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Ecclesiastes 9:2-9
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.
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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