King James Version
Ecclesiastes 3:19-22
19For that which befallethמִקְרֶ֨הmik.RehH4745the sonsבְֽנֵי־ve.nei-H1121of menהָאָדָ֜םha.'a.DamH120befallethוּמִקְרֶ֣הu.mik.RehH4745beastsהַבְּהֵמָ֗הha.be.he.MahH929;even one thingאֶחָד֙'e.ChadH259befallethוּמִקְרֶ֤הu.mik.RehH4745them: as the one diethכְּמ֥וֹתke.MotH4194,so diethמ֣וֹתMotH4194the otherH2088;yea, they have all oneאֶחָ֖ד'e.ChadH259breathוְר֥וּחַve.Ru.achH7307;so that a manהָאָדָ֤םha.'a.DamH120hath no preeminenceוּמוֹתַ֨רu.mo.TarH4195above a beastהַבְּהֵמָה֙ha.be.he.MahH929: for all isvanityהָֽבֶל׃Ha.velH1892.
21Who knowethיוֹדֵ֗עַyo.De.a'H3045the spiritר֚וּחַRu.achH7307of manבְּנֵ֣י הָאָדָ֔םbe.Nei ha.'a.DamH120H1121that goethהָעֹלָ֥הha.'o.LahH5927upwardלְמָ֑עְלָהle.Ma.'e.lahH4605,and the spiritוְר֙וּחַ֙ve.Ru.achH7307of the beastהַבְּהֵמָ֔הha.be.he.MahH929that goethהַיֹּרֶ֥דֶתhai.yo.Re.detH3381downwardלְמַ֥טָּהle.Ma.tahH4295to the earthלָאָֽרֶץ׃la.'A.retzH776?
22Wherefore I perceiveוְרָאִ֗יתִיve.ra.'I.tiH7200that there isnothing betterטוֹב֙tOvH2896,than that a manהָאָדָם֙ha.'a.DamH120should rejoiceיִשְׂמַ֤חyis.MachH8055in his own worksבְּֽמַעֲשָׂ֔יוbe.ma.'a.SavH4639; for that ishis portionחֶלְק֑וֹchel.KoH2506:for who shall bringיְבִיאֶ֙נּוּ֙ye.vi.'E.nuH935him to seeלִרְא֔וֹתlir.'otH7200what shall be afterאַחֲרָֽיו׃'a.cha.RavH310him?
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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