Ecclesiastes

Ecclesiastes 1:4

4Generations come and generations go,

but the earth remains forever.

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EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Generationsדּ֤וֹרdō·wrNoun - masculine singularH1755 period, generation, dwelling
comeהֹלֵךְ֙hō·lêḵVerb - Qal - Participle - masculine singularH1980 go, come, walk
and generationsוְד֣וֹרwə·ḏō·wrConjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singularH1755 period, generation, dwelling
goבָּ֔אbāVerb - Qal - Participle - masculine singularH935 come in, come, go in, go
but the earthוְהָאָ֖רֶץwə·hā·’ā·reṣConjunctive waw, Article; Noun - feminine singularH776 earth, land
remainsעֹמָֽדֶת׃‘ō·mā·ḏeṯVerb - Qal - Participle - feminine singularH5975 take one's stand, stand
foreverלְעוֹלָ֥םlə·‘ō·w·lāmPreposition-l; Noun - masculine singularH5769 long duration, antiquity, futurity

Cross-references

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Psalm 104:5 · Ecclesiastes 6:12 · Zechariah 1:5 · Matthew 24:35 · Psalm 119:90–91 · Psalm 89:47–48 · 2 Peter 3:10–13 · Psalm 102:24–28

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.