Ecclesiastes
Ecclesiastes 3:11
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.
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| 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 |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
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
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.