Ecclesiastes

Ecclesiastes 7:13–14

¹³Consider the work of God:

Who can straighten what He has bent?

¹⁴In the day of prosperity, be joyful,

but in the day of adversity, consider this:

God has made one of these along with the other,

so that a man cannot discover

anything that will come after him.

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Ecclesiastes 7:13

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Consider	רְאֵ֖ה	rə·’êh	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular	H7200 see
the work	מַעֲשֵׂ֣ה	ma·‘ă·śêh	Noun - masculine singular construct	H4639 deed, work
of God	הָאֱלֹהִ֑ים	hā·’ĕ·lō·hîm	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H430 God
Who	מִ֤י	mî	Interrogative	H4310 who?
can	יוּכַל֙	yū·ḵal	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H3201 be able, have power, prevail, endure
straighten	לְתַקֵּ֔ן	lə·ṯaq·qên	Preposition-l; Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct	H8626 become straight
what	אֲשֶׁ֥ר	’ă·šer	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
He has bent	עִוְּתֽוֹ׃	‘iw·wə·ṯōw	Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine singular	H5791 be bent, crooked

Ecclesiastes 7:14

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
In the day	בְּי֤וֹם	bə·yō·wm	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct	H3117 day
of prosperity	טוֹבָה֙	ṭō·w·ḇāh	Noun - feminine singular	H2896 pleasant, agreeable, good
be	הֱיֵ֣ה	hĕ·yêh	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
joyful	בְט֔וֹב	ḇə·ṭō·wḇ	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular	H2896 pleasant, agreeable, good
but in the day	וּבְי֥וֹם	ū·ḇə·yō·wm	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct	H3117 day
of adversity	רָעָ֖ה	rā·‘āh	Noun - feminine singular	H7451 bad, evil
consider this	רְאֵ֑ה	rə·’êh	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular	H7200 see
God	הָֽאֱלֹהִ֔ים	hā·’ĕ·lō·hîm	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H430 God
has made	עָשָׂ֣ה	‘ā·śāh	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H6213 do, make
one	זֶ֤ה	zeh	Pronoun - masculine singular	H2088 this, that
along with	לְעֻמַּת־	lə·‘um·maṯ-	Preposition-l	H5980 juxtaposition
the other	זֶה֙	zeh	Pronoun - masculine singular	H2088 this, that
so that	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
a man	הָֽאָדָ֛ם	hā·’ā·ḏām	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H120 man, mankind
cannot	שֶׁלֹּ֨א	šel·lō	Pronoun - relative; Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
discover	יִמְצָ֧א	yim·ṣā	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H4672 attain to, find
anything	מְאֽוּמָה׃	mə·’ū·māh	Noun - masculine singular	H3972 anything
that will come after him	אַחֲרָ֖יו	’a·ḥă·rāw	Preposition; third person masculine singular	H310 behind

Cross-references

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Ecclesiastes 7:13 Ecclesiastes 1:15 · Job 12:14 · Psalm 107:43 · Ecclesiastes 3:11 · Isaiah 5:12 · Isaiah 14:27 · Romans 9:15 · Ephesians 1:11 · Job 37:14 · Isaiah 43:13 · Romans 9:19 · Isaiah 46:10–11

Ecclesiastes 7:14 Ecclesiastes 3:4 · Ecclesiastes 3:22 · Deuteronomy 8:3 · Ecclesiastes 12:13 · James 5:13 · Deuteronomy 28:47 · Isaiah 26:11 · John 16:22–23 · Matthew 9:13 · 1 Kings 17:17–18 · Micah 6:9 · Job 10:1–2

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.