New American Standard Bible 2020
Ecclesiastes 1:13-17
13And Isetוְנָתַ֣תִּיve.na.Ta.tiH5414mymindלִבִּ֗יli.BiH3820to seekלִדְר֤וֹשׁlid.Ro.oshH1875andexploreוְלָתוּר֙ve.la.TurH8446by wisdomבַּֽחָכְמָ֔הba.cha.khe.MahH2451aboutעַ֛ל'alH5921everythingכָּל־kol-H3605that has been doneנַעֲשָׂ֖הna.'a.SahH6213underתַּ֣חַתTa.chatH8478heavenהַשָּׁמָ֑יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064. It is asorryרָ֗עRa'H7451taskעִנְיַ֣ן'in.YanH6045with which Godאֱלֹהִ֛ים'E.lo.HimH430has givenנָתַ֧ןna.TanH5414the sonsלִבְנֵ֥יliv.NeiH1121of mankindהָאָדָ֖םha.'a.DamH120to beH6030troubledH6030.
14I have seenרָאִ֙יתִי֙ra.'I.tiH7200allכָּל־kol-H3605the worksהַֽמַּעֲשִׂ֔יםha.ma.'a.SimH4639whichH7945have been doneשֶֽׁנַּעֲשׂ֖וּshe.na.'a.SuH6213underתַּ֣חַתTa.chatH8478the sunהַשָּׁ֑מֶשׁha.Sha.meshH8121,and beholdוְהִנֵּ֥הve.hi.NehH2009,allהַכֹּ֛לha.KolH3605isfutilityהֶ֖בֶלHe.velH1892and strivingוּרְע֥וּתu.re.'UtH7469after windרֽוּחַ׃Ru.achH7307.
16Isaidדִּבַּ֨רְתִּיdi.Bar.tiH1696to myselfלִבִּי֙li.BiH3820, “Beholdהִנֵּ֨הhi.NehH2009,I have magnifiedהִגְדַּ֤לְתִּיhig.Dal.tiH1431and increasedוְהוֹסַ֙פְתִּי֙ve.ho.Saf.tiH3254wisdomחָכְמָ֔הchokh.mahH2451moreH5921thanH5921allכָּל־kol-H3605whoאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834were overH5921Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָ֑םye.ru.sha.LimH3389beforeלְפָנַ֖יle.fa.NaiH6440me; and mymindוְלִבִּ֛יve.li.BiH3820has observedרָאָ֥הra.'AhH7200a wealthהַרְבֵּ֖הhar.BehH7235of wisdomחָכְמָ֥הchokh.mahH2451and knowledgeוָדָֽעַת׃va.Da.'atH1847.”
17And Iappliedוָאֶתְּנָ֤הva.'e.te.NahH5414mymindלִבִּי֙li.BiH3820to knowלָדַ֣עַתla.Da.'atH3045wisdomחָכְמָ֔הchokh.mahH2451and toknowוְדַ֥עַתve.Da.'atH3045insanityהוֹלֵל֖וֹתho.le.LotH1947and foolishnessוְשִׂכְל֑וּתve.sikh.LutH5531;I realizedיָדַ֕עְתִּיya.Da'.tiH3045that thisזֶ֥הzehH2088alsoשֶׁגַּם־she.gam-H1571isstrivingרַעְי֥וֹןra'.YonH7475after windרֽוּחַ׃Ru.achH7307.
Commentaries on Ecclesiastes 1
- 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
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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