Ecclesiastes
Ecclesiastes 8:4
4For the king’s word is supreme, and who can say to him, “What are you doing?”
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| For | בַּאֲשֶׁ֥ר | ba·’ă·šer | Preposition-b; Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| the king’s | מֶ֖לֶךְ | me·leḵ | Noun - masculine singular | H4428 king |
| word | דְּבַר־ | də·ḇar- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H1697 speech, word |
| is supreme | שִׁלְט֑וֹן | šil·ṭō·wn | Noun - masculine singular | H7983 mastery |
| and who | וּמִ֥י | ū·mî | Conjunctive waw; Interrogative | H4310 who? |
| can say | יֹֽאמַר־ | yō·mar- | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| to him | ל֖וֹ | lōw | Preposition; third person masculine singular | |
| What | מַֽה־ | mah- | Interrogative | H4100 what? how? aught |
| are you doing | תַּעֲשֶֽׂה׃ | ta·‘ă·śeh | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular | H6213 do, make |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Romans 13:1–4 · Job 9:12 · Daniel 4:35 · Proverbs 20:2 · Job 34:18–19 · Proverbs 19:12 · Romans 9:20
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.