Ecclesiastes

Ecclesiastes 3:14–15

¹⁴I know that everything God does endures forever; nothing can be added to it or taken from it. God does it so that they should fear Him. ¹⁵What exists has already been, and what will be has already been, for God will call to account what has passed.

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Ecclesiastes 3:14

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
I know	יָדַ֗עְתִּי	yā·ḏa‘·tî	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular	H3045 know
that	כִּ֠י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
everything	כָּל־	kāl-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
God	הָאֱלֹהִים֙	hā·’ĕ·lō·hîm	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H430 God
does	יַעֲשֶׂ֤ה	ya·‘ă·śeh	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H6213 do, make
endures forever	יִהְיֶ֣ה	yih·yeh	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
nothing	אֵ֣ין	’ên	Adverb	H369 nothing, nought
can be added	לְהוֹסִ֔יף	lə·hō·w·sîp̄	Preposition-l; Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct	H3254 add
to it	עָלָיו֙	‘ā·lāw	Preposition; third person masculine singular	H5921 height
or taken	לִגְרֹ֑עַ	liḡ·rō·a‘	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H1639 diminish, restrain, withdraw
from it	וּמִמֶּ֖נּוּ	ū·mim·men·nū	Conjunctive waw; Preposition; third person masculine singular	H4480 out of, from, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not
God	וְהָאֱלֹהִ֣ים	wə·hā·’ĕ·lō·hîm	Conjunctive waw, Article; Noun - masculine plural	H430 God
does	עָשָׂ֔ה	‘ā·śāh	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H6213 do, make
so that they should fear	שֶׁיִּֽרְא֖וּ	še·yir·’ū	Pronoun - relative; Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H3372 fear
Him	מִלְּפָנָֽיו׃	mil·lə·p̄ā·nāw	Preposition-m, Preposition-l; Noun - common plural construct; third person masculine singular	H6440 face, before

Ecclesiastes 3:15

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
What exists	מַה־	mah-	Interrogative	H4100 what? how? aught
has already	כְּבָ֣ר	kə·ḇār	Adverb	H3528 already
been	שֶּֽׁהָיָה֙	še·hā·yāh	Pronoun - relative; Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
and what	וַאֲשֶׁ֥ר	wa·’ă·šer	Conjunctive waw; Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
will be	לִהְי֖וֹת	lih·yō·wṯ	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
has already	כְּבָ֣ר	kə·ḇār	Adverb	H3528 already
been	הָיָ֑ה	hā·yāh	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
for God	וְהָאֱלֹהִ֖ים	wə·hā·’ĕ·lō·hîm	Conjunctive waw, Article; Noun - masculine plural	H430 God
will call to account	יְבַקֵּ֥שׁ	yə·ḇaq·qêš	Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H1245 seek
what has passed	נִרְדָּֽף׃	nir·dāp̄	Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine singular	H7291 pursue, chase, persecute

Cross-references

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Ecclesiastes 3:14 James 1:17 · Psalm 33:11 · Romans 11:36 · Acts 5:39 · Titus 1:2 · Proverbs 30:6 · Proverbs 21:30 · Ecclesiastes 8:12–13 · Psalm 64:9 · Daniel 11:2–4 · Ecclesiastes 7:18 · Psalm 119:90–91

Ecclesiastes 3:15 Ecclesiastes 1:9–10 · Ecclesiastes 6:10

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.