Ecclesiastes
Ecclesiastes 3:14
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.
Word by word
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| 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 |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
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
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.