Ecclesiastes

Ecclesiastes 2:11

¹¹Yet when I considered all the works that my hands had accomplished and what I had toiled to achieve, I found everything to be futile, a pursuit of the wind; there was nothing to be gained under the sun.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Yet when I	אֲנִ֗י	’ă·nî	Pronoun - first person common singular	H589 I
considered	וּפָנִ֣יתִֽי	ū·p̄ā·nî·ṯî	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular	H6437 turn
all	בְּכָל־	bə·ḵāl	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
the works	מַעֲשַׂי֙	ma·‘ă·śay	Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common singular	H4639 deed, work
that my hands	יָדַ֔י	yā·ḏay	Noun - feminine dual construct; first person common singular	H3027 hand
had accomplished	שֶֽׁעָשׂ֣וּ	še·‘ā·śū	Pronoun - relative; Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H6213 do, make
and	וּבֶֽעָמָ֖ל	ū·ḇe·‘ā·māl	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H5999 trouble, labour, toil
I had toiled	שֶׁעָמַ֣לְתִּי	še·‘ā·mal·tî	Pronoun - relative; Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular	H5998 labour, toil
to achieve	לַעֲשׂ֑וֹת	la·‘ă·śō·wṯ	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H6213 do, make
I found	וְהִנֵּ֨ה	wə·hin·nêh	Conjunctive waw; Interjection	H2009 lo! behold!
everything	הַכֹּ֥ל	hak·kōl	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H3605 the whole, all
to be futile	הֶ֙בֶל֙	he·ḇel	Noun - masculine singular	H1892 vapour, breath
a pursuit	וּרְע֣וּת	ū·rə·‘ūṯ	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular construct	H7469 longing, striving
of the wind	ר֔וּחַ	rū·aḥ	Noun - common singular	H7307 breath, wind, spirit
there was nothing	וְאֵ֥ין	wə·’ên	Conjunctive waw; Adverb	H369 nothing, nought
to be gained	יִתְר֖וֹן	yiṯ·rō·wn	Noun - masculine singular	H3504 advantage, profit
under	תַּ֥חַת	ta·ḥaṯ	Preposition	H8478 the under part
the sun	הַשָּֽׁמֶשׁ׃	haš·šā·meš	Article; Noun - common singular	H8121 sun

Cross-references

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Ecclesiastes 1:14 · 1 John 2:16–17 · Ecclesiastes 1:3 · 1 Timothy 6:6 · Exodus 39:43 · Genesis 1:31

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.