Revised Version 1895
Ecclesiastes 9
1Forallכָּל־kol-H3605this Ilaidנָתַ֤תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414to myheartלִבִּי֙li.BiH3820,evenגַּֽם־gam-H1571to exploreallכָּל־kol-H3605this; that therighteousהַצַּדִּיקִ֧יםha.tza.di.KimH6662, and thewiseוְהַחֲכָמִ֛יםve.ha.cha.kha.MimH2450, and their works, are in thehandבְּיַ֣דbe.YadH3027ofGodהָאֱלֹהִ֑יםha.'E.lo.HimH430:whetherגַם־gam-H1571it beloveאַהֲבָ֣ה'a.ha.VahH160orhatredשִׂנְאָ֗הsin.'AhH8135,manהָֽאָדָ֔םha.'a.DamH120knoweth itnotאֵ֤ין'einH369;allהַכֹּ֖לha.KolH3605isbeforeלִפְנֵיהֶֽם׃lif.nei.HemH6440them.
2Allהַכֹּ֞לha.KolH3605things comealikeאֶחָ֜ד'e.ChadH259toallלַכֹּ֗לla.KolH3605: there is one event to therighteousלַצַּדִּ֤יקla.tza.DikH6662and to thewickedוְלָרָשָׁע֙ve.la.ra.Sha'H7563; to thegoodלַטּוֹב֙la.tOvH2896and to thecleanוְלַטָּה֣וֹרve.la.ta.HorH2889and to theuncleanוְלַטָּמֵ֔אve.la.ta.Me'H2931; to him that sacrificeth and to him that sacrificethnotאֵינֶ֣נּוּ'ei.Ne.nuH369: as is thegoodכַּטּוֹב֙ka.tOvH2896,soH834is thesinnerכַּֽחֹטֶ֔אka.cho.Te'H2398; and he that sweareth, as he that feareth anoathשְׁבוּעָ֥הshe.vu.'AhH7621.
3This is anevilרָ֗עRa'H7451inallבְּכֹ֤לbe.KholH3605that isdoneנַעֲשָׂה֙na.'a.SahH6213underתַּ֣חַתTa.chatH8478thesunהַשֶּׁ֔מֶשׁha.She.meshH8121, that there is one event untoallלַכֹּ֑לla.KolH3605:yeaH3588also, theheartלֵ֣בlevH3820of thesonsבְּֽנֵי־be.nei-H1121ofmenהָ֠אָדָםHa.'a.domH120isfullH4390ofevilרָ֨עra'H7451, andmadnessוְהוֹלֵל֤וֹתve.ho.le.LotH1947is in theirheartH3820whileH3588theyliveבְּחַיֵּיהֶ֔םbe.chai.yei.HemH2416, andafterוְאַחֲרָ֖יוve.'a.cha.RavH310that they go to thedeadהַמֵּתִֽים׃ha.me.TimH4191.
5For thelivingהַֽחַיִּ֛יםha.chai.YimH2416knowיוֹדְעִ֖יםyod.'ImH3045that they shalldieשֶׁיָּמֻ֑תוּshei.ya.Mu.tuH4191: but thedeadוְהַמֵּתִ֞יםve.ha.me.TimH4191knowיוֹדְעִ֣יםyod.'ImH3045notאֵינָ֧ם'ei.NamH369anyH5750thingH3588,neitherוְאֵֽין־ve.'ein-H369have theyanyH5750moreH5750arewardשָׂכָ֔רsa.KharH7939; for thememoryזִכְרָֽם׃zikh.RamH2143of them isforgottenנִשְׁכַּ֖חnish.KachH7911.
6AswellH1571theirloveאַהֲבָתָ֧ם'a.ha.va.TamH160, as theirhatredשִׂנְאָתָ֛םsin.'a.TamH8135and theirenvyקִנְאָתָ֖םkin.'a.TamH7068, isnowH1571perishedאָבָ֑דָה'a.Va.dahH6;neitherאֵין־'ein-H369have theyanyH3605moreעוֹד֙'OdH5750aportionוְחֵ֨לֶקve.Che.lekH2506foreverלְעוֹלָ֔םle.'o.LamH5769inanyH3605thingH3605that isdoneנַעֲשָׂ֖הna.'a.SahH6213underתַּ֥חַתTa.chatH8478thesunהַשָּֽׁמֶשׁ׃ha.Sha.meshH8121.
7Go thy way,eatאֱכֹ֤ל'e.KholH398thybreadלַחְמֶ֔ךָlach.Me.khaH3899withjoyבְּשִׂמְחָה֙be.sim.ChahH8057, anddrinkוּֽשֲׁתֵ֥הu.sha.TehH8354thywineיֵינֶ֑ךָyei.Ne.khaH3196with a merryheartבְלֶב־ve.lev-H3820; forGodהָאֱלֹהִ֖יםha.'E.lo.HimH430hathalreadyכְבָ֔רkhe.VarH3528acceptedרָצָ֥הra.TzahH7521thyworksמַעֲשֶֽׂיךָ׃ma.'a.Sei.khaH4639.
