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Ecclesiastes 4:10
Evil Under the Sun
Ecclesiastes 4:1 Cross References
| Job 35:9; Ps 12:5 | |
| and considered | Ex 1:13; Ex 1:14; Ex 1:16; Ex 1:22; Ex 2:23; Ex 2:24; Ex 5:16-19; Deut 28:33; Deut 28:48; Judg 4:3; Judg 10:7; Judg 10:8; Neh 5:1-5; Job 24:7-12; Ps 10:9; Ps 10:10; Prov 28:3; Prov 28:15; Prov 28:16; Ecc 3:16; Ecc 5:8; Ecc 7:7; Isa 5:7; Isa 51:23; Isa 59:7; Isa 59:13-15; Mal 3:5 |
| I returned | Job 6:29; Mal 3:18 |
| the tears | Ps 42:3; Ps 42:9; Ps 80:5; Ps 102:8; Ps 102:9; Mal 2:13; James 5:4 |
| they had | Job 16:4; Job 19:21; Job 19:22; Ps 69:20; Ps 142:4; Prov 19:7; Lam 1:2; Lam 1:9; Matt 26:56; 2 Tim 4:16; 2 Tim 4:17 |
| Job 35:9 | "Because of the multitude of oppressions people cry out; they call for help because of the arm of the mighty. |
| Psalms 12:5 | "Because the poor are plundered, because the needy groan, I will now arise," says the LORD; "I will place him in the safety for which he longs." |
| and considered | |
| Exodus 1:13 | So they ruthlessly made the people of Israel work as slaves |
| Exodus 1:14 | and made their lives bitter with hard service, in mortar and brick, and in all kinds of work in the field. In all their work they ruthlessly made them work as slaves. |
| Exodus 1:16 | "When you serve as midwife to the Hebrew women and see them on the birthstool, if it is a son, you shall kill him, but if it is a daughter, she shall live." |
| Exodus 1:22 | Then Pharaoh commanded all his people, "Every son that is born to the Hebrews you shall cast into the Nile, but you shall let every daughter live." |
| Exodus 2:23 | During those many days the king of Egypt died, and the people of Israel groaned because of their slavery and cried out for help. Their cry for rescue from slavery came up to God. |
| Exodus 2:24 | And God heard their groaning, and God remembered his covenant with Abraham, with Isaac, and with Jacob. |
| Exodus 5:16 | No straw is given to your servants, yet they say to us, 'Make bricks!' And behold, your servants are beaten; but the fault is in your own people." |
| Exodus 5:17 | But he said, "You are idle, you are idle; that is why you say, 'Let us go and sacrifice to the LORD.' |
| Exodus 5:18 | Go now and work. No straw will be given you, but you must still deliver the same number of bricks." |
| Exodus 5:19 | The foremen of the people of Israel saw that they were in trouble when they said, "You shall by no means reduce your number of bricks, your daily task each day." |
| Deuteronomy 28:33 | A nation that you have not known shall eat up the fruit of your ground and of all your labors, and you shall be only oppressed and crushed continually, |
| Deuteronomy 28:48 | therefore you shall serve your enemies whom the LORD will send against you, in hunger and thirst, in nakedness, and lacking everything. And he will put a yoke of iron on your neck until he has destroyed you. |
| Judges 4:3 | Then the people of Israel cried out to the LORD for help, for he had 900 chariots of iron and he oppressed the people of Israel cruelly for twenty years. |
| Judges 10:7 | So the anger of the LORD was kindled against Israel, and he sold them into the hand of the Philistines and into the hand of the Ammonites, |
| Judges 10:8 | and they crushed and oppressed the people of Israel that year. For eighteen years they oppressed all the people of Israel who were beyond the Jordan in the land of the Amorites, which is in Gilead. |
| Nehemiah 5:1 | Now there arose a great outcry of the people and of their wives against their Jewish brothers. |
| Nehemiah 5:2 | For there were those who said, "With our sons and our daughters, we are many. So let us get grain, that we may eat and keep alive." |
| Nehemiah 5:3 | There were also those who said, "We are mortgaging our fields, our vineyards, and our houses to get grain because of the famine." |
| Nehemiah 5:4 | And there were those who said, "We have borrowed money for the king's tax on our fields and our vineyards. |
| Nehemiah 5:5 | Now our flesh is as the flesh of our brothers, our children are as their children. Yet we are forcing our sons and our daughters to be slaves, and some of our daughters have already been enslaved, but it is not in our power to help it, for other men have our fields and our vineyards." |
| Job 24:7 | They lie all night naked, without clothing, and have no covering in the cold. |
| Job 24:8 | They are wet with the rain of the mountains and cling to the rock for lack of shelter. |
| Job 24:9 | (There are those who snatch the fatherless child from the breast, and they take a pledge against the poor.) |
| Job 24:10 | They go about naked, without clothing; hungry, they carry the sheaves; |
| Job 24:11 | among the olive rows of the wicked they make oil; they tread the winepresses, but suffer thirst. |
| Job 24:12 | From out of the city the dying groan, and the soul of the wounded cries for help; yet God charges no one with wrong. |
| Psalms 10:9 | he lurks in ambush like a lion in his thicket; he lurks that he may seize the poor; he seizes the poor when he draws him into his net. |
| Psalms 10:10 | The helpless are crushed, sink down, and fall by his might. |
| Proverbs 28:3 | A poor man who oppresses the poor is a beating rain that leaves no food. |
| Proverbs 28:15 | Like a roaring lion or a charging bear is a wicked ruler over a poor people. |
| Proverbs 28:16 | A ruler who lacks understanding is a cruel oppressor, but he who hates unjust gain will prolong his days. |
| Ecclesiastes 3:16 | Moreover, I saw under the sun that in the place of justice, even there was wickedness, and in the place of righteousness, even there was wickedness. |
| Ecclesiastes 5:8 | If you see in a province the oppression of the poor and the violation of justice and righteousness, do not be amazed at the matter, for the high official is watched by a higher, and there are yet higher ones over them. |
| Ecclesiastes 7:7 | Surely oppression drives the wise into madness, and a bribe corrupts the heart. |
| Isaiah 5:7 | For the vineyard of the LORD of hosts is the house of Israel, and the men of Judah are his pleasant planting; and he looked for justice, but behold, bloodshed; for righteousness, but behold, an outcry! |
| Isaiah 51:23 | and I will put it into the hand of your tormentors, who have said to you, 'Bow down, that we may pass over'; and you have made your back like the ground and like the street for them to pass over." |
| Isaiah 59:7 | Their feet run to evil, and they are swift to shed innocent blood; their thoughts are thoughts of iniquity; desolation and destruction are in their highways. |
| Isaiah 59:13 | transgressing, and denying the LORD, and turning back from following our God, speaking oppression and revolt, conceiving and uttering from the heart lying words. |
| Isaiah 59:14 | Justice is turned back, and righteousness stands far away; for truth has stumbled in the public squares, and uprightness cannot enter. |
| Isaiah 59:15 | Truth is lacking, and he who departs from evil makes himself a prey. The LORD saw it, and it displeased him that there was no justice. |
| Malachi 3:5 | "Then I will draw near to you for judgment. I will be a swift witness against the sorcerers, against the adulterers, against those who swear falsely, against those who oppress the hired worker in his wages, the widow and the fatherless, against those who thrust aside the sojourner, and do not fear me, says the LORD of hosts. |
| I returned | |
| Job 6:29 | Please turn; let no injustice be done. Turn now; my vindication is at stake. |
| Malachi 3:18 | Then once more you shall see the distinction between the righteous and the wicked, between one who serves God and one who does not serve him. |
| the tears | |
| Psalms 42:3 | My tears have been my food day and night, while they say to me all the day long, "Where is your God?" |
| Psalms 42:9 | I say to God, my rock: "Why have you forgotten me? Why do I go mourning because of the oppression of the enemy?" |
| Psalms 80:5 | You have fed them with the bread of tears and given them tears to drink in full measure. |
| Psalms 102:8 | All the day my enemies taunt me; those who deride me use my name for a curse. |
| Psalms 102:9 | For I eat ashes like bread and mingle tears with my drink, |
| Malachi 2:13 | And this second thing you do. You cover the LORD's altar with tears, with weeping and groaning because he no longer regards the offering or accepts it with favor from your hand. |
| James 5:4 | Behold, the wages of the laborers who mowed your fields, which you kept back by fraud, are crying out against you, and the cries of the harvesters have reached the ears of the Lord of hosts. |
| they had | |
| Job 16:4 | I also could speak as you do, if you were in my place; I could join words together against you and shake my head at you. |
| Job 19:21 | Have mercy on me, have mercy on me, O you my friends, for the hand of God has touched me! |
| Job 19:22 | Why do you, like God, pursue me? Why are you not satisfied with my flesh? |
| Psalms 69:20 | Reproaches have broken my heart, so that I am in despair. I looked for pity, but there was none, and for comforters, but I found none. |
| Psalms 142:4 | Look to the right and see: there is none who takes notice of me; no refuge remains to me; no one cares for my soul. |
| Proverbs 19:7 | All a poor man's brothers hate him; how much more do his friends go far from him! He pursues them with words, but does not have them. |
| Lamentations 1:2 | She weeps bitterly in the night, with tears on her cheeks; among all her lovers she has none to comfort her; all her friends have dealt treacherously with her; they have become her enemies. |
| Lamentations 1:9 | Her uncleanness was in her skirts; she took no thought of her future; therefore her fall is terrible; she has no comforter. "O LORD, behold my affliction, for the enemy has triumphed!" |
| Matthew 26:56 | But all this has taken place that the Scriptures of the prophets might be fulfilled." Then all the disciples left him and fled. |
| 2 Timothy 4:16 | At my first defense no one came to stand by me, but all deserted me. May it not be charged against them! |
| 2 Timothy 4:17 | But the Lord stood by me and strengthened me, so that through me the message might be fully proclaimed and all the Gentiles might hear it. So I was rescued from the lion's mouth. |
Ecclesiastes 4:1 Original Languages
Hebrew Word Order
and / I returned
ve. / Shav.ti
Hc / Vqq1cs
I
'a.Ni
HPp1bs
and / I saw
va. / 'er.'Eh
Hc / Vqw1cs
(obj.)
'et-
HTo
all
kol-
HNcmsc
the / oppression(s)
ha. / 'a.shu.Kim
HTd / Ncmpa
which
'a.Sher
HTr
[were being] done
na.'a.Sim
HVNrmpa
under
Ta.chat
HNcmsc
the / sun
ha. / Sha.mesh
HTd / Ncbsa
and / there!
ve. / hi.Neh
HC / Tj
[the] tear[s] of
dim.'At
HNcfsc
the / oppressed
ha. / 'a.shu.Kim
HTd / Vqsmpa
and / not
ve. / 'Ein
HC / Ncmsc
[belonged] to (the) / them
la. / Hem
HRd / Sp3mp
a comforter
me.na.Chem
HVprmsa
and / [was] from / [the] hand of
u. / mi. / Yad
HC / R / Ncbsc
oppressors / their
'o.she.kei. / Hem
HVqrmpc / Sp3mp
power
Ko.ach
HNcmsa
and / there not
ve. / 'Ein
HC / Ncmsc
[belonged] to (the) / them
la. / Hem
HRd / Sp3mp
a comforter
me.na.Chem
HVprmsa
English Word Order
and / I returned
ve. / Shav.ti
Hc / Vqq1cs
I
'a.Ni
HPp1bs
and / I saw
va. / 'er.'Eh
Hc / Vqw1cs
(obj.)
