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Hosea 13:14

I will ransom them from the power of the grave; I will redeem them from death: O death, I will be thy plagues; O grave, I will be thy destruction: repentance shall be hid from mine eyes.

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מִיַּ֤דmiyadfrom handיָדpreposition, noun, common, both genders, singular, construct — “from hand”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3027a hand (the open one (indicating power, means, direction, etc.),([phrase] be) able, [idiom] about, [phrase] armholes, at, axletree, because of, beside, border, [idiom] bounty, [phrase] broad, (broken-) handed, [idiom] by, charge, coast, [phrase] consecrate, [phrase] creditor, custody, debt, dominion, […שְׁאוֹל֙sheolgraveשְׁאוֹלnoun, proper name — “grave”H7585Hades or the world of the dead (as if a subterranean retreat), including its accessories and inmatesgrave, hell, pit.אֶפְדֵּ֔םefdemransomפָּדָהverb, qal, imperfect, 1st person, common, singular, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “ransom”, an unfinished actionH6299to sever, i.e. ransom; gener. to release, preserve[idiom] at all, deliver, [idiom] by any means, ransom, (that are to be, let be) redeem(-ed), rescue, [idiom] surely.מִמָּ֖וֶתmimavetfrom deadמָוֶתpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “from dead”, the ordinary formH4194death (natural or violent); concretely, the dead, their place or state (hades); figuratively, pestilence, ruin(be) dead(-ly), death, die(-d).אֶגְאָלֵ֑םegalemavengerגָּאַלverb, qal, imperfect, 1st person, common, singular, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “avenger”, an unfinished actionH1350to be the next of kin (and as such to buy back a relative's property, marry his widow, etc.)[idiom] in any wise, [idiom] at all, avenger, deliver, (do, perform the part of near, next) kinsfolk(-man), purchase, ransom, redeem(-er), revenger.אֱהִ֨יehiI will beאֱהִיparticle, interrogative — “I will be”H165whereI will be (Hosea 13:10,14) (which is often the rendering of the same Hebrew form from H1961 (הָיָה)).דְבָרֶיךָ֜devareykhapestilenceדֶּבֶרnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “pestilence”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1698a pestilencemurrain, pestilence, plague.מָ֗וֶתmavetdeadמָוֶתnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “dead”, the ordinary formH4194death (natural or violent); concretely, the dead, their place or state (hades); figuratively, pestilence, ruin(be) dead(-ly), death, die(-d).אֱהִ֤יehiI will beאֱהִיparticle, interrogative — “I will be”H165whereI will be (Hosea 13:10,14) (which is often the rendering of the same Hebrew form from H1961 (הָיָה)).קָֽטָבְךָ֙qatavekhadestructionקֹטֶבnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “destruction”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6987exterminationdestruction.שְׁא֔וֹלsheolgraveשְׁאוֹלnoun, proper name — “grave”H7585Hades or the world of the dead (as if a subterranean retreat), including its accessories and inmatesgrave, hell, pit.נֹ֖חַםnochamrepentanceנֹחַםnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “repentance”, the ordinary formH5164ruefulness, i.e. desistancerepentance.יִסָּתֵ֥רyisaterhideסָתַרverb, niphal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “hide”, an unfinished actionH5641to hide (by covering), literally or figurativelybe absent, keep close, conceal, hide (self), (keep) secret, [idiom] surely.מֵעֵינָֽיmeeynayfrom eye , , -sightעַיִןpreposition, noun, common, both genders, dual, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “from eye , , -sight”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5869an eye (literally or figuratively); by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape)affliction, outward appearance, [phrase] before, [phrase] think best, colour, conceit, [phrase] be content, countenance, [phrase] displease, eye((-brow), (-d), -sight), face, [phrase] favour, fountain, furrow (from the margin), [idiom] him…

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Shall I ransom them from the power of the nether-world? Shall I redeem them from death? Ho, thy plagues, O death! Ho, thy destruction, O nether-world! Repentance be hid from Mine eyes!

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American Standard Version (1901)

I will ransom them from the power of Sheol; I will redeem them from death: O death, where are thy plagues? O Sheol, where is thy destruction? repentance shall be hid from mine eyes.

Young’s Literal Translation

From the hand of Sheol I do ransom them, From death I redeem them, Where [is] thy plague, O death? Where thy destruction, O Sheol? Repentance is hid from Mine eyes.

World English Bible

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? “Compassion will be hidden from my eyes.

Darby Translation

I will ransom them from the power of Sheol. I will redeem them from death: where, O death, are thy plagues? where, O Sheol, is thy destruction? Repentance shall be hid from mine eyes.

Douay-Rheims

I will deliver them out of the hand of death. I will redeem them from death: O death, I will be thy death; O hell, I will be thy bite: comfort is hidden from my eyes.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Shall I ransom them from the power of the nether-world? Shall I redeem them from death? Ho, thy plagues, O death! Ho, thy destruction, O nether-world! Repentance be hid from Mine eyes!

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

I will deliver them out of the power of Hades, and will redeem them from death: where is thy penalty, O death? O Hades, where is thy sting? comfort is hidden from mine eyes.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἐκ χειρὸς ᾅδου ῥύσομαι, καὶ ἐκ θανάτου λυτρώσομαι αὐτούς· ποῦ ἡ δίκη σου θάνατε; ποῦ τὸ κέντρον σου ᾅδη; παράκλησις κέκρυπται ἀπὸ ὀφθαλμῶν μου.

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1 Corinthians 15:55 1 Corinthians 15:55 · King James VersionO death, where is thy sting? O grave, where is thy victory?1 Corinthians 15:55 · King James VersionOpen the Source
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O death, where is thy sting? O grave, where is thy victory?