Ecclesiastes 2:11 — compare English translations
Compare translationsEcclesiastes 2:11 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
וּפָנִ֣יתִֽי
pânâh
H6437
to turn
אֲנִ֗י
ʼănîy
H589
I
בְּכָל
kôl
H3605
all
מַעֲשַׂי֙
maʻăseh
H4639
work
שֶֽׁעָשׂ֣וּ
ʻâsâh
H6213
to do
יָדַ֔י
yâd
H3027
hand
וּבֶֽעָמָ֖ל
ʻâmâl
H5999
toil
שֶׁעָמַ֣לְתִּי
ʻâmal
H5998
to labor
לַעֲשׂ֑וֹת
ʻâsâh
H6213
to do
וְהִנֵּ֨ה
hinnêh
H2009
behold
הַכֹּ֥ל
kôl
H3605
all
הֶ֨בֶל֙
hebel
H1892
vapor
וּרְע֣וּת
rᵉʻûwth
H7469
longing
ר֔וּחַ
rûwach
H7307
spirit
וְאֵ֥ין
ʼayin
H369
nothing
יִתְר֖וֹן
yithrôwn
H3504
profit
תַּ֥חַת
tachath
H8478
under
הַשָּֽׁמֶשׁ
shemesh
H8121
sun
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World English Bible Public Domain
Then I looked at all the works that my hands had worked, and at the labor that I had labored to do; and, behold, all was vanity and a chasing after wind, and there was no profit under the sun.
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King James Version Public Domain
Then I looked on all the works that my hands had wrought, and on the labour that I had laboured to do: and, behold, all was vanity and vexation of spirit, and there was no profit under the sun.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And I turned, I, to all my works that my hands had done and to toil that I toiled to do and look, everything vapor and pursuit of wind, and there was no profit under the sun.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).