Ecclesiastes 9:12 — compare English translations
Compare translationsEcclesiastes 9:12 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 →
כִּ֡י
kîy
H3588
that
גַּם֩
gam
H1571
also
לֹֽא
lôʼ
H3808
not
יֵדַ֨ע
yâdaʻ
H3045
to know
הָאָדָ֜ם
ʼâdâm
H120
man
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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עִתּ֗וֹ
ʻêth
H6256
time
כַּדָּגִים֙
dâg
H1709
fish
שֶׁנֶּֽאֱחָזִים֙
ʼâchaz
H270
to grasp
בִּמְצוֹדָ֣ה
mâtsôwd
H4685
siege
רָעָ֔ה
raʻ
H7451
evil
וְכַ֨צִּפֳּרִ֔ים
tsippôwr
H6833
bird
הָאֲחֻז֖וֹת
ʼâchaz
H270
to grasp
בַּפָּ֑ח
pach
H6341
snare
כָּהֵ֗ם
hêm
H1992
they
יֽוּקָשִׁים֙
yâqôsh
H3369
to snare
בְּנֵ֣י
bên
H1121
son
הָֽאָדָ֔ם
ʼâdâm
H120
man
לְעֵ֣ת
ʻêth
H6256
time
רָעָ֔ה
raʻ
H7451
evil
כְּשֶׁתִּפּ֥וֹל
nâphal
H5307
to fall
עֲלֵיהֶ֖ם
ʻal
H5921
upon
פִּתְאֹֽם
pithʼôwm
H6597
suddenly
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World English Bible Public Domain
For man also doesn't know his time. As the fish that are taken in an evil net, and as the birds that are caught in the snare, even so are the sons of men snared in an evil time, when it falls suddenly on them.
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King James Version Public Domain
For man also knoweth not his time: as the fishes that are taken in an evil net, and as the birds that are caught in the snare; so are the sons of men snared in an evil time, when it falleth suddenly upon them.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
For humanity does not even know his time. Like the fish that are caught in a troublesome net, and like the birds that are caught in the snare— like them, the sons of humanity are snared at a time of misfortune when it falls upon them suddenly.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).