Ecclesiastes

Ecclesiastes 10:16

16Woe to you, O land whose king is a youth,a

and whose princes feast in the morning.

Footnotes

  • a 10:16 Or a servant

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EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Woeאִֽי־’î-InterjectionH337 alas!
to youלָ֣ךְlāḵPreposition; second person feminine singular
O landאֶ֔רֶץ’e·reṣNoun - feminine singularH776 earth, land
whose kingשֶׁמַּלְכֵּ֖ךְšem·mal·kêḵPronoun - relative; Noun - masculine singular construct; second person feminine singularH4428 king
is a youthנָ֑עַרnā·‘arNoun - masculine singularH5288 a shaking, scattering
and whose princesוְשָׂרַ֖יִךְwə·śā·ra·yiḵConjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural construct; second person feminine singularH8269 chieftain, chief, ruler, official, captain, prince
feastיֹאכֵֽלוּ׃yō·ḵê·lūVerb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine pluralH398 eat
in the morningבַּבֹּ֥קֶרbab·bō·qerPreposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singularH1242 morning

Cross-references

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Isaiah 3:12 · Isaiah 5:11–12 · Isaiah 3:4–5 · Proverbs 20:1–2 · Jeremiah 21:12 · 2 Chronicles 13:7 · Isaiah 28:7–8 · 2 Chronicles 36:5 · Hosea 7:5–7 · 2 Chronicles 36:2 · 2 Chronicles 36:9

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.