'et-
HTo
all
kol-
HNcmsc
the / oppression(s)
ha. / 'a.shu.Kim
HTd / Ncmpa
which
'a.Sher
HTr
[were being] done
na.'a.Sim
HVNrmpa
under
Ta.chat
HNcmsc
the / sun
ha. / Sha.mesh
HTd / Ncbsa
and / there!
ve. / hi.Neh
HC / Tj
[the] tear[s] of
dim.'At
HNcfsc
the / oppressed
ha. / 'a.shu.Kim
HTd / Vqsmpa
and / not
ve. / 'Ein
HC / Ncmsc
[belonged] to (the) / them
la. / Hem
HRd / Sp3mp
a comforter
me.na.Chem
HVprmsa
power
Ko.ach
HNcmsa
and / [was] from / [the] hand of
u. / mi. / Yad
HC / R / Ncbsc
oppressors / their
'o.she.kei. / Hem
HVqrmpc / Sp3mp
and / there not
ve. / 'Ein
HC / Ncmsc
[belonged] to (the) / them
la. / Hem
HRd / Sp3mp
a comforter
me.na.Chem
HVprmsa
Hebrew-Septuagint Interlinear: Hebrew Word Order
וְשַֽׁבְתִּֽי
καὶ ἐπέστρεψα
אֲנִ֗י
ἐγὼ
וָאֶרְאֶה֙
καὶ εἶδον
אֶת־
σὺν
כָּל־
πάσασ
הָֽעֲשֻׁקִ֔ים
τὰσ συκοφαντίασ
אֲשֶׁ֥ר
τὰσ
נַעֲשִׂ֖ים
γινομένασ
תַּֽחַת
ὑπὸ
הַשָּׁ֑מֶשׁ
τὸν ἥλιον
וְהִנֵּֽה׀
καὶ ἰδοὺ
דִּמְעַֽת
δάκρυον
הָעֲשֻׁקִ֗ים
τῶν συκοφαντουμένων
וְאֵ֤ין
καὶ οὐκ ἔστιν
ל/ָהֶמ֙
αὐτοῖσ
מְנַחֵ֔ם
παρακαλῶν
וּמִיַּ֤ד
καὶ ἀπὸ χειρὸσ
עֹֹֽשְׁקֵי/הֶמ֙
συκοφαντούντων αὐτοὺσ
כֹֹּ֔חַ
ἰσχύσ
וְאֵ֥ין
καὶ οὐκ ἔστιν
ל/ָהֶ֖ם
αὐτοῖσ
מְנַחֵֽמ׃
παρακαλῶν
Hebrew-Septuagint Interlinear: Greek Word Order
וְשַֽׁבְתִּֽי
καὶ ἐπέστρεψα
אֲנִ֗י
ἐγὼ
וָאֶרְאֶה֙
καὶ εἶδον
אֶת־
σὺν
כָּל־
πάσασ
הָֽעֲשֻׁקִ֔ים
τὰσ συκοφαντίασ
אֲשֶׁ֥ר
τὰσ
נַעֲשִׂ֖ים
γινομένασ
תַּֽחַת
ὑπὸ
הַשָּׁ֑מֶשׁ
τὸν ἥλιον
וְהִנֵּֽה׀
καὶ ἰδοὺ
דִּמְעַֽת
δάκρυον
הָעֲשֻׁקִ֗ים
τῶν συκοφαντουμένων
וְאֵ֤ין
καὶ οὐκ ἔστιν
ל/ָהֶמ֙
αὐτοῖσ
מְנַחֵ֔ם
παρακαλῶν
וּמִיַּ֤ד
καὶ ἀπὸ χειρὸσ
עֹֹֽשְׁקֵי/הֶמ֙
συκοφαντούντων αὐτοὺσ
כֹֹּ֔חַ
ἰσχύσ
וְאֵ֥ין
καὶ οὐκ ἔστιν
ל/ָהֶ֖ם
αὐτοῖσ
מְנַחֵֽמ׃
παρακαλῶν
Ecclesiastes 4:2 Cross References
| Job 3:11-26; Job 3:17-21; Ecc 2:17; Ecc 9:4-6; Job 3:17; Ecc 9:4 | |
| Job 3:11 | "Why did I not die at birth, come out from the womb and expire? |
| Job 3:12 | Why did the knees receive me? Or why the breasts, that I should nurse? |
| Job 3:13 | For then I would have lain down and been quiet; I would have slept; then I would have been at rest, |
| Job 3:14 | with kings and counselors of the earth who rebuilt ruins for themselves, |
| Job 3:15 | or with princes who had gold, who filled their houses with silver. |
| Job 3:16 | Or why was I not as a hidden stillborn child, as infants who never see the light? |
| Job 3:17 | There the wicked cease from troubling, and there the weary are at rest. |
| Job 3:18 | There the prisoners are at ease together; they hear not the voice of the taskmaster. |
| Job 3:19 | The small and the great are there, and the slave is free from his master. |
| Job 3:20 | "Why is light given to him who is in misery, and life to the bitter in soul, |
| Job 3:21 | who long for death, but it comes not, and dig for it more than for hidden treasures, |
| Job 3:22 | who rejoice exceedingly and are glad when they find the grave? |
| Job 3:23 | Why is light given to a man whose way is hidden, whom God has hedged in? |
| Job 3:24 | For my sighing comes instead of my bread, and my groanings are poured out like water. |
| Job 3:25 | For the thing that I fear comes upon me, and what I dread befalls me. |
| Job 3:26 | I am not at ease, nor am I quiet; I have no rest, but trouble comes." |
| Job 3:17 | There the wicked cease from troubling, and there the weary are at rest. |
| Job 3:18 | There the prisoners are at ease together; they hear not the voice of the taskmaster. |
| Job 3:19 | The small and the great are there, and the slave is free from his master. |
| Job 3:20 | "Why is light given to him who is in misery, and life to the bitter in soul, |
| Job 3:21 | who long for death, but it comes not, and dig for it more than for hidden treasures, |
| Ecclesiastes 2:17 | So I hated life, because what is done under the sun was grievous to me, for all is vanity and a striving after wind. |
| Ecclesiastes 9:4 | But he who is joined with all the living has hope, for a living dog is better than a dead lion. |
| Ecclesiastes 9:5 | For the living know that they will die, but the dead know nothing, and they have no more reward, for the memory of them is forgotten. |
| Ecclesiastes 9:6 | Their love and their hate and their envy have already perished, and forever they have no more share in all that is done under the sun. |
| Job 3:17 | There the wicked cease from troubling, and there the weary are at rest. |
| Ecclesiastes 9:4 | But he who is joined with all the living has hope, for a living dog is better than a dead lion. |
Ecclesiastes 4:2 Original Languages
Hebrew Word Order
and / I congratulated
ve. / sha.Be.ach
HC / Vpcc
I
'a.Ni
HPp1bs
(obj.)
'et-
HTo
the / dead
ha. / me.Tim
HTd / Vqrmpa
who / already
she. / ke.Var
HTr / Ncmsa
they had died
Me.tu
HVqp3cp
more than
min-
HR
the / living
ha. / chai.Yim
HTd / Aampa
who
'a.Sher
HTr
they
He.mah
HPp3mp
[were] alive
chai.Yim
HAampa
still / (towards)
'a.De.na / h
HD / Sd
English Word Order
I
'a.Ni
HPp1bs
(obj.)
'et-
HTo
and / I congratulated
ve. / sha.Be.ach
HC / Vpcc
the / dead
ha. / me.Tim
HTd / Vqrmpa
who / already
she. / ke.Var
HTr / Ncmsa
they had died
Me.tu
HVqp3cp
more than
min-
HR
the / living
ha. / chai.Yim
HTd / Aampa
who
'a.Sher
HTr
they
He.mah
HPp3mp
still / (towards)
'a.De.na / h
HD / Sd
[were] alive
chai.Yim
HAampa
Hebrew-Septuagint Interlinear: Hebrew Word Order
וְשַׁבֵּ֧חַ
καὶ ἐπῄνεσα
אֲנִ֛י
ἐγὼ
אֶת־
σὺν
הַמֵּתִ֖ים
τοὺσ τεθνηκότασ
שֶׁכְּבָֽר
τοὺσ ἤδη
מֵ֑תוּ
ἀποθανόντασ
מִנ־
ὑπὲρ
הַֽחַיִּ֔ים
τοὺσ ζῶντασ
אֲשֶׁ֛ר
ὅσοι
הֵ֥מָּה
αὐτοὶ
חַיִּ֖ים
ζῶσιν
עֲדֶֽנ/ָה׃
ἕωσ τοῦ νῦν
Hebrew-Septuagint Interlinear: Greek Word Order
וְשַׁבֵּ֧חַ
καὶ ἐπῄνεσα
אֲנִ֛י
ἐγὼ
אֶת־
σὺν
הַמֵּתִ֖ים
τοὺσ τεθνηκότασ
שֶׁכְּבָֽר
τοὺσ ἤδη
מֵ֑תוּ
ἀποθανόντασ
מִנ־
ὑπὲρ
הַֽחַיִּ֔ים
τοὺσ ζῶντασ
אֲשֶׁ֛ר
ὅσοι
הֵ֥מָּה
αὐτοὶ
חַיִּ֖ים
ζῶσιν
עֲדֶֽנ/ָה׃
ἕωσ τοῦ νῦν
Ecclesiastes 4:3 Cross References
| Job 3:22 | |
| better | Job 3:10-16; Job 10:18; Job 10:19; Ecc 6:3-5; Jer 20:17; Jer 20:18; Matt 24:19; Luke 23:29 |
| who | Ps 55:6-11; Ecc 1:14; Ecc 2:17; Jer 9:2; Jer 9:3 |
| Job 3:22 | who rejoice exceedingly and are glad when they find the grave? |
| better | |
| Job 3:10 | because it did not shut the doors of my mother's womb, nor hide trouble from my eyes. |
| Job 3:11 | "Why did I not die at birth, come out from the womb and expire? |
| Job 3:12 | Why did the knees receive me? Or why the breasts, that I should nurse? |
| Job 3:13 | For then I would have lain down and been quiet; I would have slept; then I would have been at rest, |
| Job 3:14 | with kings and counselors of the earth who rebuilt ruins for themselves, |
| Job 3:15 | or with princes who had gold, who filled their houses with silver. |
| Job 3:16 | Or why was I not as a hidden stillborn child, as infants who never see the light? |
| Job 10:18 | "Why did you bring me out from the womb? Would that I had died before any eye had seen me |
| Job 10:19 | and were as though I had not been, carried from the womb to the grave. |
| Ecclesiastes 6:3 | If a man fathers a hundred children and lives many years, so that the days of his years are many, but his soul is not satisfied with life's good things, and he also has no burial, I say that a stillborn child is better off than he. |
| Ecclesiastes 6:4 | For it comes in vanity and goes in darkness, and in darkness its name is covered. |
| Ecclesiastes 6:5 | Moreover, it has not seen the sun or known anything, yet it finds rest rather than he. |
| Jeremiah 20:17 | because he did not kill me in the womb; so my mother would have been my grave, and her womb forever great. |
| Jeremiah 20:18 | Why did I come out from the womb to see toil and sorrow, and spend my days in shame? |
| Matthew 24:19 | And alas for women who are pregnant and for those who are nursing infants in those days! |
| Luke 23:29 | For behold, the days are coming when they will say, 'Blessed are the barren and the wombs that never bore and the breasts that never nursed!' |
| who | |
| Psalms 55:6 | And I say, "Oh, that I had wings like a dove! I would fly away and be at rest; |
| Psalms 55:7 | yes, I would wander far away; I would lodge in the wilderness; Selah |
| Psalms 55:8 | I would hurry to find a shelter from the raging wind and tempest." |
| Psalms 55:9 | Destroy, O Lord, divide their tongues; for I see violence and strife in the city. |
| Psalms 55:10 | Day and night they go around it on its walls, and iniquity and trouble are within it; |
| Psalms 55:11 | ruin is in its midst; oppression and fraud do not depart from its marketplace. |
| Ecclesiastes 1:14 | I have seen everything that is done under the sun, and behold, all is vanity and a striving after wind. |
| Ecclesiastes 2:17 | So I hated life, because what is done under the sun was grievous to me, for all is vanity and a striving after wind. |
| Jeremiah 9:2 | Oh that I had in the desert a travelers' lodging place, that I might leave my people and go away from them! For they are all adulterers, a company of treacherous men. |
| Jeremiah 9:3 | They bend their tongue like a bow; falsehood and not truth has grown strong in the land; for they proceed from evil to evil, and they do not know me, declares the LORD. |
Ecclesiastes 4:3 Original Languages
Hebrew Word Order
and / [is] good
ve. / tOv
HC / Aamsa
more than / both of / them
mi. / she.nei. / Hem
HR / Acbdc / Sp3mp
(obj.)
'et
HTo
[one] who
'a.Sher-
HTr
still
'a.Den
HD
not
lo'
HTn
he has been
ha.Yah
HVqp3ms
[one] who
'a.Sher
HTr
not
lo'-
HTn
he has seen
ra.'Ah
HVqp3ms
(obj.)
'et-
HTo
the / activity
ha. / ma.'a.Seh
HTd / Ncmsa
(the) / evil
ha. / Ra'
HTd / Aamsa
which
'a.Sher
HTr
it is done
na.'a.Sah
HVNp3ms
under
Ta.chat
HNcmsc
the / sun
ha. / Sha.mesh
HTd / Ncbsa
English Word Order
and / [is] good
ve. / tOv
HC / Aamsa
more than / both of / them
mi. / she.nei. / Hem
HR / Acbdc / Sp3mp
(obj.)
