Ecclesiastes

Ecclesiastes 9:1–2

1So I took all this to heart and concluded that the righteous and the wise, as well as their deeds, are in God’s hands. Man does not know what lies ahead, whether love or hate.

2It is the same for all: There is a common fate for the righteous and the wicked, for the good and the bad,a for the clean and the unclean, for the one who sacrifices and the one who does not. As it is for the good, so it is for the sinner; as it is for the one who makes a vow, so it is for the one who refuses to take a vow.

Footnotes

  • a 9:2 LXX, Syriac, and Vulgate; Hebrew does not include and the bad.

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Ecclesiastes 9:1

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Soכִּ֣יkîConjunctionH3588 burning, branding
I tookנָתַ֤תִּיnā·ṯat·tîVerb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singularH5414 give, put, set
allכָּל־kāl-Noun - masculine singular constructH3605 the whole, all
thisזֶ֞הzehPronoun - masculine singularH2088 this, that
toאֶל־’el-PrepositionH413 motion to
heartלִבִּי֙lib·bîNoun - masculine singular construct; first person common singularH3820 inner man, mind, will, heart
and concludedוְלָב֣וּרwə·lā·ḇūrConjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive constructH952 make clear, clear up, explain
thatאֲשֶׁ֨ר’ă·šerPronoun - relativeH834 particle of relation
the righteousהַצַּדִּיקִ֧יםhaṣ·ṣad·dî·qîmArticle; Adjective - masculine pluralH6662 just, righteous
and the wiseוְהַחֲכָמִ֛יםwə·ha·ḥă·ḵā·mîmConjunctive waw, Article; Adjective - masculine pluralH2450 wise
as well as their deedsוַעֲבָדֵיהֶ֖םwa·‘ă·ḇā·ḏê·hemConjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine pluralH5652 work
are in God’sהָאֱלֹהִ֑יםhā·’ĕ·lō·hîmArticle; Noun - masculine pluralH430 God
handsבְּיַ֣דbə·yaḏPreposition-b; Noun - feminine singular constructH3027 hand
Manהָֽאָדָ֔םhā·’ā·ḏāmArticle; Noun - masculine singularH120 man, mankind
does notאֵ֤ין’ênAdverbH369 nothing, nought
knowיוֹדֵ֙עַ֙yō·w·ḏê·a‘Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singularH3045 know
whatהַכֹּ֖לhak·kōlArticle; Noun - masculine singularH3605 the whole, all
lies aheadלִפְנֵיהֶֽם׃lip̄·nê·hemPreposition-l; Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine pluralH6440 face, before
whetherגַּֽם־gam-ConjunctionH1571 also, moreover, yea
loveאַהֲבָ֣ה’a·hă·ḇāhNoun - feminine singularH160 love
orגַם־ḡam-ConjunctionH1571 also, moreover, yea
hateשִׂנְאָ֗הśin·’āhNoun - feminine singularH8135 hating, hatred

Ecclesiastes 9:2

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
It is the sameכַּאֲשֶׁ֣רka·’ă·šerPreposition-k; Pronoun - relativeH834 particle of relation
for allלַכֹּ֗לlak·kōlPreposition-l, Article; Noun - masculine singularH3605 the whole, all
There is a commonאֶחָ֜ד’e·ḥāḏNumber - masculine singularH259 one
fateמִקְרֶ֨הmiq·rehNoun - masculine singularH4745 accident, chance, fortune
for the righteousלַצַּדִּ֤יקlaṣ·ṣad·dîqPreposition-l, Article; Adjective - masculine singularH6662 just, righteous
and the wickedוְלָרָשָׁע֙wə·lā·rā·šā‘Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l, Article; Adjective - masculine singularH7563 wicked, criminal
for the goodלַטּוֹב֙laṭ·ṭō·wḇPreposition-l, Article; Adjective - masculine singularH2896 pleasant, agreeable, good
for the cleanוְלַטָּה֣וֹרwə·laṭ·ṭā·hō·wrConjunctive waw, Preposition-l, Article; Adjective - masculine singularH2889 clean, pure
and the uncleanוְלַטָּמֵ֔אwə·laṭ·ṭā·mêConjunctive waw, Preposition-l, Article; Adjective - masculine singularH2931 unclean
for the one who sacrificesוְלַזֹּבֵ֔חַwə·laz·zō·ḇê·aḥConjunctive waw, Preposition-l, Article; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singularH2076 slaughter for sacrifice
and the oneוְלַאֲשֶׁ֖רwə·la·’ă·šerConjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Pronoun - relativeH834 particle of relation
who does notאֵינֶ֣נּוּ’ê·nen·nūAdverb; third person masculine singularH369 nothing, nought
As it is for the goodכַּטּוֹב֙kaṭ·ṭō·wḇPreposition-k, Article; Adjective - masculine singularH2896 pleasant, agreeable, good
so it is for the sinnerכַּֽחֹטֶ֔אka·ḥō·ṭePreposition-k, Article; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singularH2398 miss
as it is for the one who makes a vowהַנִּשְׁבָּ֕עhan·niš·bā‘Article; Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine singularH7650 swear
soכַּאֲשֶׁ֖רka·’ă·šerPreposition-k; Pronoun - relativeH834 particle of relation
for the one who refusesיָרֵֽא׃yā·rêAdjective - masculine singularH3373 fear
to take a vowשְׁבוּעָ֥הšə·ḇū·‘āhNoun - feminine singularH7621 oath, curse

Cross-references

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Ecclesiastes 9:1 Deuteronomy 33:3

Ecclesiastes 9:2 Malachi 3:18 · Ecclesiastes 2:14–16 · Psalm 73:3 · Malachi 3:5 · Job 9:22 · Malachi 3:15 · Ecclesiastes 2:26 · Ecclesiastes 7:18 · Genesis 24:3 · Genesis 24:8–9 · Ecclesiastes 6:6 · Ecclesiastes 8:12–14

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