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48 Who can live and never see death?
    Who can escape the power of Sheol? Selah(A)

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48 Who can live and not see death,
    or who can escape the power of the grave?(A)

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15 But God will ransom my soul from the power of Sheol,
    for he will receive me. Selah(A)

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15 But God will redeem me from the realm of the dead;(A)
    he will surely take me to himself.(B)

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By faith Enoch was taken so that he did not experience death, and “he was not found, because God had taken him.” For it was attested before he was taken away that “he had pleased God.”(A)

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By faith Enoch was taken from this life, so that he did not experience death: “He could not be found, because God had taken him away.”[a](A) For before he was taken, he was commended as one who pleased God.

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  1. Hebrews 11:5 Gen. 5:24

51 Very truly, I tell you, whoever keeps my word will never see death.”(A)

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51 Very truly I tell you, whoever obeys my word will never see death.”(A)

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and the dust returns to the earth as it was, and the breath[a] returns to God who gave it.(A)

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  1. 12.7 Or the spirit

and the dust returns(A) to the ground it came from,
    and the spirit returns to God(B) who gave it.(C)

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The living know that they will die, but the dead know nothing; they have no more reward, and even the memory of them is lost.(A)

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For the living know that they will die,
    but the dead know nothing;(A)
they have no further reward,
    and even their name(B) is forgotten.(C)

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23 I know that you will bring me to death,
    to the house appointed for all living.(A)

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23 I know you will bring me down to death,(A)
    to the place appointed for all the living.(B)

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27 For you will not abandon my soul to Hades
    or let your Holy One experience corruption.(A)

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27 because you will not abandon me to the realm of the dead,
    you will not let your holy one see decay.(A)

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No one has power over the wind[a] to restrain the wind[b] or power over the day of death; there is no discharge from the battle, nor does wickedness deliver those who practice it.(A)

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  1. 8.8 Or breath
  2. 8.8 Or breath

As no one has power over the wind to contain it,
    so[a] no one has power over the time of their death.
As no one is discharged in time of war,
    so wickedness will not release those who practice it.

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Footnotes

  1. Ecclesiastes 8:8 Or over the human spirit to retain it, / and so

Truly, no ransom avails for one’s life;[a]
    there is no price one can give to God for it.(A)
For the ransom of life is costly
    and can never suffice,(B)
that one should live on forever
    and never see the Pit.(C)

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  1. 49.7 Or no one can ransom a brother

No one can redeem the life of another
    or give to God a ransom for them—
the ransom(A) for a life is costly,
    no payment is ever enough—(B)
so that they should live on(C) forever
    and not see decay.(D)

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29 To him,[a] indeed, shall all who sleep in[b] the earth bow down;
    before him shall bow all who go down to the dust,
    and I shall live for him.[c](A)

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  1. 22.29 Cn: Heb They have eaten and
  2. 22.29 Cn: Heb all the fat ones
  3. 22.29 Compare Gk Syr Vg: Heb and he who cannot keep himself alive

29 All the rich(A) of the earth will feast and worship;(B)
    all who go down to the dust(C) will kneel before him—
    those who cannot keep themselves alive.(D)

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27 And just as it is appointed for mortals to die once and after that the judgment,(A)

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27 Just as people are destined to die once,(A) and after that to face judgment,(B)

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14 because we know that the one who raised Jesus[a] will also raise us with Jesus and will present us with you in his presence.(A)

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  1. 4.14 Other ancient authorities read Lord Jesus

14 because we know that the one who raised the Lord Jesus from the dead(A) will also raise us with Jesus(B) and present us with you to himself.(C)

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