'et
HTo
[one] who
'a.Sher-
HTr
not
lo'
HTn
still
'a.Den
HD
he has been
ha.Yah
HVqp3ms
[one] who
'a.Sher
HTr
not
lo'-
HTn
he has seen
ra.'Ah
HVqp3ms
(obj.)
'et-
HTo
(the) / evil
ha. / Ra'
HTd / Aamsa
the / activity
ha. / ma.'a.Seh
HTd / Ncmsa
which
'a.Sher
HTr
it is done
na.'a.Sah
HVNp3ms
under
Ta.chat
HNcmsc
the / sun
ha. / Sha.mesh
HTd / Ncbsa
Hebrew-Septuagint Interlinear: Hebrew Word Order
וְטֺֺֺוב֙
καὶ ἀγαθὸσ
מִשְּׁנֵי/הֶ֔ם
ὑπὲρ τοὺσ δύο τούτουσ
אֵ֥ת אֲשֶׁר־
ὅστισ
עֲדֶ֖ן לֹֹֽא
οὔπω
הָיָ֑ה
ἐγένετο
אֲשֶׁ֤ר
ὃσ
לֹֹֽא־
οὐκ
רָאָה֙
εἶδεν
אֶת־
σὺν
הַמַּעֲשֶֽׂה
τὸ ποίημα
הָרָ֔ע
τὸ πονηρὸν
אֲשֶׁ֥ר
τὸ
נַעֲשָׂ֖ה
πεποιημένον
תַּ֥חַת
ὑπὸ
הַשָּֽׁמֶשׁ׃
τὸν ἥλιον
Hebrew-Septuagint Interlinear: Greek Word Order
וְטֺֺֺוב֙
καὶ ἀγαθὸσ
מִשְּׁנֵי/הֶ֔ם
ὑπὲρ τοὺσ δύο τούτουσ
אֵ֥ת אֲשֶׁר־
ὅστισ
עֲדֶ֖ן לֹֹֽא
οὔπω
הָיָ֑ה
ἐγένετο
אֲשֶׁ֤ר
ὃσ
לֹֹֽא־
οὐκ
רָאָה֙
εἶδεν
אֶת־
σὺν
הַמַּעֲשֶֽׂה
τὸ ποίημα
הָרָ֔ע
τὸ πονηρὸν
אֲשֶׁ֥ר
τὸ
נַעֲשָׂ֖ה
πεποιημένον
תַּ֥חַת
ὑπὸ
הַשָּֽׁמֶשׁ׃
τὸν ἥλιον
Ecclesiastes 4:4 Cross References
| every | Gen 4:4-8; Gen 37:2-11; 1 Sam 18:8; 1 Sam 18:9; 1 Sam 18:14-16; 1 Sam 18:29; 1 Sam 18:30; Prov 27:4; Matt 27:18; Acts 7:9; James 4:5; 1 Jhn 3:12 |
| This is | Gen 37:4; Gen 37:11; Ecc 1:14; Ecc 2:21; Ecc 2:26; Ecc 4:16; Ecc 6:9; Ecc 6:11 |
| every | |
| Genesis 4:4 | and Abel also brought of the firstborn of his flock and of their fat portions. And the LORD had regard for Abel and his offering, |
| Genesis 4:5 | but for Cain and his offering he had no regard. So Cain was very angry, and his face fell. |
| Genesis 4:6 | The LORD said to Cain, "Why are you angry, and why has your face fallen? |
| Genesis 4:7 | If you do well, will you not be accepted? And if you do not do well, sin is crouching at the door. Its desire is for you, but you must rule over it." |
| Genesis 4:8 | Cain spoke to Abel his brother. And when they were in the field, Cain rose up against his brother Abel and killed him. |
| Genesis 37:2 | These are the generations of Jacob.Joseph, being seventeen years old, was pasturing the flock with his brothers. He was a boy with the sons of Bilhah and Zilpah, his father's wives. And Joseph brought a bad report of them to their father. |
| Genesis 37:3 | Now Israel loved Joseph more than any other of his sons, because he was the son of his old age. And he made him a robe of many colors. |
| Genesis 37:4 | But when his brothers saw that their father loved him more than all his brothers, they hated him and could not speak peacefully to him. |
| Genesis 37:5 | Now Joseph had a dream, and when he told it to his brothers they hated him even more. |
| Genesis 37:6 | He said to them, "Hear this dream that I have dreamed: |
| Genesis 37:7 | Behold, we were binding sheaves in the field, and behold, my sheaf arose and stood upright. And behold, your sheaves gathered around it and bowed down to my sheaf." |
| Genesis 37:8 | His brothers said to him, "Are you indeed to reign over us? Or are you indeed to rule over us?" So they hated him even more for his dreams and for his words. |
| Genesis 37:9 | Then he dreamed another dream and told it to his brothers and said, "Behold, I have dreamed another dream. Behold, the sun, the moon, and eleven stars were bowing down to me." |
| Genesis 37:10 | But when he told it to his father and to his brothers, his father rebuked him and said to him, "What is this dream that you have dreamed? Shall I and your mother and your brothers indeed come to bow ourselves to the ground before you?" |
| Genesis 37:11 | And his brothers were jealous of him, but his father kept the saying in mind. |
| 1 Samuel 18:8 | And Saul was very angry, and this saying displeased him. He said, "They have ascribed to David ten thousands, and to me they have ascribed thousands, and what more can he have but the kingdom?" |
| 1 Samuel 18:9 | And Saul eyed David from that day on. |
| 1 Samuel 18:14 | And David had success in all his undertakings, for the LORD was with him. |
| 1 Samuel 18:15 | And when Saul saw that he had great success, he stood in fearful awe of him. |
| 1 Samuel 18:16 | But all Israel and Judah loved David, for he went out and came in before them. |
| 1 Samuel 18:29 | Saul was even more afraid of David. So Saul was David's enemy continually. |
| 1 Samuel 18:30 | Then the princes of the Philistines came out to battle, and as often as they came out David had more success than all the servants of Saul, so that his name was highly esteemed. |
| Proverbs 27:4 | Wrath is cruel, anger is overwhelming, but who can stand before jealousy? |
| Matthew 27:18 | For he knew that it was out of envy that they had delivered him up. |
| Acts 7:9 | "And the patriarchs, jealous of Joseph, sold him into Egypt; but God was with him |
| James 4:5 | Or do you suppose it is to no purpose that the Scripture says, "He yearns jealously over the spirit that he has made to dwell in us"? |
| 1 John 3:12 | We should not be like Cain, who was of the evil one and murdered his brother. And why did he murder him? Because his own deeds were evil and his brother's righteous. |
| This is | |
| Genesis 37:4 | But when his brothers saw that their father loved him more than all his brothers, they hated him and could not speak peacefully to him. |
| Genesis 37:11 | And his brothers were jealous of him, but his father kept the saying in mind. |
| Ecclesiastes 1:14 | I have seen everything that is done under the sun, and behold, all is vanity and a striving after wind. |
| Ecclesiastes 2:21 | because sometimes a person who has toiled with wisdom and knowledge and skill must leave everything to be enjoyed by someone who did not toil for it. This also is vanity and a great evil. |
| Ecclesiastes 2:26 | For to the one who pleases him God has given wisdom and knowledge and joy, but to the sinner he has given the business of gathering and collecting, only to give to one who pleases God. This also is vanity and a striving after wind. |
| Ecclesiastes 4:16 | There was no end of all the people, all of whom he led. Yet those who come later will not rejoice in him. Surely this also is vanity and a striving after wind. |
| Ecclesiastes 6:9 | Better is the sight of the eyes than the wandering of the appetite: this also is vanity and a striving after wind. |
| Ecclesiastes 6:11 | The more words, the more vanity, and what is the advantage to man? |
Ecclesiastes 4:4 Original Languages
Hebrew Word Order
and / I considered
ve. / ra.'I.ti
Hc / Vqq1cs
I
'a.Ni
HPp1bs
(obj.)
'et-
HTo
all
kol-
HNcmsc
[the] toil
'a.Mal
HNcbsa
and / (obj.)
ve. / 'Et
HC / To
all
kol-
HNcmsc
[the] skill of
kish.Ron
HNcmsc
the / work
ha. / ma.'a.Seh
HTd / Ncmsa
that
ki
HTc
it
hi'
HPp3fs
[is] envy of
kin.'at-
HNcfsc
everyone
'ish
HNcmsa
from / neighbor / his
me. / re.'E. / hu
HR / Ncmsc / Sp3ms
also
gam-
HD
this
zeh
HTm
[is] futility
He.vel
HNcmsa
and / striving of
u. / re.'Ut
HC / Ncfsc
wind
Ru.ach
HNcfsa
English Word Order
I
'a.Ni
HPp1bs
(obj.)
'et-
HTo
and / I considered
ve. / ra.'I.ti
Hc / Vqq1cs
all
kol-
HNcmsc
[the] toil
'a.Mal
HNcbsa
and / (obj.)
ve. / 'Et
HC / To
all
kol-
HNcmsc
[the] skill of
kish.Ron
HNcmsc
the / work
ha. / ma.'a.Seh
HTd / Ncmsa
that
ki
HTc
it
hi'
HPp3fs
everyone
'ish
HNcmsa
[is] envy of
kin.'at-
HNcfsc
from / neighbor / his
me. / re.'E. / hu
HR / Ncmsc / Sp3ms
this
zeh
HTm
also
gam-
HD
[is] futility
He.vel
HNcmsa
and / striving of
u. / re.'Ut
HC / Ncfsc
wind
Ru.ach
HNcfsa
Hebrew-Septuagint Interlinear: Hebrew Word Order
וְרָאִ֙יתִֽי
καὶ εἶδον
אֲנִ֜י
ἐγὼ
אֶת־
σὺν
כָּל־
πάντα
עָמָ֗ל
τὸν μόχθον
וְאֵת֙
καὶ σὺν
כָּל־
πᾶσαν
כִּשְׁרֹֹֽון
ἀνδρείαν
הַֽמַּעֲשֶׂ֔ה
τοῦ ποιήματοσ
כִּ֛י
ὅτι
הִ֥יא
αὐτὸ
קִנְאַת־
ζῆλοσ
אִ֖ישׁ
ἀνδρὸσ
מֵרֵע/ֵ֑הוּ
ἀπὸ τοῦ ἑταίρου αὐτοῦ
גַּמ־
καί γε
זֶ֥ה
τοῦτο
הֶ֖בֶל
ματαιότησ
וּרְע֥וּת
καὶ προαίρεσισ
רֽוּחַ׃
πνεύματοσ
Hebrew-Septuagint Interlinear: Greek Word Order
וְרָאִ֙יתִֽי
καὶ εἶδον
אֲנִ֜י
ἐγὼ
אֶת־
σὺν
כָּל־
πάντα
עָמָ֗ל
τὸν μόχθον
וְאֵת֙
καὶ σὺν
כָּל־
πᾶσαν
כִּשְׁרֹֹֽון
ἀνδρείαν
הַֽמַּעֲשֶׂ֔ה
τοῦ ποιήματοσ
כִּ֛י
ὅτι
הִ֥יא
αὐτὸ
קִנְאַת־
ζῆλοσ
אִ֖ישׁ
ἀνδρὸσ
מֵרֵע/ֵ֑הוּ
ἀπὸ τοῦ ἑταίρου αὐτοῦ
גַּמ־
καί γε
זֶ֥ה
τοῦτο
הֶ֖בֶל
ματαιότησ
וּרְע֥וּת
καὶ προαίρεσισ
רֽוּחַ׃
πνεύματοσ
Ecclesiastes 4:5 Cross References
| eateth | Job 13:14; Prov 11:17; Isa 9:20; Ecc 4:4 |
| fool | Prov 6:10; Prov 6:11; Prov 12:27; Prov 13:4; Prov 20:4; Prov 24:33; Prov 24:34 |
| eateth | |
| Job 13:14 | Why should I take my flesh in my teeth and put my life in my hand? |
| Proverbs 11:17 | A man who is kind benefits himself, but a cruel man hurts himself. |
| Isaiah 9:20 | They slice meat on the right, but are still hungry, and they devour on the left, but are not satisfied; each devours the flesh of his own arm, |
| Ecclesiastes 4:4 | Then I saw that all toil and all skill in work come from a man's envy of his neighbor. This also is vanity and a striving after wind. |
| fool | |
| Proverbs 6:10 | A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest, |
| Proverbs 6:11 | and poverty will come upon you like a robber, and want like an armed man. |
| Proverbs 12:27 | Whoever is slothful will not roast his game, but the diligent man will get precious wealth. |
| Proverbs 13:4 | The soul of the sluggard craves and gets nothing, while the soul of the diligent is richly supplied. |
| Proverbs 20:4 | The sluggard does not plow in the autumn; he will seek at harvest and have nothing. |
| Proverbs 24:33 | A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest, |
| Proverbs 24:34 | and poverty will come upon you like a robber, and want like an armed man. |
Ecclesiastes 4:5 Original Languages
Hebrew Word Order
the / fool
ha. / ke.Sil
HTd / Aamsa
[is] folding
cho.Vek
HVqrmsa
(obj.)
