Thematic Bible
Thematic Bible
Ransom » Of a man's life
Should I redeem them from {the power} of Sheol? Should I deliver them from death? Where [are] your plagues, Death? Where [is] your destruction, Sheol? Compassion is hidden from my eyes.
If a ransom is set on him, he will pay the redemption money for his life according to all that is set on him.
"{When you take a census of} the {Israelites} to count them, they will each give the ransom of his life for Yahweh when counting them, and a plague will not be among them when counting them.
Yes, [it is] wrath, so that it will not incite you into mockery; and do not let [the] ransom's greatness turn you aside.
Surely a man cannot redeem a brother. He cannot give to God his ransom (since the redemption price for their life is costly and it always fails),
He will not accept {any compensation}, and he will not be willing, though the bribe is large.
The ransom of the life of a man [is] his wealth, but the poor does not receive a threat.
Redemption » The present life, the only season for
Yes, [it is] wrath, so that it will not incite you into mockery; and do not let [the] ransom's greatness turn you aside. Will your cry for help sustain [you] without distress, or all [the] efforts of [your] strength?