Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version It comes without meaning, it departs in darkness, and in darkness its name is shrouded. New Living Translation His birth would have been meaningless, and he would have ended in darkness. He wouldn’t even have had a name, English Standard Version For it comes in vanity and goes in darkness, and in darkness its name is covered. Berean Standard Bible For a stillborn child enters in futility and departs in darkness, and his name is shrouded in obscurity. King James Bible For he cometh in with vanity, and departeth in darkness, and his name shall be covered with darkness. New King James Version for it comes in vanity and departs in darkness, and its name is covered with darkness. New American Standard Bible for a miscarriage comes in futility and goes into darkness; and its name is covered in darkness. NASB 1995 for it comes in futility and goes into obscurity; and its name is covered in obscurity. NASB 1977 for it comes in futility and goes into obscurity; and its name is covered in obscurity. Legacy Standard Bible for that one comes in vanity and goes into darkness; and that one’s name is covered in darkness. Amplified Bible for the miscarriage comes in futility (in vain) and passes into obscurity; and its name is covered in obscurity. Christian Standard Bible For he comes in futility and he goes in darkness, and his name is shrouded in darkness. Holman Christian Standard Bible For he comes in futility and he goes in darkness, and his name is shrouded in darkness. American Standard Version for it cometh in vanity, and departeth in darkness, and the name thereof is covered with darkness; Aramaic Bible in Plain English Because he came in futility and in darkness he will go, and in darkness his name will be hidden Brenton Septuagint Translation For he came in vanity, and departs in darkness, and his name shall be covered in darkness. Douay-Rheims Bible For he came in vain, and goeth to darkness, and his name shall be wholly forgotten. English Revised Version for it cometh in vanity, and departeth in darkness, and the name thereof is covered with darkness; GOD'S WORD® Translation A stillborn baby arrives in a pointless birth and goes out into the darkness. The darkness then hides its name. Good News Translation It does that baby no good to be born; it disappears into darkness, where it is forgotten. International Standard Version because stillborn children arrive in pointlessness, leave in darkness, and their names are covered in darkness. JPS Tanakh 1917 for it cometh in vanity, and departeth in darkness, and the name thereof is covered with darkness; Literal Standard Version For in vanity he came in, and in darkness he goes, and in darkness his name is covered, Majority Standard Bible For a stillborn child enters in futility and departs in darkness, and his name is shrouded in obscurity. New American Bible Though it came in vain and goes into darkness and its name is enveloped in darkness, NET Bible Though the stillborn child came into the world for no reason and departed into darkness, though its name is shrouded in darkness, New Revised Standard Version For it comes into vanity and goes into darkness, and in darkness its name is covered; New Heart English Bible for it comes in vanity, and departs in darkness, and its name is covered with darkness. Webster's Bible Translation For he cometh with vanity, and departeth in darkness, and his name shall be covered with darkness. World English Bible for it comes in vanity, and departs in darkness, and its name is covered with darkness. Young's Literal Translation For in vanity he came in, and in darkness he goeth, and in darkness his name is covered, Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context The Futility of Life…3A man may father a hundred children and live for many years; yet no matter how long he lives, if he is unsatisfied with his prosperity and does not even receive a proper burial, I say that a stillborn child is better off than he. 4For a stillborn child enters in futility and departs in darkness, and his name is shrouded in obscurity. 5The child, though neither seeing the sun nor knowing anything, has more rest than that man,… Cross References Ecclesiastes 6:3 A man may father a hundred children and live for many years; yet no matter how long he lives, if he is unsatisfied with his prosperity and does not even receive a proper burial, I say that a stillborn child is better off than he. Ecclesiastes 6:5 The child, though neither seeing the sun nor knowing anything, has more rest than that man, Treasury of Scripture For he comes in with vanity, and departs in darkness, and his name shall be covered with darkness. his name Psalm 109:13 Let his posterity be cut off; and in the generation following let their name be blotted out. Jump to Previous Covered Dark Darkness Departeth Departs Futility Goes Meaning Obscurity Shrouded Thereof Vanity WindJump to Next Covered Dark Darkness Departeth Departs Futility Goes Meaning Obscurity Shrouded Thereof Vanity WindEcclesiastes 6 1. the vanity of riches without use3. though a man have many children and a long life 7. the vanity of sight and wandering desires 10. The conclusion of vanities (4) He.--Rather, it--viz., the untimely birth.Verse 4. - For he cometh in with vanity; rather, for it came into nothingness. The reference is to the fetus, or still-born child, not to the rich man, as is implied by the Authorized Version. This, when it appeared, had no independent life or being, was a mere nothing. And departeth in darkness; and goeth into the darkness. It is taken away and put out of sight. And his (its) name shall be covered with darkness. It is a nameless thing, unrecorded, unremembered. Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Forכִּֽי־ (kî-) Conjunction Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction he enters בָּ֖א (bā) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 935: To come in, come, go in, go in futility בַהֶ֥בֶל (ḇa·he·ḇel) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 1892: Emptiness, vanity, transitory, unsatisfactory and departs יֵלֵ֑ךְ (yê·lêḵ) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 1980: To go, come, walk in darkness, וּבַחֹ֣שֶׁךְ (ū·ḇa·ḥō·šeḵ) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 2822: The dark, darkness, misery, destruction, death, ignorance, sorrow, wickedness and his name שְׁמ֥וֹ (šə·mōw) Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 8034: A name is shrouded יְכֻסֶּֽה׃ (yə·ḵus·seh) Verb - Pual - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 3680: To plump, fill up hollows, to cover in obscurity. וּבַחֹ֖שֶׁךְ (ū·ḇa·ḥō·šeḵ) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 2822: The dark, darkness, misery, destruction, death, ignorance, sorrow, wickedness Links Ecclesiastes 6:4 NIVEcclesiastes 6:4 NLT Ecclesiastes 6:4 ESV Ecclesiastes 6:4 NASB Ecclesiastes 6:4 KJV Ecclesiastes 6:4 BibleApps.com Ecclesiastes 6:4 Biblia Paralela Ecclesiastes 6:4 Chinese Bible Ecclesiastes 6:4 French Bible Ecclesiastes 6:4 Catholic Bible OT Poetry: Ecclesiastes 6:4 For it comes in vanity and departs (Ecclesiast. 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