'et-
HTo
hands / his
ya.Da / v
HNcbdc / Sp3ms
and / [is] eating
ve. / 'o.Khel
HC / Vqrmsa
(obj.)
'et-
HTo
own flesh / his
be.sa.R / o
HNcmsc / Sp3ms
English Word Order
the / fool
ha. / ke.Sil
HTd / Aamsa
[is] folding
cho.Vek
HVqrmsa
(obj.)
'et-
HTo
hands / his
ya.Da / v
HNcbdc / Sp3ms
and / [is] eating
ve. / 'o.Khel
HC / Vqrmsa
(obj.)
'et-
HTo
own flesh / his
be.sa.R / o
HNcmsc / Sp3ms
Hebrew-Septuagint Interlinear: Hebrew Word Order
הַכְּסִיל֙
ὁ ἄφρων
חֹֹבֵֽק
περιέλαβεν
אֶת־יָדָ֔י/ו
τὰσ χεῖρασ αὐτοῦ
וְאֹֹכֵ֖ל
καὶ ἔφαγεν
אֶת־בְּשָׂר/ֹֹֽו׃
τὰσ σάρκασ αὐτοῦ
Hebrew-Septuagint Interlinear: Greek Word Order
הַכְּסִיל֙
ὁ ἄφρων
חֹֹבֵֽק
περιέλαβεν
אֶת־יָדָ֔י/ו
τὰσ χεῖρασ αὐτοῦ
וְאֹֹכֵ֖ל
καὶ ἔφαγεν
אֶת־בְּשָׂר/ֹֹֽו׃
τὰσ σάρκασ αὐτοῦ
Ecclesiastes 4:6 Cross References
| Ps 37:16; Prov 15:16; Prov 15:17; Prov 16:8; Prov 17:1 | |
| Psalms 37:16 | Better is the little that the righteous has than the abundance of many wicked. |
| Proverbs 15:16 | Better is a little with the fear of the LORD than great treasure and trouble with it. |
| Proverbs 15:17 | Better is a dinner of herbs where love is than a fattened ox and hatred with it. |
| Proverbs 16:8 | Better is a little with righteousness than great revenues with injustice. |
| Proverbs 17:1 | Better is a dry morsel with quiet than a house full of feasting with strife. |
Ecclesiastes 4:6 Original Languages
Hebrew Word Order
[is] good
Tov
HAamsa
fullness of
me.Lo'
HNcmsc
hand of
khaf
HNcfsc
quietness
Na.chat
HNcfsa
more than / [the] fullness of
mi. / me.Lo'
HR / Ncmsc
two hands
cha.fe.Na.yim
HNcmda
toil
'a.Mal
HNcbsa
and / striving of
u. / re.'Ut
HC / Ncfsc
wind
Ru.ach
HNcfsa
English Word Order
[is] good
Tov
HAamsa
fullness of
me.Lo'
HNcmsc
hand of
khaf
HNcfsc
quietness
Na.chat
HNcfsa
more than / [the] fullness of
mi. / me.Lo'
HR / Ncmsc
two hands
cha.fe.Na.yim
HNcmda
toil
'a.Mal
HNcbsa
and / striving of
u. / re.'Ut
HC / Ncfsc
wind
Ru.ach
HNcfsa
Hebrew-Septuagint Interlinear: Hebrew Word Order
טֹֹ֕וב
ἀγαθὸν
מְלֹֹ֥א
πλήρωμα
כַ֖ף
δρακὸσ
נָ֑חַת
ἀναπαύσεωσ
מִמְּלֹֹ֥א
ὑπὲρ πλήρωμα
חָפְנַ֛יִם
δύο δρακῶν
עָמָ֖ל
μόχθου
וּרְע֥וּת
καὶ προαιρέσεωσ
רֽוּחַ׃
πνεύματοσ
Hebrew-Septuagint Interlinear: Greek Word Order
טֹֹ֕וב
ἀγαθὸν
מְלֹֹ֥א
πλήρωμα
כַ֖ף
δρακὸσ
נָ֑חַת
ἀναπαύσεωσ
מִמְּלֹֹ֥א
ὑπὲρ πλήρωμα
חָפְנַ֛יִם
δύο δρακῶν
עָמָ֖ל
μόχθου
וּרְע֥וּת
καὶ προαιρέσεωσ
רֽוּחַ׃
πνεύματοσ
Ecclesiastes 4:7 Cross References
| Ps 78:33; Ecc 4:1; Zech 1:6 | |
| Psalms 78:33 | So he made their days vanish like a breath, and their years in terror. |
| Ecclesiastes 4:1 | Again I saw all the oppressions that are done under the sun. And behold, the tears of the oppressed, and they had no one to comfort them! On the side of their oppressors there was power, and there was no one to comfort them. |
| Zechariah 1:6 | But my words and my statutes, which I commanded my servants the prophets, did they not overtake your fathers? So they repented and said, As the LORD of hosts purposed to deal with us for our ways and deeds, so has he dealt with us." |
Ecclesiastes 4:7 Original Languages
Hebrew Word Order
and / I returned
ve. / Shav.ti
Hc / Vqq1cs
I
'a.Ni
HPp1bs
and / I saw
va. / 'er.'Eh
Hc / Vqw1cs
futility
He.vel
HNcmsa
under
Ta.chat
HNcmsc
the / sun
ha. / Sha.mesh
HTd / Ncbsa
English Word Order
and / I returned
ve. / Shav.ti
Hc / Vqq1cs
I
'a.Ni
HPp1bs
and / I saw
va. / 'er.'Eh
Hc / Vqw1cs
futility
He.vel
HNcmsa
under
Ta.chat
HNcmsc
the / sun
ha. / Sha.mesh
HTd / Ncbsa
Hebrew-Septuagint Interlinear: Hebrew Word Order
וְשַׁ֧בְתִּי
καὶ ἐπέστρεψα
אֲנִ֛י
ἐγὼ
וָאֶרְאֶ֥ה
καὶ εἶδον
הֶ֖בֶל
ματαιότητα
תַּ֥חַת
ὑπὸ
הַשָּֽׁמֶשׁ׃
τὸν ἥλιον
Hebrew-Septuagint Interlinear: Greek Word Order
וְשַׁ֧בְתִּי
καὶ ἐπέστρεψα
אֲנִ֛י
ἐγὼ
וָאֶרְאֶ֥ה
καὶ εἶδον
הֶ֖בֶל
ματαιότητα
תַּ֥חַת
ὑπὸ
הַשָּֽׁמֶשׁ׃
τὸν ἥλιον
Ecclesiastes 4:8 Cross References
| For | Ps 39:6; Isa 44:19; Isa 44:20; Luke 12:20 |
| he hath | Gen 15:2; Gen 15:3 |
| is his | Prov 27:20; Ecc 1:8; Ecc 5:10; Hab 2:5-9; 1 Jhn 2:16 |
| it is | Ecc 1:13; Ecc 2:23; Isa 55:2; Matt 11:28 |
| no | Isa 5:8 |
| one | Gen 2:18; Ecc 4:9-12; Isa 56:3-5 |
| For | |
| Psalms 39:6 | Surely a man goes about as a shadow! Surely for nothing they are in turmoil; man heaps up wealth and does not know who will gather! |
| Isaiah 44:19 | No one considers, nor is there knowledge or discernment to say, "Half of it I burned in the fire; I also baked bread on its coals; I roasted meat and have eaten. And shall I make the rest of it an abomination? Shall I fall down before a block of wood?" |
| Isaiah 44:20 | He feeds on ashes; a deluded heart has led him astray, and he cannot deliver himself or say, "Is there not a lie in my right hand?" |
| Luke 12:20 | But God said to him, 'Fool! This night your soul is required of you, and the things you have prepared, whose will they be?' |
| he hath | |
| Genesis 15:2 | But Abram said, "O Lord GOD, what will you give me, for I continue childless, and the heir of my house is Eliezer of Damascus?" |
| Genesis 15:3 | And Abram said, "Behold, you have given me no offspring, and a member of my household will be my heir." |
| is his | |
| Proverbs 27:20 | Sheol and Abaddon are never satisfied, and never satisfied are the eyes of man. |
| Ecclesiastes 1:8 | All things are full of weariness; a man cannot utter it; the eye is not satisfied with seeing, nor the ear filled with hearing. |
| Ecclesiastes 5:10 | He who loves money will not be satisfied with money, nor he who loves wealth with his income; this also is vanity. |
| Habakkuk 2:5 | "Moreover, wine is a traitor, an arrogant man who is never at rest. His greed is as wide as Sheol; like death he has never enough. He gathers for himself all nations and collects as his own all peoples." |
| Habakkuk 2:6 | Shall not all these take up their taunt against him, with scoffing and riddles for him, and say, "Woe to him who heaps up what is not his own--for how long?--and loads himself with pledges!" |
| Habakkuk 2:7 | Will not your debtors suddenly arise, and those awake who will make you tremble? Then you will be spoil for them. |
| Habakkuk 2:8 | Because you have plundered many nations, all the remnant of the peoples shall plunder you, for the blood of man and violence to the earth, to cities and all who dwell in them. |
| Habakkuk 2:9 | "Woe to him who gets evil gain for his house, to set his nest on high, to be safe from the reach of harm! |
| 1 John 2:16 | For all that is in the world--the desires of the flesh and the desires of the eyes and pride in possessions--is not from the Father but is from the world. |
| it is | |
| Ecclesiastes 1:13 | And I applied my heart to seek and to search out by wisdom all that is done under heaven. It is an unhappy business that God has given to the children of man to be busy with. |
| Ecclesiastes 2:23 | For all his days are full of sorrow, and his work is a vexation. Even in the night his heart does not rest. This also is vanity. |
| Isaiah 55:2 | Why do you spend your money for that which is not bread, and your labor for that which does not satisfy? Listen diligently to me, and eat what is good, and delight yourselves in rich food. |
| Matthew 11:28 | Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. |
| no | |
| Isaiah 5:8 | Woe to those who join house to house, who add field to field, until there is no more room, and you are made to dwell alone in the midst of the land. |
| one | |
| Genesis 2:18 | Then the LORD God said, "It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him a helper fit for him." |
| Ecclesiastes 4:9 | Two are better than one, because they have a good reward for their toil. |
| Ecclesiastes 4:10 | For if they fall, one will lift up his fellow. But woe to him who is alone when he falls and has not another to lift him up! |
| Ecclesiastes 4:11 | Again, if two lie together, they keep warm, but how can one keep warm alone? |
| Ecclesiastes 4:12 | And though a man might prevail against one who is alone, two will withstand him--a threefold cord is not quickly broken. |
| Isaiah 56:3 | Let not the foreigner who has joined himself to the LORD say, "The LORD will surely separate me from his people"; and let not the eunuch say, "Behold, I am a dry tree." |
| Isaiah 56:4 | For thus says the LORD: "To the eunuchs who keep my Sabbaths, who choose the things that please me and hold fast my covenant, |
| Isaiah 56:5 | I will give in my house and within my walls a monument and a name better than sons and daughters; I will give them an everlasting name that shall not be cut off. |
Ecclesiastes 4:8 Original Languages
Hebrew Word Order
there
yesh
HAcbsa
[was] one [person]
'e.Chad
HAcfsa
and / there not
ve. / 'Ein
HC / Ncmsc
[was] a second
she.Ni
HAomsa
also
gam
HD
a son
ben
HNcmsa
and / a brother
va. / 'Ach
HC / Ncmsa
not
'ein-
HNcmsc
[belonged] to (the) / him
l / o
HRd / Sp3ms
and / there not
ve. / 'Ein
HC / Ncmsc
[was] an end
ketz
HNcmsa
to / all
le. / khol
HR / Ncmsc
toil / his
a.ma.L / o
HNcbsc / Sp3ms
also
gam-
HD
eye / his
ei.na / v
HNcfsc / Sp3ms
not
lo'-
HTn
it was satisfied
tis.Ba'
HVqi3fs
wealth
'O.sher
HNcmsa
and / for / whom?
u. / le. / Mi
HC / R / Pi
[am] I
'a.Ni
HPp1bs
a laborer
'a.Mel
HAamsa
and / depriving
u. / me.cha.Ser
HC / Vprmsa
(obj.)
