Ecclesiastes 4:16 — compare English translations
Compare translationsEcclesiastes 4:16 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 →
אֵֽין
ʼayin
H369
nothing
קֵ֣ץ
qêts
H7093
end
לְכָל
kôl
H3605
all
הָעָ֗ם
ʻam
H5971
people
לְכֹ֤ל
kôl
H3605
all
אֲשֶׁר
ʼăsher
H834
which
הָיָה֙
hâyâh
H1961
to be
לִפְנֵיהֶ֔ם
pânîym
H6440
face
גַּ֥ם
gam
H1571
also
הָאַחֲרוֹנִ֖ים
ʼachărôwn
H314
behind
לֹ֣א
lôʼ
H3808
not
יִשְׂמְחוּ
sâmach
H8055
to rejoice
ב֑וֹ
כִּֽי
kîy
H3588
that
גַם
gam
H1571
also
זֶ֥ה
zeh
H2088
this
הֶ֖בֶל
hebel
H1892
vapor
וְרַעְי֥וֹן
raʻyôwn
H7475
longing
רֽוּחַ
rûwach
H7307
spirit
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World English Bible Public Domain
There was no end of all the people, even of all them over whom he was--yet those who come after shall not rejoice in him. Surely this also is vanity and a chasing after wind.
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King James Version Public Domain
There is no end of all the people, even of all that have been before them: they also that come after shall not rejoice in him. Surely this also is vanity and vexation of spirit.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
There no end to all the people, to all who were to their faces. Even the latter will not rejoice in him, because even this vapor and pursuit of wind.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).