Ecclesiastes 2:17 — compare English translations
Compare translationsEcclesiastes 2:17 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 →
וְשָׂנֵ֨אתִי֙
sânêʼ
H8130
to hate
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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הַ֣חַיִּ֔ים
chay
H2416
living
כִּ֣י
kîy
H3588
that
רַ֤ע
raʻ
H7451
evil
עָלַי֙
ʻal
H5921
upon
הַֽמַּעֲשֶׂ֔ה
maʻăseh
H4639
work
שֶׁנַּעֲשָׂ֖ה
ʻâsâh
H6213
to do
תַּ֣חַת
tachath
H8478
under
הַשָּׁ֑מֶשׁ
shemesh
H8121
sun
כִּֽי
kîy
H3588
that
הַכֹּ֥ל
kôl
H3605
all
הֶ֖בֶל
hebel
H1892
vapor
וּרְע֥וּת
rᵉʻûwth
H7469
longing
רֽוּחַ
rûwach
H7307
spirit
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World English Bible Public Domain
So I hated life, because the work that is worked under the sun was grievous to me; for all is vanity and a chasing after wind.
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King James Version Public Domain
Therefore I hated life; because the work that is wrought under the sun is grievous unto me: for all is vanity and vexation of spirit.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And I hated life, because bad to me the work that was done under the sun, because everything vapor and pursuit of wind.
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