For the redemption of their lives is costly, And it shall cease forever;
(For the redemption of their soul is precious, And it ceaseth for ever:)
For the ransom of a life is too costly, and [the price one can pay] can never suffice–
(For the redemption of their life is costly, And it faileth for ever),
The price to save someone’s life is too high— wealth will never be enough—
I will not reprove you for your sacrifices. Moreover, your holocausts are ever in my sight.
I will not reprove thee for thy sacrifices: and thy burnt offerings are always in my sight.
or, ‘Rescue me from the hand of the enemy?’ or, ‘Redeem me from the hand of oppressors’?
יהוה, where are Your former loving-commitments, Which You swore to Dawiḏ in Your trustworthiness?
“For what is a man profited if he gains all the world, and loses his own life? Or what shall a man give in exchange for his life?