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Ecclesiastes 1:4
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What profit hath a man of all his labour which he taketh under the sun?
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[One] generation passeth away, and [another] generation cometh: but the earth abideth for ever.
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The sun also ariseth, and the sun goeth down, and hasteth to his place where he arose.
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Verse Text
KJV with Strong's Numbers
One generationH1755 passeth awayH1980, and another generationH1755 comethH935 H935: but the earthH776 abidethH5975 for everH5769.
Original Hebrew
דֹּור הֹלֵךְ וְדֹור בָּא וְהָאָרֶץ לְעֹולָם עֹמָדֶת׃
| Hebrew | Transliteration | Strong's | Morphology | Gloss |
|---|---|---|---|---|
דּ֤וֹר |
Dor | H1755 | HNcmsa | a generation |
הֹלֵךְ֙ |
ho.leKh | H1980 | HVqrmsa | (is) going |
וְ/ד֣וֹר |
ve./Dor | H1755 | HC/Ncmsa | and/ a generation |
בָּ֔א |
Ba' | H935 | HVqrmsa | (is) coming |
וְ/הָ/אָ֖רֶץ |
ve./ha./'A.retz | H776 | HC/Td/Ncbsa | and/ the/ earth |
לְ/עוֹלָ֥ם |
le./'o.Lam | H5769 | HR/Ncmsa | for/ ever |
עֹמָֽדֶת |
'o.Ma.det | H5975 | HVqrfsa | (is) continuing |
Source: Westminster Leningrad Codex (MorphHB), TAHOT (Tyndale House)
Strong's References
- H776 — אֶרֶץ (ʼerets, eh'-rets): from an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth (at large, or partitively a land); [idiom] common, country, earth, field, ground, land, [idiom] natins, way, [phrase] wilderness, world.
- H935 — בּוֹא (bôwʼ, bo): a primitive root; to go or come (in a wide variety of applications); abide, apply, attain, [idiom] be, befall, [phrase] besiege, bring (forth, in, into, to pass), call, carry, [idiom] certainly, (cause, let, thing for) to come (against, in, out, upon, to pass), depart, [idiom] doubtless again, [phrase] eat, [phrase] employ, (cause to) enter (in, into, -tering, -trance, -try), be fallen, fetch, [phrase] follow, get, give, go (down, in, to war), grant, [phrase] have, [idiom] indeed, (in-) vade, lead, lift (up), mention, pull in, put, resort, run (down), send, set, [idiom] (well) stricken (in age), [idiom] surely, take (in), way.
- H1755 — דּוֹר (dôwr, dore): or (shortened) דֹּר; from דּוּר; properly, a revolution of time, i.e. an age or generation; also a dwelling; age, [idiom] evermore, generation, (n-) ever, posterity.
- H1980 — הָלַךְ (hâlak, haw-lak'): akin to יָלַךְ; a primitive root; to walk (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively); (all) along, apace, behave (self), come, (on) continually, be conversant, depart, [phrase] be eased, enter, exercise (self), [phrase] follow, forth, forward, get, go (about, abroad, along, away, forward, on, out, up and down), [phrase] greater, grow, be wont to haunt, lead, march, [idiom] more and more, move (self), needs, on, pass (away), be at the point, quite, run (along), [phrase] send, speedily, spread, still, surely, [phrase] tale-bearer, [phrase] travel(-ler), walk (abroad, on, to and fro, up and down, to places), wander, wax, (way-) faring man, [idiom] be weak, whirl.
- H5769 — עוֹלָם (ʻôwlâm, o-lawm'): or עֹלָם; from עָלַם; properly, concealed, i.e. the vanishing point; generally, time out of mind (past or future), i.e. (practically) eternity; frequentatively, adverbial (especially with prepositional prefix) always; alway(-s), ancient (time), any more, continuance, eternal, (for, (n-)) ever(-lasting, -more, of old), lasting, long (time), (of) old (time), perpetual, at any time, (beginning of the) world ([phrase] without end). Compare נֶצַח, עַד.
- H5975 — עָמַד (ʻâmad, aw-mad'): a primitive root; to stand, in various relations (literal and figurative, intransitive and transitive); abide (behind), appoint, arise, cease, confirm, continue, dwell, be employed, endure, establish, leave, make, ordain, be (over), place, (be) present (self), raise up, remain, repair, [phrase] serve, set (forth, over, -tle, up), (make to, make to be at a, with-) stand (by, fast, firm, still, up), (be at a) stay (up), tarry.
Cross References
Verse Cross-References (Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, Enhanced)
- but — Psalms 102:24-28, Psalms 104:5, Psalms 119:90-91, Matthew 24:35, 2 Peter 3:10-13
- One generation — Genesis 5:3-31, Genesis 11:20-32, Genesis 36:9-19, Genesis 47:9, Exodus 1:6-7, Exodus 6:16-27, Psalms 89:47-48, Psalms 90:9-10, Ecclesiastes 6:12, Zechariah 1:5
Reciprocal references (4): 2 Chronicles 6:10, Job 21:33, Luke 20:32, 1 Corinthians 7:31
Related Topics
- Nave’s: COVETOUSNESS, EARTH, LIFE
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