'et-
HTo
self / my
naf.Sh / i
HNcfsc / Sp1bs
from / good
mi. / to.Vah
HR / Ncfsa
also
gam-
HD
this
zeh
HTm
[is] futility
He.vel
HNcmsa
and / [is] a task of
ve. / 'in.Yan
HC / Ncmsc
evil
ra'
HAamsa
it
Hu'
HPp3ms
English Word Order
there
yesh
HAcbsa
[was] one [person]
'e.Chad
HAcfsa
and / there not
ve. / 'Ein
HC / Ncmsc
[was] a second
she.Ni
HAomsa
not
'ein-
HNcmsc
[belonged] to (the) / him
l / o
HRd / Sp3ms
also
gam
HD
a son
ben
HNcmsa
and / a brother
va. / 'Ach
HC / Ncmsa
and / there not
ve. / 'Ein
HC / Ncmsc
[was] an end
ketz
HNcmsa
to / all
le. / khol
HR / Ncmsc
toil / his
a.ma.L / o
HNcbsc / Sp3ms
eye / his
ei.na / v
HNcfsc / Sp3ms
also
gam-
HD
not
lo'-
HTn
it was satisfied
tis.Ba'
HVqi3fs
wealth
'O.sher
HNcmsa
and / for / whom?
u. / le. / Mi
HC / R / Pi
[am] I
'a.Ni
HPp1bs
a laborer
'a.Mel
HAamsa
and / depriving
u. / me.cha.Ser
HC / Vprmsa
(obj.)
'et-
HTo
self / my
naf.Sh / i
HNcfsc / Sp1bs
from / good
mi. / to.Vah
HR / Ncfsa
this
zeh
HTm
also
gam-
HD
[is] futility
He.vel
HNcmsa
evil
ra'
HAamsa
it
Hu'
HPp3ms
and / [is] a task of
ve. / 'in.Yan
HC / Ncmsc
Hebrew-Septuagint Interlinear: Hebrew Word Order
יֵֽשׁ
ἔστιν
אֶחָד֩
εἷσ
וְאֵ֙ין
καὶ οὐκ ἔστιν
שֵׁנִ֜י
δεύτεροσ
גַּֽם
καί γε
בֵּ֧ן
υἱὸσ
וָאָֽח
καὶ ἀδελφὸσ
אֵֽינ־
οὐκ ἔστιν
ל/ֹֹ֗ו
αὐτῷ
וְאֵ֥ין
καὶ οὐκ ἔστιν
קֵצ֙
περασμὸσ
לְכָל־
τῷ παντὶ
עֲמָל/ֹֹ֔ו
μόχθῳ αὐτοῦ
גַּמ־
καί γε
עֵינָי/ו עֵינ/ֹֹ֖ו
ὀφθαλμὸσ αὐτοῦ
לֹֹא־
οὐκ
תִשְׂבַּֽע
ἐμπίπλαται
עֹֹ֑שֶׁר
πλούτου
וּלְמִֽי׀
καὶ τίνι
אֲנִֽי
ἐγὼ
עָמֵ֗ל
μοχθῶ
וּמְחַסֵּ֤ר
καὶ στερίσκω
אֶת־נַפְשׁ/ִי֙
τὴν ψυχήν μου
מִטֺֺֺּובָ֔ה
ἀπὸ ἀγαθωσύνησ
גַּמ־
καί γε
זֶ֥ה
τοῦτο
הֶ֛בֶל
ματαιότησ
וְעִנְיַ֥ן
καὶ περισπασμὸσ
רָ֖ע
πονηρόσ
הֽוּא׃
ἐστιν
Hebrew-Septuagint Interlinear: Greek Word Order
יֵֽשׁ
ἔστιν
אֶחָד֩
εἷσ
וְאֵ֙ין
καὶ οὐκ ἔστιν
שֵׁנִ֜י
δεύτεροσ
גַּֽם
καί γε
בֵּ֧ן
υἱὸσ
וָאָֽח
καὶ ἀδελφὸσ
אֵֽינ־
οὐκ ἔστιν
ל/ֹֹ֗ו
αὐτῷ
וְאֵ֥ין
καὶ οὐκ ἔστιν
קֵצ֙
περασμὸσ
לְכָל־
τῷ παντὶ
עֲמָל/ֹֹ֔ו
μόχθῳ αὐτοῦ
גַּמ־
καί γε
עֵינָי/ו עֵינ/ֹֹ֖ו
ὀφθαλμὸσ αὐτοῦ
לֹֹא־
οὐκ
תִשְׂבַּֽע
ἐμπίπλαται
עֹֹ֑שֶׁר
πλούτου
וּלְמִֽי׀
καὶ τίνι
אֲנִֽי
ἐγὼ
עָמֵ֗ל
μοχθῶ
וּמְחַסֵּ֤ר
καὶ στερίσκω
אֶת־נַפְשׁ/ִי֙
τὴν ψυχήν μου
מִטֺֺֺּובָ֔ה
ἀπὸ ἀγαθωσύνησ
גַּמ־
καί γε
זֶ֥ה
τοῦτο
הֶ֛בֶל
ματαιότησ
וְעִנְיַ֥ן
καὶ περισπασμὸσ
רָ֖ע
πονηρόσ
הֽוּא׃
ἐστιν
Ecclesiastes 4:9 Cross References
| a good | Ruth 2:12; John 4:36; 2 Jhn 1:8 |
| are | Gen 2:18; Ex 4:14-16; Num 11:14; Prov 27:17; Hag 1:14; Mark 6:7; Acts 13:2; Acts 15:39; Acts 15:40; 1 Cor 12:18-21 |
| a good | |
| Ruth 2:12 | The LORD repay you for what you have done, and a full reward be given you by the LORD, the God of Israel, under whose wings you have come to take refuge!" |
| John 4:36 | Already the one who reaps is receiving wages and gathering fruit for eternal life, so that sower and reaper may rejoice together. |
| 2 John 1:8 | Watch yourselves, so that you may not lose what we have worked for, but may win a full reward. |
| are | |
| Genesis 2:18 | Then the LORD God said, "It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him a helper fit for him." |
| Exodus 4:14 | Then the anger of the LORD was kindled against Moses and he said, "Is there not Aaron, your brother, the Levite? I know that he can speak well. Behold, he is coming out to meet you, and when he sees you, he will be glad in his heart. |
| Exodus 4:15 | You shall speak to him and put the words in his mouth, and I will be with your mouth and with his mouth and will teach you both what to do. |
| Exodus 4:16 | He shall speak for you to the people, and he shall be your mouth, and you shall be as God to him. |
| Numbers 11:14 | I am not able to carry all this people alone; the burden is too heavy for me. |
| Proverbs 27:17 | Iron sharpens iron, and one man sharpens another. |
| Haggai 1:14 | And the LORD stirred up the spirit of Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, and the spirit of Joshua the son of Jehozadak, the high priest, and the spirit of all the remnant of the people. And they came and worked on the house of the LORD of hosts, their God, |
| Mark 6:7 | And he called the twelve and began to send them out two by two, and gave them authority over the unclean spirits. |
| Acts 13:2 | While they were worshiping the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit said, "Set apart for me Barnabas and Saul for the work to which I have called them." |
| Acts 15:39 | And there arose a sharp disagreement, so that they separated from each other. Barnabas took Mark with him and sailed away to Cyprus, |
| Acts 15:40 | but Paul chose Silas and departed, having been commended by the brothers to the grace of the Lord. |
| 1 Corinthians 12:18 | But as it is, God arranged the members in the body, each one of them, as he chose. |
| 1 Corinthians 12:19 | If all were a single member, where would the body be? |
| 1 Corinthians 12:20 | As it is, there are many parts, yet one body. |
| 1 Corinthians 12:21 | The eye cannot say to the hand, "I have no need of you," nor again the head to the feet, "I have no need of you." |
Ecclesiastes 4:9 Original Languages
Hebrew Word Order
[are] good
to.Vim
HAampa
(the) / two [people]
ha. / she.Na.yim
HTd / Acbda
more than
min-
HR
(the) / one
ha. / 'e.Chad
HTd / Acfsa
that
'a.Sher
HTr
there
yesh-
HAcbsa
for (the) / them
la. / Hem
HRd / Sp3mp
[is] a reward
sa.Khar
HNcmsa
good
Tov
HAamsa
for / toil / their
ba. / 'a.ma.La / m
HR / Ncbsc / Sp3mp
English Word Order
(the) / two [people]
ha. / she.Na.yim
HTd / Acbda
[are] good
to.Vim
HAampa
more than
min-
HR
(the) / one
ha. / 'e.Chad
HTd / Acfsa
that
'a.Sher
HTr
there
yesh-
HAcbsa
for (the) / them
la. / Hem
HRd / Sp3mp
good
Tov
HAamsa
[is] a reward
sa.Khar
HNcmsa
for / toil / their
ba. / 'a.ma.La / m
HR / Ncbsc / Sp3mp
Hebrew-Septuagint Interlinear: Hebrew Word Order
טֺֺֺובִ֥ים
ἀγαθοὶ
הַשְּׁנַ֖יִם
οἱ δύο
מִנ־
ὑπὲρ
הָאֶחָ֑ד
τὸν ἕνα
אֲשֶׁ֧ר
οἷσ
יֵשׁ־
ἔστιν
ל/ָהֶ֛ם
αὐτοῖσ
שָׂכָ֥ר
μισθὸσ
טֹֹ֖וב
ἀγαθὸσ
בַּעֲמָל/ָֽמ׃
ἐν μόχθῳ αὐτῶν
Hebrew-Septuagint Interlinear: Greek Word Order
טֺֺֺובִ֥ים
ἀγαθοὶ
הַשְּׁנַ֖יִם
οἱ δύο
מִנ־
ὑπὲρ
הָאֶחָ֑ד
τὸν ἕνα
אֲשֶׁ֧ר
οἷσ
יֵשׁ־
ἔστιν
ל/ָהֶ֛ם
αὐτοῖσ
שָׂכָ֥ר
μισθὸσ
טֹֹ֖וב
ἀγαθὸσ
בַּעֲמָל/ָֽמ׃
ἐν μόχθῳ αὐτῶν
Ecclesiastes 4:10 Cross References
| but | Gen 4:8; 2 Sam 14:6 |
| if | Ex 32:2-4; Ex 32:21; Deut 9:19; Deut 9:20; 1 Sam 23:16; 2 Sam 11:27; 2 Sam 12:7-14; Job 4:3; Job 4:4; Isa 35:3; Isa 35:4; Luke 22:31; Luke 22:32; Gal 2:11-14; Gal 6:1; 1Thes 4:18; 1Thes 5:11 |
| but | |
| Genesis 4:8 | Cain spoke to Abel his brother. And when they were in the field, Cain rose up against his brother Abel and killed him. |
| 2 Samuel 14:6 | And your servant had two sons, and they quarreled with one another in the field. There was no one to separate them, and one struck the other and killed him. |
| if | |
| Exodus 32:2 | So Aaron said to them, "Take off the rings of gold that are in the ears of your wives, your sons, and your daughters, and bring them to me." |
| Exodus 32:3 | So all the people took off the rings of gold that were in their ears and brought them to Aaron. |
| Exodus 32:4 | And he received the gold from their hand and fashioned it with a graving tool and made a golden calf. And they said, "These are your gods, O Israel, who brought you up out of the land of Egypt!" |
| Exodus 32:21 | And Moses said to Aaron, "What did this people do to you that you have brought such a great sin upon them?" |
| Deuteronomy 9:19 | For I was afraid of the anger and hot displeasure that the LORD bore against you, so that he was ready to destroy you. But the LORD listened to me that time also. |
| Deuteronomy 9:20 | And the LORD was so angry with Aaron that he was ready to destroy him. And I prayed for Aaron also at the same time. |
| 1 Samuel 23:16 | And Jonathan, Saul's son, rose and went to David at Horesh, and strengthened his hand in God. |
| 2 Samuel 11:27 | And when the mourning was over, David sent and brought her to his house, and she became his wife and bore him a son. But the thing that David had done displeased the LORD. |
| 2 Samuel 12:7 | Nathan said to David, "You are the man! Thus says the LORD, the God of Israel, 'I anointed you king over Israel, and I delivered you out of the hand of Saul. |
| 2 Samuel 12:8 | And I gave you your master's house and your master's wives into your arms and gave you the house of Israel and of Judah. And if this were too little, I would add to you as much more. |
| 2 Samuel 12:9 | Why have you despised the word of the LORD, to do what is evil in his sight? You have struck down Uriah the Hittite with the sword and have taken his wife to be your wife and have killed him with the sword of the Ammonites. |
| 2 Samuel 12:10 | Now therefore the sword shall never depart from your house, because you have despised me and have taken the wife of Uriah the Hittite to be your wife.' |
| 2 Samuel 12:11 | Thus says the LORD, 'Behold, I will raise up evil against you out of your own house. And I will take your wives before your eyes and give them to your neighbor, and he shall lie with your wives in the sight of this sun. |
| 2 Samuel 12:12 | For you did it secretly, but I will do this thing before all Israel and before the sun.'" |
| 2 Samuel 12:13 | David said to Nathan, "I have sinned against the LORD." And Nathan said to David, "The LORD also has put away your sin; you shall not die. |
| 2 Samuel 12:14 | Nevertheless, because by this deed you have utterly scorned the Lord, the child who is born to you shall die |
| Job 4:3 | Behold, you have instructed many, and you have strengthened the weak hands. |
| Job 4:4 | Your words have upheld him who was stumbling, and you have made firm the feeble knees. |
| Isaiah 35:3 | Strengthen the weak hands, and make firm the feeble knees. |
| Isaiah 35:4 | Say to those who have an anxious heart, "Be strong; fear not! Behold, your God will come with vengeance, with the recompense of God. He will come and save you." |
| Luke 22:31 | "Simon, Simon, behold, Satan demanded to have you, that he might sift you like wheat, |
| Luke 22:32 | but I have prayed for you that your faith may not fail. And when you have turned again, strengthen your brothers." |
| Galatians 2:11 | But when Cephas came to Antioch, I opposed him to his face, because he stood condemned. |
| Galatians 2:12 | For before certain men came from James, he was eating with the Gentiles; but when they came he drew back and separated himself, fearing the circumcision party. |
| Galatians 2:13 | And the rest of the Jews acted hypocritically along with him, so that even Barnabas was led astray by their hypocrisy. |
| Galatians 2:14 | But when I saw that their conduct was not in step with the truth of the gospel, I said to Cephas before them all, "If you, though a Jew, live like a Gentile and not like a Jew, how can you force the Gentiles to live like Jews?" |
| Galatians 6:1 | Brothers, if anyone is caught in any transgression, you who are spiritual should restore him in a spirit of gentleness. Keep watch on yourself, lest you too be tempted. |
| 1 Thessalonians 4:18 | Therefore encourage one another with these words. |
| 1 Thessalonians 5:11 | Therefore encourage one another and build one another up, just as you are doing. |
Ecclesiastes 4:10 Original Languages
Hebrew Word Order
that
ki
HTc
except
'im-
HTc
they will fall down
yi.Po.lu
HVqi3mp
the / one
ha. / 'e.Chad
HTd / Acfsa
he will raise
ya.Kim
HVhi3ms
(obj.)
