Ecclesiastes
Ecclesiastes 8:6
6For there is a right time and procedure to every purpose, though a man’s misery weighs heavily upon him.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| For | כִּ֣י | kî | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| there is | יֵ֖שׁ | yêš | Adverb | H3426 being, substance, existence |
| a right time | עֵ֣ת | ‘êṯ | Noun - common singular | H6256 time |
| and procedure | וּמִשְׁפָּ֑ט | ū·miš·pāṭ | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular | H4941 judgment |
| to every | לְכָל־ | lə·ḵāl | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| purpose | חֵ֔פֶץ | ḥê·p̄eṣ | Noun - masculine singular | H2656 delight, pleasure |
| though | כִּֽי־ | kî- | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| a man’s | הָאָדָ֖ם | hā·’ā·ḏām | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H120 man, mankind |
| misery | רָעַ֥ת | rā·‘aṯ | Noun - feminine singular construct | H7451 bad, evil |
| weighs heavily | רַבָּ֥ה | rab·bāh | Adjective - feminine singular | H7227 much, many, great |
| upon him | עָלָֽיו׃ | ‘ā·lāw | Preposition; third person masculine singular | H5921 height |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Ecclesiastes 3:1 · Ecclesiastes 3:17 · Ecclesiastes 3:11 · Luke 19:42–44 · Ecclesiastes 7:13–14 · Luke 17:26–30
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.