Haman recounted to them the glory of his riches, the multitude of his children, all the things in which the king had promoted him, and how he had advanced him above the princes and servants of the king.
Psalm 49:7 - Hebrew Names version (HNV) none of them can by any means redeem his brother, nor give God a ransom for him. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 None of them can by any means redeem his brother, Nor give to God a ransom for him: Amplified Bible - Classic Edition None of them can by any means redeem [either himself or] his brother, nor give to God a ransom for him– American Standard Version (1901) None of them can by any means redeem his brother, Nor give to God a ransom for him Common English Bible Wealth? It can’t save a single person! It can’t pay a life’s ransom-price to God. Catholic Public Domain Version Listen, my people, and I will speak. Listen, Israel, and I will testify for you. I am God, your God. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Hear, O my people, and I will speak: O Israel, and I will testify to thee: I am God, thy God. |
Haman recounted to them the glory of his riches, the multitude of his children, all the things in which the king had promoted him, and how he had advanced him above the princes and servants of the king.
The rich man's wealth is his strong city, like an unscalable wall in his own imagination.
Speak, Thus says the LORD, The dead bodies of men shall fall as dung on the open field, and as the handful after the harvester; and none shall gather [them].
*But I am the LORD your God from the land of Egypt. I will yet again make you dwell in tents, as in the days of the solemn feast.
For what will it profit a man, if he gains the whole world, and forfeits his life? Or what will a man give in exchange for his life?
even as the Son of Man came not to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.*
But the wise answered, saying, 'What if there isn't enough for us and you? You go rather to those who sell, and buy for yourselves.'
who gave himself as a ransom for all; the testimony in its own times;
knowing that you were redeemed, not with corruptible things, with silver or gold, from the useless way of life handed down from your fathers,