Ecclesiastes 8:17 — compare English translations
Compare translationsEcclesiastes 8:17 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 →
וְרָאִיתִי֮
râʼâh
H7200
to see
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
-
כָּל
kôl
H3605
all
מַעֲשֵׂ֣ה
maʻăseh
H4639
work
הָאֱלֹהִים֒
ʼĕlôhîym
H430
God
כִּי֩
kîy
H3588
that
לֹ֨א
lôʼ
H3808
not
יוּכַ֜ל
yâkôl
H3201
to prevail
הָאָדָ֗ם
ʼâdâm
H120
man
לִמְצוֹא֙
mâtsâʼ
H4672
to find
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
-
הַֽמַּעֲשֶׂה֙
maʻăseh
H4639
work
אֲשֶׁ֣ר
ʼăsher
H834
which
נַעֲשָׂ֣ה
ʻâsâh
H6213
to do
תַֽחַת
tachath
H8478
under
הַשֶּׁ֔מֶשׁ
shemesh
H8121
sun
בְּ֠שֶׁל
shel
H7945
who
אֲשֶׁ֨ר
ʼăsher
H834
which
יַעֲמֹ֧ל
ʻâmal
H5998
to labor
הָאָדָ֛ם
ʼâdâm
H120
man
לְבַקֵּ֖שׁ
bâqash
H1245
to seek
וְלֹ֣א
lôʼ
H3808
not
יִמְצָ֑א
mâtsâʼ
H4672
to find
וְגַ֨ם
gam
H1571
also
אִם
ʼim
H518
if
יֹאמַ֤ר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
הֶֽחָכָם֙
châkâm
H2450
wise
לָדַ֔עַת
yâdaʻ
H3045
to know
לֹ֥א
lôʼ
H3808
not
יוּכַ֖ל
yâkôl
H3201
to prevail
לִמְצֹֽא
mâtsâʼ
H4672
to find
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World English Bible Public Domain
then I saw all the work of God, that man can't find out the work that is done under the sun, because however much a man labors to seek it out, yet he won't find it. Yes even though a wise man thinks he can comprehend it, he won't be able to find it.
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King James Version Public Domain
Then I beheld all the work of God, that a man cannot find out the work that is done under the sun: because though a man labour to seek it out, yet he shall not find it; yea farther; though a wise man think to know it, yet shall he not be able to find it.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
then I saw every deed of the God: that humanity is not able to find the deed that is done under the sun, on account of which humanity toils to seek, yet he will not find, and even if the wise says to know, he is not able to find.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).