursed is everyone who curses you."
Ezekiel 19:5
Your mother waited until she saw that her hope was lost. Then she took another of her little ones and made him a young lion.
Your mother waited until she saw that her hope was lost. Then she took another of her little ones and made him a young lion.
Hosea 5:4
Their wrong-doing will not allow them to return to their God. For a spirit of a woman who sells the use of her body is within them, and they do not know the Lord.
Their wrong-doing will not allow them to return to their God. For a spirit of a woman who sells the use of her body is within them, and they do not know the Lord.
Hosea 5:14
For I will be like a lion to Ephraim, and like a young lion to the people of Judah. I will tear them to pieces and go away. I will carry them away, with no one to take them.
For I will be like a lion to Ephraim, and like a young lion to the people of Judah. I will tear them to pieces and go away. I will carry them away, with no one to take them.
Micah 5:8
Those who are left of Jacob will be among the nations, among many people, like a lion among the animals in the woods, like a young lion among flocks of sheep. When he passes through, he crushes them and tears them to pieces, and there is no one to help them.
Those who are left of Jacob will be among the nations, among many people, like a lion among the animals in the woods, like a young lion among flocks of sheep. When he passes through, he crushes them and tears them to pieces, and there is no one to help them.
1 Corinthians 15:24
Next, at the end of the world, Christ will give His holy nation over to God the Father. Christ will have destroyed every nation and power.
Next, at the end of the world, Christ will give His holy nation over to God the Father. Christ will have destroyed every nation and power.
Revelation 5:5
One of the leaders said to me, "Stop crying. See! The Lion from the family group of Judah has power and has won. He can open the book and break its seven locks. He is of the family of David."
One of the leaders said to me, "Stop crying. See! The Lion from the family group of Judah has power and has won. He can open the book and break its seven locks. He is of the family of David."
Gill's Notes on the Bible
That he should still live for ever,.... Or "though he should live", c. w. Though the rich man should live ever so long, a thousand years twice told, as in Ecclesiastes 6:6 yet he could not in all this time, with all his riches, redeem his brother; and at last must die himself, and so must his brother too, as his own experience and observation may assure him, Psalms 49:10. Or the meaning is, he cannot so redeem his brother, or give to God a ransom for him, that he should live a corporeal life for ever, and never die; since all men die, wise men and fools, rich and poor; and much less that he should live and enjoy an "eternal life", as the Targum; a life of happiness and bliss hereafter, which is not to be obtained by gold and silver, but is the pure gift of God;
[and] not see corruption; the grave, the pit of corruption, the house appointed for all living: or "the judgment of hell", according to the Chaldee paraphrase.
w ויהי "etiamsi vivat", Gejerus.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
That he should still live for ever - That his brother whom he could not redeem - or that he himself - should not die, Psalms 49:8. The idea is, that the price of life is so great that no wealth can rescue it so that a man shall not die.
And not see corruption - Should not return to dust, or moulder away in the grave. See the notes at Psalms 16:10.
