Thematic Bible


Thematic Bible



I will ransom them from the power of Sheol.
I will redeem them from death.
Death, where are your barbs?
Sheol, where is your sting?
Compassion is hidden from My eyes.
Verse ConceptsDeath, DefeatedThe DeadGrave, TheHell, As An ExperiencePower, God's SavingRansomRedemption, In OtResurrection, Of BelieversCoping With DeathOvercoming DeathGod Without MercyDeathAbolishing Death

If instead a ransom is demanded of him, he can pay a redemption price for his life in the full amount demanded from him.

“When you take a census of the Israelites to register them, each of the men must pay a ransom for himself to the Lord as they are registered. Then no plague will come on them as they are registered. Verse ConceptsCollectionsNatural Disasters

Be careful that no one lures you with riches;
do not let a large ransom lead you astray.
Verse ConceptsGreed, Believers' Response Togreatness

Yet these cannot redeem a person or pay his ransom to God- since the price of redeeming him is too costly, one should forever stop trying-

He will not be appeased by anything
or be persuaded by lavish gifts.


> Verse ConceptsDefraudingNot Redeemed

Riches are a ransom for a man’s life,
but a poor man hears no threat.
Verse ConceptsRansomThreatsSatisfied With RichesSaving Money