9LiveH2416joyfully with thewifeאִשָּׁ֣ה'i.ShahH802whomאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834thou lovestallכָּל־kol-H3605thedaysיְמֵי֙ye.MeiH3117of thelifeH3117of thyvanityהֶבְלֶ֔ךָhev.Le.khaH1892,whichאֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834he hathgivenנָֽתַן־na.tan-H5414theeunderתַּ֣חַתTa.chatH8478thesunהַשֶּׁ֔מֶשׁha.She.meshH8121,allכֹּ֖לkolH3605thedaysיְמֵ֣יye.MeiH3117of thyvanityהֶבְלֶ֑ךָhev.Le.khaH1892: for that is thyportionחֶלְקְךָ֙chel.ke.ChaH2506inlifeH3117, and in thy labourwhereinאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834thou labourestunderתַּ֥חַתTa.chatH8478thesunהַשָּֽׁמֶשׁ׃ha.Sha.meshH8121.
10Whatsoeverכֹּ֠לkolH3605thyhandיָֽדְךָ֛ya.de.KhaH3027findeth todoלַעֲשׂ֥וֹתla.'a.SotH6213,doעֲשֵׂ֑ה'a.SehH6213it with thy might; for there isnoH369workמַעֲשֶׂ֤הma.'a.SehH4639,norH369device,norH369knowledgeוְדַ֣עַתve.Da.'atH1847,norH369wisdomוְחָכְמָ֔הve.cha.khe.MahH2451, in the grave, whither thou goest.
11Ireturnedשַׁ֜בְתִּיShav.tiH7725, andsawוְרָאֹ֣הve.ra.'OhH7200underתַֽחַת־ta.chat-H8478thesunהַשֶּׁ֗מֶשׁha.She.meshH8121, that theraceהַמֵּר֜וֹץha.me.RotzH4793isnotלֹא֩lo'H3808to theswiftלַקַּלִּ֨יםla.ka.LimH7031,norוְלֹ֧אve.Lo'H3808thebattleהַמִּלְחָמָ֗הha.mil.cha.MahH4421to thestrongH1368,neitherלֹ֣אlo'H3808yetbreadלֶ֙חֶם֙le.chemH3899to thewiseלַחֲכָמִ֥יםla.cha.kha.MimH2450,norלֹ֤אlo'H3808yetrichesעֹ֔שֶׁר'O.sherH6239tomenH1368ofunderstandingלַנְּבֹנִים֙la.ne.vo.NimH995,norלֹ֥אlo'H3808yet favour tomenH1368of skill; but fame andchanceוָפֶ֖גַעva.Fe.ga'H6294happeneth to themallכֻּלָּֽם׃ku.LamH3605.
12Formanהָאָדָ֜םha.'a.DamH120also knowethnotH3808his time: as the fishes that aretakenשֶׁנֶּֽאֱחָזִים֙she.ne.'e.cha.ZimH270in anevilרָעָ֔הra.'AhH7451net, and as thebirdsוְכַ֨צִּפֳּרִ֔יםve.Khatz.tzi.po.RimH6833that arecaughtהָאֲחֻז֖וֹתha.'a.chu.ZotH270in thesnareH3369,evenגַּם֩gamH1571soH3808, are thesonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofmenהָֽאָדָ֔םha.'a.DamH120snaredH3369in anevilרָעָ֔הra.'AhH7451time, when it fallethsuddenlyפִּתְאֹֽם׃pit.'OmH6597uponעֲלֵיהֶ֖ם'a.lei.HemH5921them.
15Nowוְאָדָם֙ve.'a.DamH120there wasfoundוּמָ֣צָאu.Ma.tza'H4672in it apoorמִסְכֵּן֙mis.KenH4542wiseחָכָ֔םcha.KhamH2450manאִ֤ישׁ'ishH376, and he by hiswisdomבְּחָכְמָת֑וֹbe.cha.khe.ma.ToH2451deliveredוּמִלַּט־u.mi.lat-H4422thecityהָעִ֖ירha.'IrH5892; yetnoלֹ֣אlo'H3808manהָאִ֥ישׁha.'IshH376rememberedזָכַ֔רza.KharH2142thatsameH1931poorהַמִּסְכֵּ֖ןha.mis.KenH4542manH376.
16Thensaidוְאָמַ֣רְתִּיve.'a.Mar.tiH559I,Wisdomחָכְמָ֖הchokh.mahH2451isbetterטוֹבָ֥הto.VahH2896thanH2896strengthמִגְּבוּרָ֑הmi.ge.vu.RahH1369: nevertheless thepoorהַמִּסְכֵּן֙ha.mis.KenH4542man’swisdomוְחָכְמַ֤תve.cha.khe.MatH2451isdespisedבְּזוּיָ֔הbe.zu.YahH959, and hiswordsוּדְבָרָ֖יוu.de.va.RavH1697arenotאֵינָ֥ם'ei.NamH369heardנִשְׁמָעִֽים׃nish.ma.'ImH8085.
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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