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I will ransom them from the power of Sheol; I will redeem them from death: death, where are your plagues? Sheol, where is your destruction? repentance shall be hid from my eyes.
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A Prophecy of Christ's Victory
The majority of commentators view this verse as a powerful prophecy of Jesus Christ's victory over death. They explain that the terms 'ransom' and 'redeem' point directly to the price Jesus paid for salvation. The Apostle Paul's quotation of this verse in 1 Corinthians 15 is seen as the ultimate confirmation that its promise is fulfilled in Christ's resurrection and the future hope it gives to all believers.
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Hosea
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18th Century
Presbyterian
I will ransom them from the power of the grave - Literally, “from the hand,” that is, the “grasp of the grave,” or “of hell.” God, by His pr…
19th Century
Anglican
O death ... O grave.—The rendering should be, Where is your plague, O death? Where is your sting, O Sheol? as the Septuag…
Baptist
I will redeem them from death: O death, I will be your plagues; O grave, I will be your destruction: repentance shall be hid from my eyes.…
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16th Century
Protestant
The Prophet, I do not doubt, continues here with the same subject: namely, that the Israelites could not bear the mercy God offered them, though he…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
I will ransom them from the power of the grave That is, "when" or "at which time" before spoken of, and here underst…
Israel had destroyed himself by his rebellion; but he could not save himself, his help was from the Lord only. This may well be applied to the case…
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