Ecclesiastes 2:23 — compare English translations
Compare translationsEcclesiastes 2:23 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 →
כִּ֧י
kîy
H3588
that
כָל
kôl
H3605
all
יָמָ֣יו
yôwm
H3117
day
מַכְאֹבִ֗ים
makʼôb
H4341
pain
וָכַ֨עַס֙
kaʻaç
H3708
anger
עִנְיָנ֔וֹ
ʻinyân
H6045
occupation
גַּם
gam
H1571
also
בַּלַּ֖יְלָה
layil
H3915
night
לֹא
lôʼ
H3808
not
שָׁכַ֣ב
shâkab
H7901
to lie down
לִבּ֑וֹ
lêb
H3820
heart
גַּם
gam
H1571
also
זֶ֖ה
zeh
H2088
this
הֶ֥בֶל
hebel
H1892
vapor
הֽוּא
hûwʼ
H1931
he
Each is an independent rendering of the whole verse — the interlinear is not word-aligned to these translations.
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World English Bible Public Domain
For all his days are sorrows, and his travail is grief; yes, even in the night his heart takes no rest. This also is vanity.
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King James Version Public Domain
For all his days are sorrows, and his travail grief; yea, his heart taketh not rest in the night. This is also vanity.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
For all his days pains, and anger his business; even in the night, his heart does not rest. Also this—it vapor.
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