Ecclesiastes 2:23 BSB

Original language & word study

15 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
כִּ֧י	ki	for	H3588 →
כָל־	khol-	all	H3605 →
יָמָ֣יו	ya.Mav	days his	H3117 →
מַכְאֹבִ֗ים	makh.'o.Vim	[are] pains	H4341 →
וָכַ֙עַס֙	va.Kha.'as	and [is] vexation	H3708 →
עִנְיָנ֔וֹ	in.ya.No	task his	H6045 →
גַּם־	gam-	also	H1571 →
בַּלַּ֖יְלָה	ba.Lay.lah	in the night	H3915 →
לֹא־	lo'-	not	H3808 →
שָׁכַ֣ב	sha.Khav	it rests	H7901 →
לִבּ֑וֹ	li.Bo	heart his	H3820 →
גַּם־	gam-	also	H1571 →
זֶ֖ה	zeh	this	H2088 →
הֶ֥בֶל	He.vel	[is] futility	H1892 →
הֽוּא׃	Hu'	it	H1931 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

The walk

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Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Psalms 127:2
In vain you rise early and stay up late, toiling for bread to eat— for He gives sleep to His beloved.
leads to
- Ecclesiastes 5:12
  The sleep of the worker is sweet, whether he eats little or much, but the abundance of the rich man permits him no sleep.
- Psalms 4:8
  I will lie down and sleep in peace, for You alone, O LORD, make me dwell in safety.
- Job 11:18
  You will be secure, because there is hope, and you will look around and lie down in safety.
- Psalms 3:5
  I lie down and sleep; I wake again, for the LORD sustains me.
Through
Job 14:1
“Man, who is born of woman, is short of days and full of trouble.
leads to
- Job 5:7
  Yet man is born to trouble as surely as sparks fly upward.
- Job 25:4
  How then can a man be just before God? How can one born of woman be pure?
- Job 7:1
  “Is not man consigned to labor on earth? Are not his days like those of a hired hand?
Through
Job 5:7
Yet man is born to trouble as surely as sparks fly upward.
leads to
- Job 14:1
  “Man, who is born of woman, is short of days and full of trouble.

The gold bar shows how strongly the cross-reference sources tie the two verses together: a long bar means many compiled references make the connection, a short one means few.

Job 14:1“Man, who is born of woman, is short of days and full of trouble.Job 5:7Yet man is born to trouble as surely as sparks fly upward.Ecclesiastes 1:2“Futility of futilities,” says the Teacher, “futility of futilities! Everything is futile!”Ecclesiastes 4:8There is a man all alone, without even a son or brother. And though there is no end to his labor, his eyes are still not content with his wealth: “For whom do I toil and bereave my soul of enjoyment?” This too is futile—a miserable task.Ecclesiastes 8:16When I applied my mind to know wisdom and to observe the task that one performs on the earth—though his eyes do not see sleep in the day or even in the night—Psalms 127:2In vain you rise early and stay up late, toiling for bread to eat— for He gives sleep to His beloved.Job 7:13–14When I think my bed will comfort me and my couch will ease my complaint,Psalms 6:6–7I am weary from groaning; all night I flood my bed with weeping and drench my couch with tears.Ecclesiastes 1:13And I set my mind to seek and explore by wisdom all that is done under heaven. What a heavy burden God has laid upon the sons of men to occupy them!Ecclesiastes 5:12The sleep of the worker is sweet, whether he eats little or much, but the abundance of the rich man permits him no sleep.Daniel 6:18Then the king went to his palace and spent the night fasting. No entertainment was brought before him, and sleep fled from him.Psalms 90:15Make us glad for as many days as You have afflicted us, for as many years as we have seen evil.Genesis 47:9“My travels have lasted 130 years,” Jacob replied. “My years have been few and hard, and they have not matched the years of the travels of my fathers.”Psalms 90:7–10For we are consumed by Your anger and terrified by Your wrath.Psalms 32:4For day and night Your hand was heavy upon me; my strength was drained as in the summer heat. Selah Psalms 77:2–4In the day of trouble I sought the Lord; through the night my outstretched hands did not grow weary; my soul refused to be comforted.Acts 14:22strengthening the souls of the disciples and encouraging them to continue in the faith. “We must endure many hardships to enter the kingdom of God,” they said.Ecclesiastes 1:18For with much wisdom comes much sorrow, and as knowledge grows, grief increases.

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The record, by era

Where the connections lead

Commentary

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The walk

Related verses

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About Ecclesiastes