'et-
HTo
companion / his
cha.ve.R / o
HNcmsc / Sp3ms
and / woe! to / (the) / him
ve. / 'I. / L / o
HC / Ti / Rd / Sp3ms
the / one
ha. / 'e.Chad
HTd / Acfsa
who / (he) will fall down
shei. / yi.Pol
HTr / Vqi3ms
and / there not
ve. / 'Ein
HC / Ncmsc
[is] a second [person]
she.Ni
HAomsa
to / raise / him
la. / ha.ki.M / o
HR / Vhcc / Sp3ms
English Word Order
that
ki
HTc
except
'im-
HTc
the / one
ha. / 'e.Chad
HTd / Acfsa
they will fall down
yi.Po.lu
HVqi3mp
companion / his
cha.ve.R / o
HNcmsc / Sp3ms
he will raise
ya.Kim
HVhi3ms
(obj.)
'et-
HTo
and / woe! to / (the) / him
ve. / 'I. / L / o
HC / Ti / Rd / Sp3ms
the / one
ha. / 'e.Chad
HTd / Acfsa
who / (he) will fall down
shei. / yi.Pol
HTr / Vqi3ms
and / there not
ve. / 'Ein
HC / Ncmsc
[is] a second [person]
she.Ni
HAomsa
to / raise / him
la. / ha.ki.M / o
HR / Vhcc / Sp3ms
Hebrew-Septuagint Interlinear: Hebrew Word Order
כִּֽי
ὅτι
אִמ־
ἐὰν
יִפֹֹּ֔לוּ
πέσωσιν
הָאֶחָ֖ד
ὁ εἷσ
יָקִֽים
ἐγερεῖ
אֶת־חֲבֵר/ֹֹ֑ו
τὸν μέτοχον αὐτοῦ
וְאִֽיל/ֹֹ֗ו
καὶ οὐαὶ αὐτῷ
הָֽאֶחָד֙
τῷ ἑνί
שֶׁיִּפֹֹּ֔ול
ὅταν πέσῃ
וְאֵ֥ין
καὶ μὴ
שֵׁנִ֖י
ᾖ δεύτεροσ
לַהֲקִימ/ֹֹֽו׃
τοῦ ἐγεῖραι αὐτόν
Hebrew-Septuagint Interlinear: Greek Word Order
כִּֽי
ὅτι
אִמ־
ἐὰν
יִפֹֹּ֔לוּ
πέσωσιν
הָאֶחָ֖ד
ὁ εἷσ
יָקִֽים
ἐγερεῖ
אֶת־חֲבֵר/ֹֹ֑ו
τὸν μέτοχον αὐτοῦ
וְאִֽיל/ֹֹ֗ו
καὶ οὐαὶ αὐτῷ
הָֽאֶחָד֙
τῷ ἑνί
שֶׁיִּפֹֹּ֔ול
ὅταν πέσῃ
וְאֵ֥ין
καὶ μὴ
שֵׁנִ֖י
ᾖ δεύτεροσ
לַהֲקִימ/ֹֹֽו׃
τοῦ ἐγεῖραι αὐτόν
Ecclesiastes 4:11 Cross References
| 1 Kgs 1:1; 1 Kgs 1:2 | |
| 1 Kings 1:1 | Now King David was old and advanced in years. And although they covered him with clothes, he could not get warm. |
| 1 Kings 1:2 | Therefore his servants said to him, "Let a young woman be sought for my lord the king, and let her wait on the king and be in his service. Let her lie in your arms, that my lord the king may be warm." |
Ecclesiastes 4:11 Original Languages
Hebrew Word Order
also
gam
HD
if
'im-
HTc
they will lie down
yish.ke.Vu
HVqi3mp
two [people]
she.Na.yim
HAcbda
and / it will be warm
ve. / Cham
Hc / Vqq3ms
to (the) / them
la. / Hem
HRd / Sp3mp
and / to / one [person]
u. / le. / 'e.Chad
HC / R / Acfsa
how?
'eikh
HTi
will it be warm
ye.Cham
HVqi3ms
English Word Order
also
gam
HD
if
'im-
HTc
two [people]
she.Na.yim
HAcbda
they will lie down
yish.ke.Vu
HVqi3mp
and / it will be warm
ve. / Cham
Hc / Vqq3ms
to (the) / them
la. / Hem
HRd / Sp3mp
how?
'eikh
HTi
and / to / one [person]
u. / le. / 'e.Chad
HC / R / Acfsa
will it be warm
ye.Cham
HVqi3ms
Hebrew-Septuagint Interlinear: Hebrew Word Order
גַּ֛ם
καί γε
אִמ־
ἐὰν
יִשְׁכְּב֥וּ
κοιμηθῶσιν
שְׁנַ֖יִם
δύο
וְחַֽם
καὶ θέρμη
ל/ָהֶ֑ם
αὐτοῖσ
וּלְאֶחָ֖ד
καὶ ὁ εἷσ
אֵ֥יכְ
πῶσ
יֵחָֽמ׃
θερμανθῇ
Hebrew-Septuagint Interlinear: Greek Word Order
גַּ֛ם
καί γε
אִמ־
ἐὰν
יִשְׁכְּב֥וּ
κοιμηθῶσιν
שְׁנַ֖יִם
δύο
וְחַֽם
καὶ θέρμη
ל/ָהֶ֑ם
αὐτοῖσ
וּלְאֶחָ֖ד
καὶ ὁ εἷσ
אֵ֥יכְ
πῶσ
יֵחָֽמ׃
θερμανθῇ
Ecclesiastes 4:12 Cross References
| and a | 2 Sam 23:9; 2 Sam 23:16; 2 Sam 23:18; 2 Sam 23:19; 2 Sam 23:23; Dan 3:16; Dan 3:17; Eph 4:3 |
| and a | |
| 2 Samuel 23:9 | And next to him among the three mighty men was Eleazar the son of Dodo, son of Ahohi. He was with David when they defied the Philistines who were gathered there for battle, and the men of Israel withdrew. |
| 2 Samuel 23:16 | Then the three mighty men broke through the camp of the Philistines and drew water out of the well of Bethlehem that was by the gate and carried and brought it to David. But he would not drink of it. He poured it out to the LORD |
| 2 Samuel 23:18 | Now Abishai, the brother of Joab, the son of Zeruiah, was chief of the thirty. And he wielded his spear against three hundred men and killed them and won a name beside the three. |
| 2 Samuel 23:19 | He was the most renowned of the thirty and became their commander, but he did not attain to the three. |
| 2 Samuel 23:23 | He was renowned among the thirty, but he did not attain to the three. And David set him over his bodyguard. |
| Daniel 3:16 | Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego answered and said to the king, "O Nebuchadnezzar, we have no need to answer you in this matter. |
| Daniel 3:17 | If this be so, our God whom we serve is able to deliver us from the burning fiery furnace, and he will deliver us out of your hand, O king. |
| Ephesians 4:3 | eager to maintain the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace. |
Ecclesiastes 4:12 Original Languages
Hebrew Word Order
and / though
ve. / 'im-
HC / Tc
someone will overpower / him
yit.ke.F / o
HVqi3ms / Sp3ms
the / one [person]
ha. / 'e.Chad
HTd / Acfsa
the / two [people]
ha. / she.Na.yim
HTd / Acbda
they will stand
ya.'am.Du
HVqi3mp
before / him
neg.D / o
HAcmsc / Sp3ms
and / the / thread
ve. / ha. / Chut
HC / Td / Ncmsa
(the) / threefold
ha / m.shu.Lash
HTd / VPsmsa
not
lo'
HTn
(in) / quickly
vi / m.he.Rah
HR / D
it will be torn apart
yi.na.Tek
HVNi3ms
English Word Order
and / though
ve. / 'im-
HC / Tc
the / one [person]
ha. / 'e.Chad
HTd / Acfsa
someone will overpower / him
yit.ke.F / o
HVqi3ms / Sp3ms
the / two [people]
ha. / she.Na.yim
HTd / Acbda
they will stand
ya.'am.Du
HVqi3mp
before / him
neg.D / o
HAcmsc / Sp3ms
and / the / thread
ve. / ha. / Chut
HC / Td / Ncmsa
(the) / threefold
ha / m.shu.Lash
HTd / VPsmsa
not
lo'
HTn
(in) / quickly
vi / m.he.Rah
HR / D
it will be torn apart
yi.na.Tek
HVNi3ms
Hebrew-Septuagint Interlinear: Hebrew Word Order
וְאִֽמ־
καὶ ἐὰν
יִתְקְפ/ֺֺֺו֙
ἐπικραταιωθῇ
הָאֶחָ֔ד
ὁ εἷσ
הַשְּׁנַ֖יִם
οἱ δύο
יַעַמְדֽוּ
στήσονται
נֶגְדּ/ֹֹ֑ו
κατέναντι αὐτοῦ
וְהַחוּט֙
καὶ τὸ σπαρτίον
הַֽמְשֻׁלָּ֔שׁ
τὸ ἔντριτον
לֹֹ֥א
οὐ
בִמְהֵרָ֖ה
ταχέωσ
יִנָּתֵֽק׃
ἀπορραγήσεται
Hebrew-Septuagint Interlinear: Greek Word Order
וְאִֽמ־
καὶ ἐὰν
יִתְקְפ/ֺֺֺו֙
ἐπικραταιωθῇ
הָאֶחָ֔ד
ὁ εἷσ
הַשְּׁנַ֖יִם
οἱ δύο
יַעַמְדֽוּ
στήσονται
נֶגְדּ/ֹֹ֑ו
κατέναντι αὐτοῦ
וְהַחוּט֙
καὶ τὸ σπαρτίον
הַֽמְשֻׁלָּ֔שׁ
τὸ ἔντριτον
לֹֹ֥א
οὐ
בִמְהֵרָ֖ה
ταχέωσ
יִנָּתֵֽק׃
ἀπορραγήσεται
Ecclesiastes 4:13 Cross References
| is a poor | Gen 37:2; Prov 19:1; Prov 28:6; Prov 28:15; Prov 28:16; Ecc 9:15; Ecc 9:16 |
| will no more be | 1 Kgs 22:8; 2 Chr 16:9; 2 Chr 16:10; 2 Chr 24:20-22; 2 Chr 25:16 |
| is a poor | |
| Genesis 37:2 | These are the generations of Jacob.Joseph, being seventeen years old, was pasturing the flock with his brothers. He was a boy with the sons of Bilhah and Zilpah, his father's wives. And Joseph brought a bad report of them to their father. |
| Proverbs 19:1 | Better is a poor person who walks in his integrity than one who is crooked in speech and is a fool. |
| Proverbs 28:6 | Better is a poor man who walks in his integrity than a rich man who is crooked in his ways. |
| Proverbs 28:15 | Like a roaring lion or a charging bear is a wicked ruler over a poor people. |
| Proverbs 28:16 | A ruler who lacks understanding is a cruel oppressor, but he who hates unjust gain will prolong his days. |
| Ecclesiastes 9:15 | But there was found in it a poor, wise man, and he by his wisdom delivered the city. Yet no one remembered that poor man. |
| Ecclesiastes 9:16 | But I say that wisdom is better than might, though the poor man's wisdom is despised and his words are not heard. |
| will no more be | |
| 1 Kings 22:8 | And the king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, "There is yet one man by whom we may inquire of the LORD, Micaiah the son of Imlah, but I hate him, for he never prophesies good concerning me, but evil." And Jehoshaphat said, "Let not the king say so." |
| 2 Chronicles 16:9 | For the eyes of the LORD run to and fro throughout the whole earth, to give strong support to those whose heart is blameless toward him. You have done foolishly in this, for from now on you will have wars." |
| 2 Chronicles 16:10 | Then Asa was angry with the seer and put him in the stocks in prison, for he was in a rage with him because of this. And Asa inflicted cruelties upon some of the people at the same time. |
| 2 Chronicles 24:20 | Then the Spirit of God clothed Zechariah the son of Jehoiada the priest, and he stood above the people, and said to them, "Thus says God, 'Why do you break the commandments of the LORD, so that you cannot prosper? Because you have forsaken the LORD, he has forsaken you.'" |
| 2 Chronicles 24:21 | But they conspired against him, and by command of the king they stoned him with stones in the court of the house of the LORD. |
| 2 Chronicles 24:22 | Thus Joash the king did not remember the kindness that Jehoiada, Zechariah's father, had shown him, but killed his son. And when he was dying, he said, "May the LORD see and avenge!" |
