Ecclesiastes 9:3
This is an evil in everything that is done under the sun: There is one fate for everyone. Furthermore, the hearts of men are full of evil and madness while they are alive, and afterward they join the dead.
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ASV
This is an evil in all that is done under the sun, that there is one event unto all: yea also, the heart of the sons of men is full of evil, and madness is in their heart while they live, and after that they go to the dead.
KJV
This is an evil among all things that are done under the sun, that there is one event unto all: yea, also the heart of the sons of men is full of evil, and madness is in their heart while they live, and after that they go to the dead.
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23 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| זֶ֣ה׀ | zeh | this | H2088 → |
| רָ֗ע | Ra' | [is] an evil | H7451 → |
| בְּכֹ֤ל | be.Khol | in all | H3605 → |
| אֲשֶֽׁר־ | 'a.Sher- | that | H834 → |
| נַעֲשָׂה֙ | na.'a.Sah | it is done | H6213 → |
| תַּ֣חַת | Ta.chat | under | H8478 → |
| הַשֶּׁ֔מֶשׁ | ha.She.mesh | the sun | H8121 → |
| כִּֽי־ | ki- | for | H3588 → |
| מִקְרֶ֥ה | mik.Reh | fate | H4745 → |
| אֶחָ֖ד | 'e.Chad | one | H259 → |
| לַכֹּ֑ל | la.Kol | [belongs] to <the> everyone | H3605 → |
| וְגַ֣ם | ve.Gam | and also | H1571 → |
| לֵ֣ב | lev | [the] heart of | H3820 → |
| בְּֽנֵי־ | be.nei- | [the] children of | H1121 → |
| הָ֠אָדָם | Ha.'a.dom | <the> humankind | H120 → |
| מָלֵא־ | ma.le'- | [is] full | H4392 → |
| רָ֨ע | ra' | evil | H7451 → |
| וְהוֹלֵל֤וֹת | ve.ho.le.Lot | and madness | H1947 → |
| בִּלְבָבָם֙ | bil.va.Vam | [is] in heart their | H3824 → |
| בְּחַיֵּיהֶ֔ם | be.chai.yei.Hem | in lives their | H2416 → |
| וְאַחֲרָ֖יו | ve.'a.cha.Rav | and after it | H310 → |
| אֶל־ | 'el- | to | H413 → |
| הַמֵּתִֽים׃ | ha.me.Tim | the dead | H4191 → |
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