Ecclesiastes
Ecclesiastes 1:15
15What is crooked cannot be straightened,
and what is lacking cannot be counted.
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| What is crooked | מְעֻוָּ֖ת | mə·‘uw·wāṯ | Verb - Pual - Participle - masculine singular | H5791 be bent, crooked |
| cannot | לֹא־ | lō- | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| be straightened | לִתְקֹ֑ן | liṯ·qōn | Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H8626 become straight |
| and what is lacking | וְחֶסְר֖וֹן | wə·ḥes·rō·wn | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular | H2642 thing lacking, deficiency |
| cannot | לֹא־ | lō- | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| be counted | לְהִמָּנֽוֹת׃ | lə·him·mā·nō·wṯ | Preposition-l; Verb - Nifal - Infinitive construct | H4487 count, number, reckon, assign |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Ecclesiastes 7:12–13 · Matthew 6:27 · Ecclesiastes 3:14 · Isaiah 40:4 · Job 11:6 · Lamentations 3:37 · Job 34:29
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.