| 2 Chronicles 25:16 | But as he was speaking, the king said to him, "Have we made you a royal counselor? Stop! Why should you be struck down?" So the prophet stopped, but said, "I know that God has determined to destroy you, because you have done this and have not listened to my counsel." |
Ecclesiastes 4:13 Original Languages
Hebrew Word Order
[is] good
Tov
HAamsa
a youth
Ye.led
HNcmsa
poor
mis.Ken
HAamsa
and / wise
ve. / cha.Kham
HC / Aamsa
more than / a king
mi. / Me.lekh
HR / Ncmsa
old
za.Ken
HAamsa
and / a fool
u. / khe.Sil
HC / Aamsa
who
'a.Sher
HTr
not
lo'-
HTn
he knows
ya.Da'
HVqp3ms
to / be warned
le. / hi.za.Her
HR / VNcc
still
od
HAcmsa
English Word Order
[is] good
Tov
HAamsa
poor
mis.Ken
HAamsa
and / wise
ve. / cha.Kham
HC / Aamsa
a youth
Ye.led
HNcmsa
old
za.Ken
HAamsa
and / a fool
u. / khe.Sil
HC / Aamsa
more than / a king
mi. / Me.lekh
HR / Ncmsa
who
'a.Sher
HTr
not
lo'-
HTn
still
od
HAcmsa
he knows
ya.Da'
HVqp3ms
to / be warned
le. / hi.za.Her
HR / VNcc
Hebrew-Septuagint Interlinear: Hebrew Word Order
טֹֹ֛וב
ἀγαθὸσ
יֶ֥לֶד
παῖσ
מִסְכֵּ֖ן
πένησ
וְחָכָ֑ם
καὶ σοφὸσ
מִמֶּ֤לֶכְ
ὑπὲρ βασιλέα
זָקֵנ֙
πρεσβύτερον
וּכְסִ֔יל
καὶ ἄφρονα
אֲשֶׁ֛ר
ὃσ
לֹֹא־
οὐκ
יָדַ֥ע
ἔγνω
לְהִזָּהֵ֖ר
τοῦ προσέχειν
עֹֹֽוד׃
ἔτι
Hebrew-Septuagint Interlinear: Greek Word Order
טֹֹ֛וב
ἀγαθὸσ
יֶ֥לֶד
παῖσ
מִסְכֵּ֖ן
πένησ
וְחָכָ֑ם
καὶ σοφὸσ
מִמֶּ֤לֶכְ
ὑπὲρ βασιλέα
זָקֵנ֙
πρεσβύτερον
וּכְסִ֔יל
καὶ ἄφρονα
אֲשֶׁ֛ר
ὃσ
לֹֹא־
οὐκ
יָדַ֥ע
ἔγνω
לְהִזָּהֵ֖ר
τοῦ προσέχειν
עֹֹֽוד׃
ἔτι
Ecclesiastes 4:14 Cross References
| also | 1 Kgs 14:26; 1 Kgs 14:27; 2 Kgs 23:31-34; 2 Kgs 24:1; 2 Kgs 24:2; 2 Kgs 24:6; 2 Kgs 24:12; 2 Kgs 25:7; 2 Kgs 25:27-30; Lam 4:20; Dan 4:31 |
| For out | Gen 41:14; Gen 41:33-44; Job 5:11; Ps 113:7; Ps 113:8 |
| also | |
| 1 Kings 14:26 | He took away the treasures of the house of the LORD and the treasures of the king's house. He took away everything. He also took away all the shields of gold that Solomon had made, |
| 1 Kings 14:27 | and King Rehoboam made in their place shields of bronze, and committed them to the hands of the officers of the guard, who kept the door of the king's house. |
| 2 Kings 23:31 | Jehoahaz was twenty-three years old when he began to reign, and he reigned three months in Jerusalem. His mother's name was Hamutal the daughter of Jeremiah of Libnah. |
| 2 Kings 23:32 | And he did what was evil in the sight of the LORD, according to all that his fathers had done. |
| 2 Kings 23:33 | And Pharaoh Neco put him in bonds at Riblah in the land of Hamath, that he might not reign in Jerusalem, and laid on the land a tribute of a hundred talents of silver and a talent of gold. |
| 2 Kings 23:34 | And Pharaoh Neco made Eliakim the son of Josiah king in the place of Josiah his father, and changed his name to Jehoiakim. But he took Jehoahaz away, and he came to Egypt and died there. |
| 2 Kings 24:1 | In his days, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came up, and Jehoiakim became his servant three years. Then he turned and rebelled against him. |
| 2 Kings 24:2 | And the LORD sent against him bands of the Chaldeans and bands of the Syrians and bands of the Moabites and bands of the Ammonites, and sent them against Judah to destroy it, according to the word of the LORD that he spoke by his servants the prophets. |
| 2 Kings 24:6 | So Jehoiakim slept with his fathers, and Jehoiachin his son reigned in his place. |
| 2 Kings 24:12 | and Jehoiachin the king of Judah gave himself up to the king of Babylon, himself and his mother and his servants and his officials and his palace officials. The king of Babylon took him prisoner in the eighth year of his reign |
| 2 Kings 25:7 | They slaughtered the sons of Zedekiah before his eyes, and put out the eyes of Zedekiah and bound him in chains and took him to Babylon. |
| 2 Kings 25:27 | And in the thirty-seventh year of the exile of Jehoiachin king of Judah, in the twelfth month, on the twenty-seventh day of the month, Evil-merodach king of Babylon, in the year that he began to reign, graciously freed Jehoiachin king of Judah from prison. |
| 2 Kings 25:28 | And he spoke kindly to him and gave him a seat above the seats of the kings who were with him in Babylon. |
| 2 Kings 25:29 | So Jehoiachin put off his prison garments. And every day of his life he dined regularly at the king's table, |
| 2 Kings 25:30 | and for his allowance, a regular allowance was given him by the king, according to his daily needs, as long as he lived. |
| Lamentations 4:20 | The breath of our nostrils, the LORD's anointed, was captured in their pits, of whom we said, "Under his shadow we shall live among the nations." |
| Daniel 4:31 | While the words were still in the king's mouth, there fell a voice from heaven, "O King Nebuchadnezzar, to you it is spoken: The kingdom has departed from you, |
| For out | |
| Genesis 41:14 | Then Pharaoh sent and called Joseph, and they quickly brought him out of the pit. And when he had shaved himself and changed his clothes, he came in before Pharaoh. |
| Genesis 41:33 | Now therefore let Pharaoh select a discerning and wise man, and set him over the land of Egypt. |
| Genesis 41:34 | Let Pharaoh proceed to appoint overseers over the land and take one-fifth of the produce of the land of Egypt during the seven plentiful years. |
| Genesis 41:35 | And let them gather all the food of these good years that are coming and store up grain under the authority of Pharaoh for food in the cities, and let them keep it. |
| Genesis 41:36 | That food shall be a reserve for the land against the seven years of famine that are to occur in the land of Egypt, so that the land may not perish through the famine." |
| Genesis 41:37 | This proposal pleased Pharaoh and all his servants. |
| Genesis 41:38 | And Pharaoh said to his servants, "Can we find a man like this, in whom is the Spirit of God?" |
| Genesis 41:39 | Then Pharaoh said to Joseph, "Since God has shown you all this, there is none so discerning and wise as you are. |
| Genesis 41:40 | You shall be over my house, and all my people shall order themselves as you command. Only as regards the throne will I be greater than you." |
| Genesis 41:41 | And Pharaoh said to Joseph, "See, I have set you over all the land of Egypt." |
| Genesis 41:42 | Then Pharaoh took his signet ring from his hand and put it on Joseph's hand, and clothed him in garments of fine linen and put a gold chain about his neck. |
| Genesis 41:43 | And he made him ride in his second chariot. And they called out before him, "Bow the knee!" Thus he set him over all the land of Egypt. |
| Genesis 41:44 | Moreover, Pharaoh said to Joseph, "I am Pharaoh, and without your consent no one shall lift up hand or foot in all the land of Egypt." |
| Job 5:11 | he sets on high those who are lowly, and those who mourn are lifted to safety. |
| Psalms 113:7 | He raises the poor from the dust and lifts the needy from the ash heap, |
| Psalms 113:8 | to make them sit with princes, with the princes of his people. |
Ecclesiastes 4:14 Original Languages
Hebrew Word Order
for
ki-
HTc
from / [the] house of
mi. / Beit
HR / Ncmsc
the / prisoners
ha. / su.Rim
HTd / Vqsmpa
he came out
ya.Tza'
HVqp3ms
to / become king
li / m.Lokh
HR / Vqcc
for
ki
HTc
also
gam
HD
in / own kingdom / his
be. / mal.khu.T / o
HR / Ncfsc / Sp3ms
he had been born
no.Lad
HVNp3ms
a poor [person]
Rash
HVqrmsa
English Word Order
for
ki-
HTc
he came out
ya.Tza'
HVqp3ms
from / [the] house of
mi. / Beit
HR / Ncmsc
the / prisoners
ha. / su.Rim
HTd / Vqsmpa
to / become king
li / m.Lokh
HR / Vqcc
for
ki
HTc
also
gam
HD
he had been born
no.Lad
HVNp3ms
a poor [person]
Rash
HVqrmsa
in / own kingdom / his
be. / mal.khu.T / o
HR / Ncfsc / Sp3ms
Hebrew-Septuagint Interlinear: Hebrew Word Order
כִּֽי־
ὅτι
מִבֵּ֥ית
ἐξ οἴκου
הָסוּרִ֖ים
τῶν δεσμίων
יָצָֽא
ἐξελεύσεται
לִמְלֹֹ֑כְ
τοῦ βασιλεῦσαι
כִּ֛י
ὅτι
גַּ֥ם
καί γε
בְּמַלְכוּת/ֹֹ֖ו
ἐν βασιλείᾳ αὐτοῦ
נֺֺֺולַ֥ד
ἐγεννήθη
רָֽשׁ׃
πένησ
Hebrew-Septuagint Interlinear: Greek Word Order
כִּֽי־
ὅτι
מִבֵּ֥ית
ἐξ οἴκου
הָסוּרִ֖ים
τῶν δεσμίων
יָצָֽא
ἐξελεύσεται
לִמְלֹֹ֑כְ
τοῦ βασιλεῦσαι
כִּ֛י
ὅτι
גַּ֥ם
καί γε
בְּמַלְכוּת/ֹֹ֖ו
ἐν βασιλείᾳ αὐτοῦ
נֺֺֺולַ֥ד
ἐγεννήθη
רָֽשׁ׃
πένησ
Ecclesiastes 4:15 Cross References
| child | 2 Sam 15:6 |
| child | |
| 2 Samuel 15:6 | Thus Absalom did to all of Israel who came to the king for judgment. So Absalom stole the hearts of the men of Israel. |
Ecclesiastes 4:15 Original Languages
Hebrew Word Order
I saw
ra.'I.ti
HVqp1cs
(obj.)
