Ecclesiastes

Ecclesiastes 3:11–12

¹¹He has made everything beautiful in its time. He has also set eternity in the hearts of men, yet they cannot fathom the work that God has done from beginning to end.

¹²I know that there is nothing better for them than to rejoice and do good while they live,

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Ecclesiastes 3:11

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
He has made	עָשָׂ֖ה	‘ā·śāh	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H6213 do, make
everything	הַכֹּ֥ל	hak·kōl	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H3605 the whole, all
beautiful	יָפֶ֣ה	yā·p̄eh	Adjective - masculine singular	H3303 fair, beautiful
in its time	בְעִתּ֑וֹ	ḇə·‘it·tōw	Preposition-b; Noun - common singular construct; third person masculine singular	H6256 time
He has also	גַּ֤ם	gam	Conjunction	H1571 also, moreover, yea
set	נָתַ֣ן	nā·ṯan	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H5414 give, put, set
eternity	הָעֹלָם֙	hā·‘ō·lām	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H5769 long duration, antiquity, futurity
in the hearts	בְּלִבָּ֔ם	bə·lib·bām	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine plural	H3820 inner man, mind, will, heart
yet	מִבְּלִ֞י	mib·bə·lî	Preposition-m; Adverb	H1097 wearing out
cannot	לֹא־	lō-	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
fathom	יִמְצָ֣א	yim·ṣā	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H4672 attain to, find
the work	הַֽמַּעֲשֶׂ֛ה	ham·ma·‘ă·śeh	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H4639 deed, work
that	אֲשֶׁר־	’ă·šer-	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
God	הָאֱלֹהִ֖ים	hā·’ĕ·lō·hîm	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H430 God
has done	עָשָׂ֥ה	‘ā·śāh	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H6213 do, make
from beginning	מֵרֹ֥אשׁ	mê·rōš	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular	H7218 head
to	וְעַד־	wə·‘aḏ-	Conjunctive waw; Preposition	H5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while
end	סֽוֹף׃	sō·wp̄	Noun - masculine singular	H5490 end

Ecclesiastes 3:12

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
I know	יָדַ֕עְתִּי	yā·ḏa‘·tî	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular	H3045 know
that	כִּ֛י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
there is nothing	אֵ֥ין	’ên	Adverb	H369 nothing, nought
better	ט֖וֹב	ṭō·wḇ	Adjective - masculine singular	H2896 pleasant, agreeable, good
for them	בָּ֑ם	bām	Preposition; third person masculine plural
than	כִּ֣י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
to rejoice	לִשְׂמ֔וֹחַ	liś·mō·w·aḥ	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H8055 rejoice, be glad
and do	וְלַעֲשׂ֥וֹת	wə·la·‘ă·śō·wṯ	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H6213 do, make
good	ט֖וֹב	ṭō·wḇ	Noun - masculine singular	H2896 pleasant, agreeable, good
while they live	בְּחַיָּֽיו׃	bə·ḥay·yāw	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular	H2416 alive, living

Cross-references

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Ecclesiastes 3:11 Romans 11:33 · Romans 1:19–20 · Job 11:7 · Ecclesiastes 8:17 · Job 5:9 · Mark 7:37 · Psalm 104:24 · Genesis 1:31 · Ecclesiastes 7:29 · Deuteronomy 32:4 · Matthew 13:22 · Romans 1:28

Ecclesiastes 3:12 Psalm 37:3 · Ecclesiastes 3:22 · 1 Timothy 6:18 · 1 Thessalonians 5:15–16 · Philippians 4:4–9 · Acts 20:35

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.