Ecclesiastes
Ecclesiastes 8:14
14There is a futility that is done on the earth: There are righteous men who get what the actions of the wicked deserve, and there are wicked men who get what the actions of the righteous deserve. I say that this too is futile.
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| There is | יֶשׁ־ | yeš- | Adverb | H3426 being, substance, existence |
| a futility | הֶבֶל֮ | he·ḇel | Noun - masculine singular | H1892 vapour, breath |
| that | אֲשֶׁ֣ר | ’ă·šer | Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| is done | נַעֲשָׂ֣ה | na·‘ă·śāh | Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H6213 do, make |
| on | עַל־ | ‘al- | Preposition | H5921 height |
| the earth | הָאָרֶץ֒ | hā·’ā·reṣ | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H776 earth, land |
| There are | יֵ֣שׁ | yêš | Adverb | H3426 being, substance, existence |
| righteous | צַדִּיקִ֗ים | ṣad·dî·qîm | Adjective - masculine plural | H6662 just, righteous |
| who | אֲשֶׁ֣ר׀ | ’ă·šer | Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| get | מַגִּ֤יעַ | mag·gî·a‘ | Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular | H5060 touch, reach, strike |
| what the actions | כְּמַעֲשֵׂ֣ה | kə·ma·‘ă·śêh | Preposition-k; Noun - masculine singular construct | H4639 deed, work |
| of the wicked | הָרְשָׁעִ֔ים | hā·rə·šā·‘îm | Article; Adjective - masculine plural | H7563 wicked, criminal |
| and there are | וְיֵ֣שׁ | wə·yêš | Conjunctive waw; Adverb | H3426 being, substance, existence |
| wicked | רְשָׁעִ֔ים | rə·šā·‘îm | Adjective - masculine plural | H7563 wicked, criminal |
| who | אֲלֵהֶ֖ם | ’ă·lê·hem | Preposition; third person masculine plural | H413 motion to |
| get | שֶׁמַּגִּ֥יעַ | šem·mag·gî·a‘ | Pronoun - relative; Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular | H5060 touch, reach, strike |
| what the actions | כְּמַעֲשֵׂ֣ה | kə·ma·‘ă·śêh | Preposition-k; Noun - masculine singular construct | H4639 deed, work |
| of the righteous deserve | הַצַּדִּיקִ֑ים | haṣ·ṣad·dî·qîm | Article; Adjective - masculine plural | H6662 just, righteous |
| I say | אָמַ֕רְתִּי | ’ā·mar·tî | Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular | H559 utter, say |
| that this | זֶ֖ה | zeh | Pronoun - masculine singular | H2088 this, that |
| too | שֶׁגַּם־ | šeg·gam- | Pronoun - relative; Conjunction | H1571 also, moreover, yea |
| is futile | הָֽבֶל׃ | hā·ḇel | Noun - masculine singular | H1892 vapour, breath |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Ecclesiastes 7:15 · Malachi 3:15 · Ecclesiastes 2:14 · Ecclesiastes 9:1–3 · Job 21:7 · Psalm 73:12–14 · Psalm 73:3
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.