'et-
HTo
all
kol-
HNcmsc
the / living
ha. / chai.Yim
HTd / Aampa
who / are walking about
ha / m.ha.le.Khim
HTd / Vprmpa
under
Ta.chat
HNcmsc
the / sun
ha. / Sha.mesh
HTd / Ncbsa
with
'im
HR
the / youth
hai. / Ye.led
HTd / Ncmsa
(the) / second
ha. / she.Ni
HTd / Aomsa
who
'a.Sher
HTr
he will arise
ya.'a.Mod
HVqi3ms
in place of / him
tach.Ta / v
HNcmpc / Sp3ms
English Word Order
I saw
ra.'I.ti
HVqp1cs
(obj.)
'et-
HTo
all
kol-
HNcmsc
the / living
ha. / chai.Yim
HTd / Aampa
who / are walking about
ha / m.ha.le.Khim
HTd / Vprmpa
under
Ta.chat
HNcmsc
the / sun
ha. / Sha.mesh
HTd / Ncbsa
with
'im
HR
(the) / second
ha. / she.Ni
HTd / Aomsa
the / youth
hai. / Ye.led
HTd / Ncmsa
who
'a.Sher
HTr
he will arise
ya.'a.Mod
HVqi3ms
in place of / him
tach.Ta / v
HNcmpc / Sp3ms
Hebrew-Septuagint Interlinear: Hebrew Word Order
רָאִ֨יתִי֙
εἶδον
אֶת־
σὺν
כָּל־
πάντασ
הַֽחַיִּ֔ים
τοὺσ ζῶντασ
הַֽמְהַלְּכִ֖ים
τοὺσ περιπατοῦντασ
תַּֽחַת
ὑπὸ
הַשָּׁ֑מֶשׁ
τὸν ἥλιον
עִ֚ם
μετὰ
הַיֶּֽלֶד
τοῦ νεανίσκου
הַשֵּׁנִ֔י
τοῦ δευτέρου
אֲשֶׁ֥ר
ὃσ
יַעֲמֹֹ֖ד
στήσεται
תַּחְתָּֽי/ו׃
ἀντ' αὐτοῦ
Hebrew-Septuagint Interlinear: Greek Word Order
רָאִ֨יתִי֙
εἶδον
אֶת־
σὺν
כָּל־
πάντασ
הַֽחַיִּ֔ים
τοὺσ ζῶντασ
הַֽמְהַלְּכִ֖ים
τοὺσ περιπατοῦντασ
תַּֽחַת
ὑπὸ
הַשָּׁ֑מֶשׁ
τὸν ἥλιον
עִ֚ם
μετὰ
הַיֶּֽלֶד
τοῦ νεανίσκου
הַשֵּׁנִ֔י
τοῦ δευτέρου
אֲשֶׁ֥ר
ὃσ
יַעֲמֹֹ֖ד
στήσεται
תַּחְתָּֽי/ו׃
ἀντ' αὐτοῦ
Ecclesiastes 4:16 Cross References
| no end | 2 Sam 15:12; 2 Sam 15:13; 1 Kgs 1:5-7; 1 Kgs 1:40; 1 Kgs 12:10-16 |
| they also | Judg 9:19; Judg 9:20; 2 Sam 18:7; 2 Sam 18:8; 2 Sam 19:9 |
| this | Ecc 1:14; Ecc 2:11; Ecc 2:17; Ecc 2:26 |
| no end | |
| 2 Samuel 15:12 | And while Absalom was offering the sacrifices, he sent for Ahithophel the Gilonite, David's counselor, from his city Giloh. And the conspiracy grew strong, and the people with Absalom kept increasing. |
| 2 Samuel 15:13 | And a messenger came to David, saying, "The hearts of the men of Israel have gone after Absalom." |
| 1 Kings 1:5 | Now Adonijah the son of Haggith exalted himself, saying, "I will be king." And he prepared for himself chariots and horsemen, and fifty men to run before him. |
| 1 Kings 1:6 | His father had never at any time displeased him by asking, "Why have you done thus and so?" He was also a very handsome man, and he was born next after Absalom. |
| 1 Kings 1:7 | He conferred with Joab the son of Zeruiah and with Abiathar the priest. And they followed Adonijah and helped him. |
| 1 Kings 1:40 | And all the people went up after him, playing on pipes, and rejoicing with great joy, so that the earth was split by their noise. |
| 1 Kings 12:10 | And the young men who had grown up with him said to him, "Thus shall you speak to this people who said to you, 'Your father made our yoke heavy, but you lighten it for us,' thus shall you say to them, 'My little finger is thicker than my father's thighs. |
| 1 Kings 12:11 | And now, whereas my father laid on you a heavy yoke, I will add to your yoke. My father disciplined you with whips, but I will discipline you with scorpions.'" |
| 1 Kings 12:12 | So Jeroboam and all the people came to Rehoboam the third day, as the king said, "Come to me again the third day." |
| 1 Kings 12:13 | And the king answered the people harshly, and forsaking the counsel that the old men had given him, |
| 1 Kings 12:14 | he spoke to them according to the counsel of the young men, saying, "My father made your yoke heavy, but I will add to your yoke. My father disciplined you with whips, but I will discipline you with scorpions." |
| 1 Kings 12:15 | So the king did not listen to the people, for it was a turn of affairs brought about by the LORD that he might fulfill his word, which the LORD spoke by Ahijah the Shilonite to Jeroboam the son of Nebat. |
| 1 Kings 12:16 | And when all Israel saw that the king did not listen to them, the people answered the king, "What portion do we have in David? We have no inheritance in the son of Jesse. To your tents, O Israel! Look now to your own house, David." So Israel went to their tents. |
| they also | |
| Judges 9:19 | if you then have acted in good faith and integrity with Jerubbaal and with his house this day, then rejoice in Abimelech, and let him also rejoice in you. |
| Judges 9:20 | But if not, let fire come out from Abimelech and devour the leaders of Shechem and Beth-millo; and let fire come out from the leaders of Shechem and from Beth-millo and devour Abimelech." |
| 2 Samuel 18:7 | And the men of Israel were defeated there by the servants of David, and the loss there was great on that day, twenty thousand men. |
| 2 Samuel 18:8 | The battle spread over the face of all the country, and the forest devoured more people that day than the sword. |
| 2 Samuel 19:9 | And all the people were arguing throughout all the tribes of Israel, saying, "The king delivered us from the hand of our enemies and saved us from the hand of the Philistines, and now he has fled out of the land from Absalom. |
| this | |
| Ecclesiastes 1:14 | I have seen everything that is done under the sun, and behold, all is vanity and a striving after wind. |
| Ecclesiastes 2:11 | Then I considered all that my hands had done and the toil I had expended in doing it, and behold, all was vanity and a striving after wind, and there was nothing to be gained under the sun. |
| Ecclesiastes 2:17 | So I hated life, because what is done under the sun was grievous to me, for all is vanity and a striving after wind. |
| Ecclesiastes 2:26 | For to the one who pleases him God has given wisdom and knowledge and joy, but to the sinner he has given the business of gathering and collecting, only to give to one who pleases God. This also is vanity and a striving after wind. |
Ecclesiastes 4:16 Original Languages
Hebrew Word Order
there not
'ein-
HNcmsc
[is] an end
ketz
HNcmsa
to / all
le. / khol
HR / Ncmsc
the / people
ha. / 'Am
HTd / Ncmsa
to / all
le. / Khol
HR / Ncmsa
[those] whom
'a.Sher-
HTr
he was
ha.Yah
HVqp3ms
(to) / before / them
li / f.nei. / Hem
HR / Ncmpc / Sp3mp
also
gam
HD
the / subsequent [people]
ha. / 'a.cha.ro.Nim
HTd / Aampa
not
lo'
HTn
they will rejoice
yis.me.chu-
HVqi3mp
in (the) / him
v / o
HRd / Sp3ms
for
ki-
HTc
also
gam-
HD
this
zeh
HTm
[is] futility
He.vel
HNcmsa
and / a striving of
ve. / ra'.Yon
HC / Ncmsc
wind
Ru.ach
HNcfsa
English Word Order
there not
'ein-
HNcmsc
[is] an end
ketz
HNcmsa
to / all
le. / khol
HR / Ncmsc
the / people
ha. / 'Am
HTd / Ncmsa
to / all
le. / Khol
HR / Ncmsa
[those] whom
'a.Sher-
HTr
he was
ha.Yah
HVqp3ms
(to) / before / them
li / f.nei. / Hem
HR / Ncmpc / Sp3mp
also
gam
HD
in (the) / him
v / o
HRd / Sp3ms
not
lo'
HTn
they will rejoice
yis.me.chu-
HVqi3mp
the / subsequent [people]
ha. / 'a.cha.ro.Nim
HTd / Aampa
this
zeh
HTm
for
ki-
HTc
also
gam-
HD
[is] futility
He.vel
HNcmsa
and / a striving of
ve. / ra'.Yon
HC / Ncmsc
wind
Ru.ach
HNcfsa
Hebrew-Septuagint Interlinear: Hebrew Word Order
אֵֽינ־
οὐκ ἔστιν
קֵֽץ
περασμὸσ
לְכָל־
τῷ παντὶ
הָעָ֗ם
λαῷ
לְכֹֹ֤ל
τοῖσ πᾶσιν
אֲשֶׁר־
ὅσοι
הָיָה֙
ἐγένοντο
לִפְנֵי/הֶ֔ם
ἔμπροσθεν αὐτῶν
גַּ֥ם
καί γε
הָאַחֲרֺֺֺונִ֖ים
οἱ ἔσχατοι
לֹֹֽא
οὐκ
יִשְׂמְחוּ־
εὐφρανθήσονται
ב/ֹֹ֑ו
ἐν αὐτῷ
כִּֽי־
ὅτι
גַמ־
καί γε
זֶ֥ה
τοῦτο
הֶ֖בֶל
ματαιότησ
וְרַעְיֹֹ֥ון
καὶ προαίρεσισ
רֽוּחַ׃
πνεύματοσ
Hebrew-Septuagint Interlinear: Greek Word Order
אֵֽינ־
οὐκ ἔστιν
קֵֽץ
περασμὸσ
לְכָל־
τῷ παντὶ
הָעָ֗ם
λαῷ
לְכֹֹ֤ל
τοῖσ πᾶσιν
אֲשֶׁר־
ὅσοι
הָיָה֙
ἐγένοντο
לִפְנֵי/הֶ֔ם
ἔμπροσθεν αὐτῶν
גַּ֥ם
καί γε
הָאַחֲרֺֺֺונִ֖ים
οἱ ἔσχατοι
לֹֹֽא
οὐκ
יִשְׂמְחוּ־
εὐφρανθήσονται
ב/ֹֹ֑ו
ἐν αὐτῷ
כִּֽי־
ὅτι
גַמ־
καί γε
זֶ֥ה
τοῦτο
הֶ֖בֶל
ματαιότησ
וְרַעְיֹֹ֥ון
καὶ προαίρεσισ
רֽוּחַ׃
πνεύματοσ