For the seller will not regain
what he has sold,
although the
seller and buyer are still alive,
for the vision concerns the whole multitude.
It will not turn back,
nor will anyone preserve his life by his iniquity.
“For the seller will not regain what he has sold.” This unusual line can be understood in light of the day of disaster. It seems the sale will not be completed, and the seller not paid, but the seller will not get back what he “sold.” The NET has, “the customer will no longer pay the seller” following the Septuagint.
