He will not accept any ransom, nor be satisfied though you give many gifts—establishing that certain transgressions cannot be remedied through compensation or restitution, closing off all avenues of escape or recovery. This final verse of the extended warning against adultery presents an absoluteness of consequence where the transgressor's own attempts at reconciliation through payment prove futile. The refusal of ransom and gifts emphasizes that adultery violates something more precious than material goods, attacking the very foundation of trust and covenant commitment. This verse's hopelessness serves the pedagogical purpose of the entire warning: to deter through unambiguous presentation of inescapable consequence.

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