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Ecclesiastes 8:11-13
11Whenאֲשֶׁר֙'a.SherH834the sentenceפִתְגָ֔םfit.GamH6599for a crimeמַעֲשֵׂ֥ה הָרָעָ֖הma.'a.Seh ha.ra.'AhH7451H4639is notאֵין־'ein-H369speedilyמְהֵרָ֑הme.he.RahH4120executedנַעֲשָׂ֣ה עַל־ כֵּ֡ןna.'a.Sah 'al- kenH6213H5921H3651,the heartsלֵ֧בlevH3820of menבְּֽנֵי־ הָאָדָ֛םbe.nei- ha.'a.DamH1121H120become fully setמָלֵ֞אma.Le'H4390on doingלַעֲשׂ֥וֹתla.'a.SotH6213evilרָֽע׃Ra'H7451.
12Althoughאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834a sinnerחֹטֶ֗אcho.Te'H2398doesעֹשֶׂ֥ה'o.SehH6213evilרָ֛עra'H7451a hundredמְאַ֖תme.'AtH3967timesand still lives longוּמַאֲרִ֣יךְu.ma.'a.RikhH748,yetכִּ֚יkiH3588Iאָ֔נִי'A.niH589alsoגַּם־gam-H1571knowיוֹדֵ֣עַyo.De.a'H3045thatאֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834it will goיִהְיֶה־yih.yeh-H1961wellטּוֹב֙tOvH2896with those whoאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834fearיִֽירְא֖וּyi.re.'UH3372Godהָאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430,who are reverentלְיִרְאֵ֣יle.yir.'EiH3373in His presenceמִלְּפָנָֽיו׃mi.le.fa.NavH6440.
13Yet becauseאֲשֶׁ֛ר'a.SherH834the wickeddo notאֵינֶ֥נּוּ'ei.Ne.nuH369fearיָרֵ֖א מִלִּפְנֵ֥יya.Re' mi.lif.NeiH3373H6440Godאֱלֹהִֽים׃'E.lo.HimH430,it will notלֹֽא־lo'-H3808goיִהְיֶ֣הyih.YehH1961wellוְטוֹב֙ve.tOvH2896withלָֽרָשָׁ֔עla.ra.Sha'H7563them,and their daysיָמִ֖יםya.MimH3117will notוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808lengthenיַאֲרִ֥יךְya.'a.RikhH748like a shadowכַּצֵּ֑לka.TzelH6738.
Commentaries on Ecclesiastes 8
- 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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