New American Standard Bible 1995
Ecclesiastes 6:1-6
1ThereH3426 is an 1evilH7463 whichH834 I have seenH7200 underH8478 the sunH8121 and it is prevalentH7227 2amongH5921 menH120-- 2a manH376 to whomH834 GodH430 has 3givenH5414 richesH6239 and wealthH5233 and honorH3519 so that his soulH5315 4lacksH2638 nothingH369 of allH3605 that he desiresH183; yet GodH430 has not empoweredH7980 him to eatH398 from them, for a foreignerH5237 5enjoysH398 them. ThisH2088 is 6vanityH1892 and a severeH7451 afflictionH2483. 3IfH518 a manH376 fathersH3205 a hundredH3967 children and livesH2421 manyH7227 yearsH8141, however manyH7227 7they be, but his soulH5315 is not satisfiedH7646 with goodH2899 thingsH2899 and he does not evenH1571 haveH1961 a proper 8burialH6900, then I sayH559, “BetterH2896 9the miscarriageH5309 thanH4480 he, 4for it comesH935 in futilityH1892 and goesH1980 into obscurityH2822; and its nameH8034 is coveredH3680 in obscurityH2822. 5It neverH3808 seesH7200 the sunH8121 and it neverH3808 knowsH3045 anything; 10it is betterH5183 off thanH4480 he. 6Even ifH432 the other man livesH2421 a thousandH505 yearsH8141 twiceH6471 and does not 11enjoyH7200H2899 goodH2899 thingsH2899--12do not allH3605 goH1980 to oneH259 placeH4725?”
Notes
- 1. Ecclesiastes 6:1 Eccl 5:13 ↩
- 2. Ecclesiastes 6:1 Lit upon ↩
- 3. Ecclesiastes 6:2 1 Kin 3:13 ↩
- 4. Ecclesiastes 6:2 Ps 17:14; 73:7; Eccl 2:10 ↩
- 5. Ecclesiastes 6:2 Lit eats from them ↩
- 6. Ecclesiastes 6:2 Or futility ↩
- 7. Ecclesiastes 6:3 Lit the days of his years ↩
- 8. Ecclesiastes 6:3 Is 14:20; Jer 8:2; 22:19 ↩
- 9. Ecclesiastes 6:3 Job 3:16; Eccl 4:3 ↩
- 10. Ecclesiastes 6:5 Lit more rest has this one than that ↩
- 11. Ecclesiastes 6:6 Lit see ↩
- 12. Ecclesiastes 6:6 Eccl 2:14 ↩
Commentaries on Ecclesiastes 6
- 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
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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