Berean Standard Bible
Ecclesiastes 4:1-3
1Againוְשַׁ֣בְתִּֽיve.Shav.tiH7725I looked,and Iאֲנִ֗י'a.NiH589consideredוָאֶרְאֶה֙va.'er.'EhH7200אֶת־'et-H853allכָּל־kol-H3605the oppressionהָ֣עֲשֻׁקִ֔יםha.'a.shu.KimH6217אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834taking placeנַעֲשִׂ֖יםna.'a.SimH6213underתַּ֣חַתTa.chatH8478the sunהַשָּׁ֑מֶשׁha.Sha.meshH8121. Isawוְהִנֵּ֣ה׀ve.hi.NehH2009the tearsדִּמְעַ֣תdim.'AtH1832of the oppressedהָעֲשֻׁקִ֗יםha.'a.shu.KimH6217,and they had noוְאֵ֤יןve.'EinH369comforterמְנַחֵ֔םme.na.ChemH5162;the powerכֹּ֔חַKo.achH3581layin the handsוּמִיַּ֤דu.mi.YadH3027of their oppressorsעֹֽשְׁקֵיהֶם֙'o.she.kei.HemH6231,and there was noוְאֵ֥יןve.'EinH369comforterמְנַחֵֽם׃me.na.ChemH5162.
2So Iאֲנִ֛י'a.NiH589אֶת־'et-H853admiredוְשַׁבֵּ֧חַve.sha.Be.achH7623the deadהַמֵּתִ֖יםha.me.TimH4191,who had alreadyשֶׁכְּבָ֣רshe.ke.VarH3528diedמֵ֑תוּMe.tuH4191,aboveמִן־min-H4480the livingהַ֣חַיִּ֔יםha.chai.YimH2416,whoאֲשֶׁ֛ר הֵ֥מָּה'a.Sher He.mahH834H1992are stillעֲדֶֽנָה׃'a.De.nahH5728aliveחַיִּ֖יםchai.YimH2416.
3But betterוְטוֹב֙ve.tOvH2896than bothמִשְּׁנֵיהֶ֔םmi.she.nei.HemH8147אֵ֥ת'etH853is he whoאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834has notלֹ֣אlo'H3808yetעֲדֶ֖ן'a.DenH5728existedהָיָ֑הha.YahH1961,whoאֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834has notלֹֽא־lo'-H3808seenרָאָה֙ra.'AhH7200אֶת־'et-H853the evilהַמַּעֲשֶׂ֣ה הָרָ֔עha.ma.'a.Seh ha.Ra'H7451H4639thatאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834is doneנַעֲשָׂ֖הna.'a.SahH6213underתַּ֥חַתTa.chatH8478the sunהַשָּֽׁמֶשׁ׃ha.Sha.meshH8121.
Commentaries on Ecclesiastes 4
- 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
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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