Ecclesiastes
Ecclesiastes 7:24
24What exists is out of reach and very deep. Who can fathom it?
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| What | מַה־ | mah- | Interrogative | H4100 what? how? aught |
| exists | שֶּׁהָיָ֑ה | še·hā·yāh | Pronoun - relative; Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be |
| is out of reach | רָח֖וֹק | rā·ḥō·wq | Adjective - masculine singular | H7350 distant, far |
| and very deep | וְעָמֹ֥ק׀ | wə·‘ā·mōq | Conjunctive waw; Adjective - masculine singular | H6013 deep |
| Who | מִ֥י | mî | Interrogative | H4310 who? |
| can fathom it | יִמְצָאֶֽנּוּ׃ | yim·ṣā·’en·nū | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine singular | H4672 attain to, find |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Romans 11:33 · 1 Timothy 6:16 · Isaiah 55:8–9 · Psalm 139:6 · Job 28:28 · Job 28:12–23 · Job 11:7–8 · Psalm 36:6
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.