Ecclesiastes 3:14 — compare English translations
Compare translationsEcclesiastes 3:14 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 →
יָדַ֗עְתִּי
yâdaʻ
H3045
to know
כִּ֠י
kîy
H3588
that
כָּל
kôl
H3605
all
אֲשֶׁ֨ר
ʼăsher
H834
which
יַעֲשֶׂ֤ה
ʻâsâh
H6213
to do
הָאֱלֹהִים֙
ʼĕlôhîym
H430
God
ה֚וּא
hûwʼ
H1931
he
יִהְיֶ֣ה
hâyâh
H1961
to be
לְעוֹלָ֔ם
ʻôwlâm
H5769
forever
עָלָיו֙
ʻal
H5921
upon
אֵ֣ין
ʼayin
H369
nothing
לְהוֹסִ֔יף
yâçaph
H3254
to add
וּמִמֶּ֖נּוּ
min
H4480
from
אֵ֣ין
ʼayin
H369
nothing
לִגְרֹ֑עַ
gâraʻ
H1639
to diminish
וְהָאֱלֹהִ֣ים
ʼĕlôhîym
H430
God
עָשָׂ֔ה
ʻâsâh
H6213
to do
שֶׁיִּֽרְא֖וּ
yârêʼ
H3372
to fear
מִלְּפָנָֽיו
pânîym
H6440
face
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World English Bible Public Domain
I know that whatever God does, it shall be forever. Nothing can be added to it, nor anything taken from it; and God has done it, that men should fear before him.
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King James Version Public Domain
I know that, whatsoever God doeth, it shall be for ever: nothing can be put to it, nor any thing taken from it: and God doeth it, that men should fear before him.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
I know that everything that God does, it will be enduring. To it, there is nothing to add, and from it, there is nothing to remove. And God acts so that they fear from before his face.
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