King James Version
Psalms 49:8 in the King James Version says “(For the redemption of their soul is precious, and it ceaseth for ever:)” — study this verse from Psalms chapter 49 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“(For the redemption of their soul is precious, and it ceaseth for ever:)”
Psalms 49:8 · KJV
They that trust in their wealth, and boast themselves in the multitude of their riches;
None of them can by any means redeem his brother, nor give to God a ransom for him:
(For the redemption of their soul is precious, and it ceaseth for ever:)
That he should still live for ever, and not see corruption.
For he seeth that wise men die, likewise the fool and the brutish person perish, and leave their wealth to others.
KJV Study — Public Domain
“is precious”
H3365properly, apparently, to be heavy, i.e., (figuratively) valuable; causatively, to make rare (figuratively, to inhibit)
“of their soul”
H5315properly, a breathing creature, i.e., animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or ment
“and it ceaseth”
H2308properly, to be flabby, i.e., (by implication) desist; (figuratively) be lacking or idle
“for ever”
H5769properly, concealed, i.e., the vanishing point; generally, time out of mind (past or future), i.e., (practically) eternity; frequentatively, adverbial
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