Ecclesiastes
Ecclesiastes 2:16
16For there is no lasting remembrance of the wise, just as with the fool, seeing that both will be forgotten in the days to come. Alas, the wise man will die just like the fool!
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| For | כִּי֩ | kî | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| there is no | אֵ֨ין | ’ên | Adverb | H369 nothing, nought |
| lasting | לְעוֹלָ֑ם | lə·‘ō·w·lām | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular | H5769 long duration, antiquity, futurity |
| remembrance | זִכְר֧וֹן | ziḵ·rō·wn | Noun - masculine singular construct | H2146 memorial, remembrance |
| of the wise | לֶחָכָ֛ם | le·ḥā·ḵām | Preposition-l, Article; Adjective - masculine singular | H2450 wise |
| just as with | עִֽם־ | ‘im- | Preposition | H5973 with |
| the fool | הַכְּסִ֖יל | hak·kə·sîl | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H3684 stupid fellow, dullard, fool |
| seeing that | בְּשֶׁכְּבָ֞ר | bə·šek·kə·ḇār | Preposition-b, Pronoun - relative; Adverb | H3528 already |
| both | הַכֹּ֣ל | hak·kōl | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H3605 the whole, all |
| will be forgotten | נִשְׁכָּ֔ח | niš·kāḥ | Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H7911 forget |
| in the days | הַיָּמִ֤ים | hay·yā·mîm | Article; Noun - masculine plural | H3117 day |
| to come | הַבָּאִים֙ | hab·bā·’îm | Article; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural | H935 come in, come, go in, go |
| Alas | וְאֵ֛יךְ | wə·’êḵ | Conjunctive waw; Interjection | H349 How? |
| the wise man | הֶחָכָ֖ם | he·ḥā·ḵām | Article; Adjective - masculine singular | H2450 wise |
| will die | יָמ֥וּת | yā·mūṯ | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H4191 die |
| just like | עִֽם־ | ‘im- | Preposition | H5973 with |
| the fool | הַכְּסִֽיל׃ | hak·kə·sîl | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H3684 stupid fellow, dullard, fool |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Ecclesiastes 1:11 · Ecclesiastes 9:5 · Exodus 1:8 · Malachi 3:16 · Hebrews 9:27 · Psalm 88:12
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.