Psalms 49:11

9 that he should live on forever and not see decay.

10 For it is clear that wise men die, and the foolish and the senseless both perish and leave their wealth to others.

Their graves are their eternal homes— their dwellings for endless generations— even though their lands were their namesakes.

12 But a man, despite his wealth, cannot endure; he is like the beasts that perish.

13 This is the fate of the self-confident and their followers who endorse their sayings. Selah

Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
Their graves are their eternal homes— their dwellings for endless generations— even though their lands were their namesakes.
KJV
Their inward thought is, that their houses shall continue for ever, and their dwelling places to all generations; they call their lands after their own names.
WEB
Their inward thought is that their houses will endure forever, and their dwelling places to all generations. They name their lands after themselves.
ASV
Their inward thought is, [that] their houses [shall continue] for ever, [And] their dwelling-places to all generations; They call their lands after their own names.
DARBY
Their inward thought is, that their houses are for ever, their dwelling-places from generation to generation: they call the lands after their own names.
BLB
Their inward thoughts [are] their homes forever, their dwelling places from generation to generation, they proclaimed over the lands their own names.
ÅB
Deres hjertes eneste tanke er at deres hus skal stå til evig tid, deres boliger fra slekt til slekt; de kaller sine jorder opp etter sine navn.
OTB
De tror deres hus skal vare evig
Og deres bosteder for alle generasjoner;
De har oppkalt sine land etter seg selv.
B1930
Deres hjertes eneste tanke er at deres hus skal stå til evig tid, deres boliger fra slekt til slekt; de kaller sine jorder op efter sine navn.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Genesis 4:17

    And Cain had relations with his wife, and she conceived and gave birth to Enoch. Then Cain built a city and named it after his son Enoch.

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  • Psalms 5:9

    For not a word they speak can be trusted; destruction lies within them. Their throats are open graves; their tongues practice deceit.

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  • Psalms 64:6

    They devise injustice and say, “We have perfected a secret plan.” For the inner man and the heart are mysterious.

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  • 2 Samuel 18:18

    During his lifetime, Absalom had set up for himself a pillar in the King’s Valley, for he had said, “I have no son to preserve the memory of my name.” So he gave the pillar his name, and to this day it is called Absalom’s Monument.

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  • Ezekiel 38:10

    This is what the Lord GOD says: On that day, thoughts will arise in your mind, and you will devise an evil plan.

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  • Psalms 10:6

    He says to himself, “I will not be moved; from age to age I am free of distress.”

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  • Acts 8:22

    Repent, therefore, of your wickedness, and pray to the Lord. Perhaps He will forgive you for the intent of your heart.

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  • 1 Samuel 15:12

    Early in the morning Samuel got up to confront Saul, but he was told, “Saul has gone to Carmel, and behold, he has set up a monument for himself and has turned and gone down to Gilgal.”

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