KJV ORIGINAL
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.
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
I'm going to rescue them from the grave's grip and buy them back from death itself. Death, I'm coming for you — you're about to face some serious consequences. Grave, you're done. I'm not changing my mind about this.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
God's putting death and the grave on notice — he's coming to rescue his people and he's not backing down.
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