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Ecclesiastes 9:1-11
1For all this Iconsideredנָתַ֤תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414in myheartלִבִּי֙li.BiH3820even todeclareוְלָב֣וּרve.la.VurH952all this, that therighteousהַצַּדִּיקִ֧יםha.tza.di.KimH6662, and thewiseוְהַחֲכָמִ֛יםve.ha.cha.kha.MimH2450, and theirworksוַעֲבָדֵיהֶ֖םva.'a.va.dei.HemH5652, are in thehandבְּיַ֣דbe.YadH3027ofGodהָאֱלֹהִ֑יםha.'E.lo.HimH430: nomanהָֽאָדָ֔םha.'a.DamH120knowethיוֹדֵ֙עַ֙yo.De.a'H3045eitherH1571loveאַהֲבָ֣ה'a.ha.VahH160orhatredשִׂנְאָ֗הsin.'AhH8135by all that isbeforeלִפְנֵיהֶֽם׃lif.nei.HemH6440them.
2All things come alike to all: there isoneאֶחָ֜ד'e.ChadH259eventמִקְרֶ֨הmik.RehH4745to therighteousלַצַּדִּ֤יקla.tza.DikH6662, and to thewickedוְלָרָשָׁע֙ve.la.ra.Sha'H7563; to thegoodלַטּוֹב֙la.tOvH2896and to thecleanוְלַטָּה֣וֹרve.la.ta.HorH2889, and to theuncleanוְלַטָּמֵ֔אve.la.ta.Me'H2931; to him thatsacrificethוְלַזֹּבֵ֔חַve.la.zo.Ve.achH2076, and to himthatH834sacrificethזֹבֵ֑חַzo.Ve.achH2076not: as is thegoodכַּטּוֹב֙ka.tOvH2896, so is thesinnerכַּֽחֹטֶ֔אka.cho.Te'H2398; and he thatswearethהַנִּשְׁבָּ֕עha.nish.Ba'H7650, as he thatfearethיָרֵֽא׃ya.Re'H3373anoathשְׁבוּעָ֥הshe.vu.'AhH7621.
3This is anevilרָ֗עRa'H7451among all things that aredoneנַעֲשָׂה֙na.'a.SahH6213under thesunהַשֶּׁ֔מֶשׁha.She.meshH8121, that there isoneאֶחָ֖ד'e.ChadH259eventמִקְרֶ֥הmik.RehH4745to all: yea, also theheartלֵ֣בlevH3820of thesonsבְּֽנֵי־be.nei-H1121ofmenהָ֠אָדָםHa.'a.domH120isfullH4390ofevilרָ֨עra'H7451, andmadnessוְהוֹלֵל֤וֹתve.ho.le.LotH1947is in theirheartבִּלְבָבָם֙bil.va.VamH3824while theyliveבְּחַיֵּיהֶ֔םbe.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.'ImH3045not anythingמְא֗וּמָהme.'U.mahH3972, neither have they any more arewardשָׂכָ֔רsa.KharH7939; for thememoryזִכְרָֽם׃zikh.RamH2143of them isforgottenנִשְׁכַּ֖חnish.KachH7911.
6Also theirloveאַהֲבָתָ֧ם'a.ha.va.TamH160, and theirhatredשִׂנְאָתָ֛םsin.'a.TamH8135, and theirenvyקִנְאָתָ֖םkin.'a.TamH7068, hathnowכְּבָ֣רke.VarH3528perishedאָבָ֑דָה'a.Va.dahH6; neither have they any more aportionוְחֵ֨לֶקve.Che.lekH2506foreverלְעוֹלָ֔םle.'o.LamH5769in any thing that isdoneנַעֲשָׂ֖הna.'a.SahH6213under thesunהַשָּֽׁמֶשׁ׃ha.Sha.meshH8121.
7Go thywayH3212,eatאֱכֹ֤ל'e.KholH398thybreadלַחְמֶ֔ךָlach.Me.khaH3899withjoyבְּשִׂמְחָה֙be.sim.ChahH8057, anddrinkוּֽשֲׁתֵ֥הu.sha.TehH8354thywineיֵינֶ֑ךָyei.Ne.khaH3196with amerryט֖וֹבTovH2896heartבְלֶב־ve.lev-H3820; forGodהָאֱלֹהִ֖יםha.'E.lo.HimH430nowכְבָ֔רkhe.VarH3528acceptethרָצָ֥הra.TzahH7521thyworksמַעֲשֶֽׂיךָ׃ma.'a.Sei.khaH4639.
9Liveחַיִּ֜יםchai.YimH2416joyfullyרְאֵ֨הre.'EhH7200with thewifeאִשָּׁ֣ה'i.ShahH802whom thoulovestאָהַ֗בְתָּ'a.Hav.taH157all thedaysיְמֵי֙ye.MeiH3117of thelifeחַיֵּ֣יchai.YeiH2416of thyvanityהֶבְלֶ֔ךָhev.Le.khaH1892, which he hathgivenנָֽתַן־na.tan-H5414thee under thesunהַשֶּׁ֔מֶשׁha.She.meshH8121, all thedaysיְמֵ֣יye.MeiH3117of thyvanityהֶבְלֶ֑ךָhev.Le.khaH1892: for that is thyportionחֶלְקְךָ֙chel.ke.ChaH2506in thislifeבַּֽחַיִּ֔יםba.chai.YimH2416, and in thylabourוּבַעֲמָ֣לְךָ֔u.va.'a.Mal.khaH5999which thoutakestעָמֵ֖ל'a.MelH6001under thesunהַשָּֽׁמֶשׁ׃ha.Sha.meshH8121.
10Whatever thyhandיָֽדְךָ֛ya.de.KhaH3027findethתִּמְצָ֧אtim.Tza'H4672todoלַעֲשׂ֥וֹתla.'a.SotH6213,doעֲשֵׂ֑ה'a.SehH6213it with thymightבְּכֹחֲךָ֖be.kho.cha.KhaH3581; for there is noworkמַעֲשֶׂ֤הma.'a.SehH4639, nordeviceוְחֶשְׁבּוֹן֙ve.chesh.bOnH2808, norknowledgeוְדַ֣עַתve.Da.'atH1847, norwisdomוְחָכְמָ֔הve.cha.khe.MahH2451, in thegraveבִּשְׁא֕וֹלbish.'olH7585, where thougoestהֹלֵ֥ךְho.LekhH1980.
11Ireturnedשַׁ֜בְתִּיShav.tiH7725, andsawוְרָאֹ֣הve.ra.'OhH7200under thesunהַשֶּׁ֗מֶשׁha.She.meshH8121, that theraceהַמֵּר֜וֹץha.me.RotzH4793is not to theswiftלַקַּלִּ֨יםla.ka.LimH7031, nor thebattleהַמִּלְחָמָ֗הha.mil.cha.MahH4421to thestrongלַגִּבּוֹרִ֣יםla.gi.bo.RimH1368, neither yetbreadלֶ֙חֶם֙le.chemH3899to thewiseלַחֲכָמִ֥יםla.cha.kha.MimH2450, nor yetrichesעֹ֔שֶׁר'O.sherH6239to men ofunderstandingלַנְּבֹנִים֙la.ne.vo.NimH995, nor yetfavourחֵ֑ןChenH2580to men ofskillלַיֹּדְעִ֖יםlai.yo.de.'ImH3045; buttimeעֵ֥ת'etH6256andchanceוָפֶ֖גַעva.Fe.ga'H6294happenethיִקְרֶ֥הyik.RehH7136to them all.
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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