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I will ransom them from the power of the grave.

From Brotherly Love Shewing That as Merely Human It May Not Always Be Depended Upon by Sherwood, Mrs. (Mary Martha)

One of the young fellows you see here has an uncle—a rich merchant in Mogador, who will ransom not only him, but all of his friends.

From The Boy Slaves by Reid, Mayne

I will ransom thee and the Vizier and his kinsmen with my life.

From The Book of the Thousand Nights and One Night, Volume I by Payne, John

Can the consolation of God be small with those who are His, when we are informed that He will ransom His people from the power of the grave?

From Gathering Jewels The Secret of a Beautiful Life: In Memoriam of Mr. & Mrs. James Knowles. Selected from Their Diaries. by Young, Duncan McNeill

With my life I will ransom the judge, who heapeth      unright on my head.

From The Book of the Thousand Nights and One Night, Volume II by Payne, John