NASB Lexicon
KJV Lexicon But if a man'adam (aw-dawm') ruddy i.e. a human being (an individual or the species, mankind, etc.) -- another, + hypocrite, + common sort, low, man (mean, of low degree), person. live chayah (khaw-yaw') to live, whether literally or figuratively; causatively, to revive many rabah (raw-baw') to increase (in whatever respect) years shaneh (shaw-neh') a year (as a revolution of time) -- + whole age, long, + old, year(-ly). and rejoice samach (saw-makh') probably to brighten up, i.e. (figuratively) be (causatively, make) blithe or gleesome in them all yet let him remember zakar (zaw-kar') to mark (so as to be recognized), i.e. to remember; by implication, to mention the days yowm (yome) a day (as the warm hours), of darkness choshek (kho-shek') the dark; hence (literally) darkness; figuratively, misery, destruction, death, ignorance, sorrow, wickedness -- dark(-ness), night, obscurity. for they shall be many rabah (raw-baw') to increase (in whatever respect) All that cometh bow' (bo) to go or come (in a wide variety of applications) is vanity hebel (heh'bel) emptiness or vanity; figuratively, something transitory and unsatisfactory; often used as an adverb -- altogether, vain, vanity. Parallel Verses New American Standard Bible Indeed, if a man should live many years, let him rejoice in them all, and let him remember the days of darkness, for they will be many. Everything that is to come will be futility. King James Bible But if a man live many years, and rejoice in them all; yet let him remember the days of darkness; for they shall be many. All that cometh is vanity. Holman Christian Standard Bible Indeed, if a man lives many years, let him rejoice in them all, and let him remember the days of darkness, since they will be many. All that comes is futile. International Standard Version Even if a person lives many years, let him enjoy them all, recalling that there will be many days of darkness to come—all of which are pointless. NET Bible So, if a man lives many years, let him rejoice in them all, but let him remember that the days of darkness will be many--all that is about to come is obscure. GOD'S WORD® Translation Even though people may live for many years, they should enjoy every one of them. But they should also remember there will be many dark days. Everything that is coming is pointless. King James 2000 Bible But if a man lives many years, and rejoices in them all; yet let him remember the days of darkness; for they shall be many. All that comes is vanity. Links Ecclesiastes 11:8Ecclesiastes 11:8 NIV Ecclesiastes 11:8 NLT Ecclesiastes 11:8 ESV Ecclesiastes 11:8 NASB Ecclesiastes 11:8 KJV |
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