Berean Standard Bible
Ecclesiastes 3:16-20
16Furthermoreוְע֥וֹדve.'odH5750,I sawרָאִ֖יתִיra.'I.tiH7200underתַּ֣חַתTa.chatH8478the sunהַשָּׁ֑מֶשׁha.Sha.meshH8121that in the placeמְק֤וֹםme.KomH4725of judgmentהַמִּשְׁפָּט֙ha.mish.PatH4941there isשָׁ֣מָּהSha.mahH8033wickednessהָרֶ֔שַׁעha.Re.sha'H7562,and in the placeוּמְק֥וֹםu.me.KomH4725of righteousnessהַצֶּ֖דֶקha.Tze.dekH6664there isשָׁ֥מָּהSha.mahH8033wickednessהָרָֽשַׁע׃ha.Ra.sha'H7562.
17Iאֲנִי֙'a.NiH589saidאָמַ֤רְתִּֽי'a.Mar.tiH559in my heartבְּלִבִּ֔יbe.li.BiH3820אֶת־'et-H853, “Godהָאֱלֹהִ֑יםha.'E.lo.HimH430will judgeיִשְׁפֹּ֖טyish.PotH8199the righteousהַצַּדִּיק֙ha.tza.DikH6662andוְאֶת־ve.'EtH853the wickedהָ֣רָשָׁ֔עha.ra.Sha'H7563,sinceכִּי־ki-H3588there is a timeעֵ֣ת'etH6256for everyלְכָל־le.kholH3605activityחֵ֔פֶץ וְעַ֥לChe.fetz ve.'AlH2656H5921and everyכָּל־kol-H3605deedהַֽמַּעֲשֶׂ֖ה שָֽׁם׃ha.ma.'a.Seh ShamH4639H8033.”
18Iאֲנִי֙'a.NiH589saidאָמַ֤רְתִּֽי'a.Mar.tiH559to myselfבְּלִבִּ֔יbe.li.BiH3820, “As forעַל־ דִּבְרַת֙'al- div.RatH5921H1700the sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of menהָאָדָ֔םha.'a.DamH120,Godהָאֱלֹהִ֑יםha.'E.lo.HimH430tests themלְבָרָ֖םle.va.RamH1305so that they may seeוְלִרְא֕וֹתve.lir.'otH7200for themselvesשְׁהֶם־she.hem-H1992that theyהֵ֖מָּהHe.mahH1992are but beastsבְּהֵמָ֥הbe.he.MahH929.”
19Forכִּי֩kiH3588the fatesמִקְרֶ֨הmik.RehH4745of both menבְֽנֵי־ הָאָדָ֜םve.nei- ha.'a.DamH1121H120andוּמִקְרֶ֣הu.mik.RehH4745beastsהַבְּהֵמָ֗ה וּמִקְרֶ֤הha.be.he.Mah u.mik.RehH929H4745are the sameאֶחָד֙'e.ChadH259:As oneזֶה֙zehH2088diesכְּמ֥וֹתke.MotH4194,soכֵּ֣ןkenH3651diesמ֣וֹתMotH4194the otherזֶ֔הZehH2088—they allלַכֹּ֑לla.KolH3605have the sameאֶחָ֖ד'e.ChadH259breathוְר֥וּחַve.Ru.achH7307.Manהָאָדָ֤םha.'a.DamH120has noאָ֔יִן'A.yinH369advantageוּמוֹתַ֨רu.mo.TarH4195overמִן־min-H4480the animalsהַבְּהֵמָה֙ha.be.he.MahH929,sinceכִּ֥יkiH3588everythingהַכֹּ֖לha.KolH3605is futileהָֽבֶל׃Ha.velH1892.
Commentaries on Ecclesiastes 3
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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