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Psalm 49:9-11
Expanded Bible
Psalm 49:9-11
Expanded Bible
9 Do people live forever?
Don’t they all ·face death [L see the Pit; 16:10]?
10 See, even wise people die.
Fools and stupid people also ·die [perish; Eccl. 2:12–16]
and ·leave [abandon; forsake] their wealth to others.
11 Their graves will ·always [forever] be their homes.
·They will live there from now on [L …their dwelling to all generations],
even though they named places after themselves.
Psalm 49:9-11
New International Version
Psalm 49:9-11
New International Version
9 so that they should live on(A) forever
and not see decay.(B)
10 For all can see that the wise die,(C)
that the foolish and the senseless(D) also perish,
leaving their wealth(E) to others.(F)
11 Their tombs(G) will remain their houses[a] forever,
their dwellings for endless generations,(H)
though they had[b] named(I) lands after themselves.
Footnotes
- Psalm 49:11 Septuagint and Syriac; Hebrew In their thoughts their houses will remain
- Psalm 49:11 Or generations, / for they have
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