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Ecclesiastes 9:4-6
4There isיֵ֣שׁyeshH3426hopeבִּטָּח֑וֹןbi.ta.ChonH986,howeverכִּי־ki-H3588,for anyone whoמִי֙miH4310אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834is amongאֶ֥ל'elH977H413the livingכָּל־ הַחַיִּ֖יםkol- ha.chai.YimH3605H2416;for evenכִּֽי־ki-H3588a liveחַי֙ ה֣וּאchai hu'H2416H1931dogלְכֶ֤לֶבle.Khe.levH3611is betterט֔וֹבTovH2896thanמִן־min-H4480a deadהַמֵּֽת׃ha.MetH4191lionהָאַרְיֵ֖הha.'ar.YehH738.
5Forכִּ֧יkiH3588the livingהַֽחַיִּ֛יםha.chai.YimH2416knowיוֹדְעִ֖יםyod.'ImH3045that they will dieשֶׁיָּמֻ֑תוּshei.ya.Mu.tuH4191,but the deadוְהַמֵּתִ֞יםve.ha.me.TimH4191knowיוֹדְעִ֣יםyod.'ImH3045nothingאֵינָ֧ם מְא֗וּמָה'ei.Nam me.'U.mahH369H3972.They have noוְאֵֽין־ve.'ein-H369furtherע֤וֹדodH5750rewardשָׂכָ֔רsa.KharH7939,becauseכִּ֥יkiH3588the memoryזִכְרָֽם׃zikh.RamH2143of them is forgottenנִשְׁכַּ֖חnish.KachH7911.
6Their loveגַּ֣ם אַהֲבָתָ֧םgam 'a.ha.va.TamH160H1571,their hateגַּם־ שִׂנְאָתָ֛םgam- sin.'a.TamH8135H1571,andגַּם־gam-H1571their envyקִנְאָתָ֖םkin.'a.TamH7068have alreadyכְּבָ֣רke.VarH3528vanishedאָבָ֑דָה'a.Va.dahH6,and they will never again haveאֵין־ עוֹד֙ לְעוֹלָ֔ם'ein- 'Od le.'o.LamH369H5750H5769a shareוְחֵ֨לֶקve.Che.lekH2506in allבְּכֹ֥לbe.KholH3605thatאֲשֶֽׁר־'a.Sher-H834is doneנַעֲשָׂ֖הna.'a.SahH6213underתַּ֥חַתTa.chatH8478the sunהַשָּֽׁמֶשׁ׃ha.Sha.meshH8121.
Commentaries on Ecclesiastes 9
- 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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