New American Standard Bible 1995
Ecclesiastes 3:18-21
18I saidאָמַ֤רְתִּֽי'a.Mar.tiH559to myselfבְּלִבִּ֔יbe.li.BiH3820concerningעַל־ דִּבְרַת֙'al- div.RatH5921H1700the sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of menהָאָדָ֔םha.'a.DamH120, “Godהָאֱלֹהִ֑יםha.'E.lo.HimH430has surely testedלְבָרָ֖םle.va.RamH1305them in order for them to seeוְלִרְא֕וֹתve.lir.'otH7200that they are butbeastsבְּהֵמָ֥הbe.he.MahH929.”
19For the fateH4745of the sonsבְֽנֵי־ve.nei-H1121of menהָאָדָ֜םha.'a.DamH120and the fateH4745of beastsהַבְּהֵמָ֗הha.be.he.MahH929is the sameאֶחָד֙'e.ChadH259.As oneזֶה֙zehH2088diesכְּמ֥וֹתke.MotH4194soכֵּ֣ןkenH3651diesמ֣וֹתMotH4194the otherזֶ֔הZehH2088;indeed, they allלַכֹּ֑לla.KolH3605have the sameאֶחָ֖ד'e.ChadH259breathוְר֥וּחַve.Ru.achH7307and thereH369is noH369advantageוּמוֹתַ֨רu.mo.TarH4195for manהָאָדָ֤םha.'a.DamH120overמִן־min-H4480beastהַבְּהֵמָה֙ha.be.he.MahH929,for allהַכֹּ֖לha.KolH3605isvanityהָֽבֶל׃Ha.velH1892.
21Whoמִ֣יmiH4310knowsיוֹדֵ֗עַyo.De.a'H3045that thebreathר֚וּחַRu.achH7307of manהָאָדָ֔םha.'a.DamH120ascendsהָעֹלָ֥הha.'o.LahH5927upwardלְמָ֑עְלָהle.Ma.'e.lahH4605and the breathוְר֙וּחַ֙ve.Ru.achH7307of the beastהַבְּהֵמָ֔הha.be.he.MahH929descendsהַיֹּרֶ֥דֶתhai.yo.Re.detH3381downwardלְמַ֥טָּהle.Ma.tahH4295to the earthלָאָֽרֶץ׃la.'A.retzH776?
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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