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Ecclesiastes 10:6

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There is an evil [which] I have seen under the sun, as an error [which] proceedeth from the ruler:	Folly is set in great dignity, and the rich sit in low place.	I have seen servants upon horses, and princes walking as servants upon the earth.

Verse Text

KJV with Strong's Numbers

Folly^H5529 is set^H5414 in great^H7227 dignity^H4791, and the rich^H6223 sit^H3427 in low place^H8216.

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Original Hebrew

נִתַּן הַסֶּכֶל בַּמְּרֹומִים רַבִּים וַעֲשִׁירִים בַּשֵּׁפֶל יֵשֵׁבוּ׃

Hebrew	Transliteration	Strong's	Morphology	Gloss
נִתַּ֣ן	ni.Tan	H5414	HVNp3ms	it is put
הַ/סֶּ֔כֶל	ha./Se.khel	H5529	HTd/Ncmsa	(the)/ folly
בַּ/מְּרוֹמִ֖ים	ba./me.ro.Mim	H4791	HRd/Ncmpa	in (the)/ high places
רַבִּ֑ים	ra.Bim	H7227	HAampa	many
וַ/עֲשִׁירִ֖ים	va./'a.shi.Rim	H6223	HC/Aampa	and/ rich (people)
בַּ/שֵּׁ֥פֶל	ba./She.fel	H8216	HRd/Ncmsa	in the/ low place
יֵשֵֽׁבוּ	ye.She.vu	H3427	HVqi3mp	they sit

Source: Westminster Leningrad Codex (MorphHB), TAHOT (Tyndale House)

Strong's References

• H3427 — יָשַׁב (yâshab, yaw-shab'): a primitive root; properly, to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry; (make to) abide(-ing), continue, (cause to, make to) dwell(-ing), ease self, endure, establish, [idiom] fail, habitation, haunt, (make to) inhabit(-ant), make to keep (house), lurking, [idiom] marry(-ing), (bring again to) place, remain, return, seat, set(-tle), (down-) sit(-down, still, -ting down, -ting (place) -uate), take, tarry.
• H4791 — מָרוֹם (mârôwm, maw-rome'): from רוּם; altitude, i.e. concretely (an elevated place), abstractly (elevation, figuratively (elation), or adverbially (aloft); (far) above, dignity, haughty, height, (most, on) high (one, place), loftily, upward.
• H5414 — נָתַן (nâthan, naw-than'): a primitive root; to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.); add, apply, appoint, ascribe, assign, [idiom] avenge, [idiom] be (healed), bestow, bring (forth, hither), cast, cause, charge, come, commit, consider, count, [phrase] cry, deliver (up), direct, distribute, do, [idiom] doubtless, [idiom] without fail, fasten, frame, [idiom] get, give (forth, over, up), grant, hang (up), [idiom] have, [idiom] indeed, lay (unto charge, up), (give) leave, lend, let (out), [phrase] lie, lift up, make, [phrase] O that, occupy, offer, ordain, pay, perform, place, pour, print, [idiom] pull, put (forth), recompense, render, requite, restore, send (out), set (forth), shew, shoot forth (up), [phrase] sing, [phrase] slander, strike, (sub-) mit, suffer, [idiom] surely, [idiom] take, thrust, trade, turn, utter, [phrase] weep, [phrase] willingly, [phrase] withdraw, [phrase] would (to) God, yield.
• H5529 — סֶכֶל (çekel, seh'-kal): from סָכַל; silliness; concretely and collectively, dolts; folly.
• H6223 — עָשִׁיר (ʻâshîyr, aw-sheer'): from עָשַׁר; rich, whether literal or figurative (noble); rich (man).
• H7227 — רַב (rab, rab): by contracted from רָבַב; abundant (in quantity, size, age, number, rank, quality); (in) abound(-undance, -ant, -antly), captain, elder, enough, exceedingly, full, great(-ly, man, one), increase, long (enough, (time)), (do, have) many(-ifold, things, a time), (ship-)master, mighty, more, (too, very) much, multiply(-tude), officer, often(-times), plenteous, populous, prince, process (of time), suffice(-lent).
• H8216 — שֶׁפֶל (shephel, shay'-fel): from שָׁפֵל; an humble rank; low estate (place).

Cross References

Verse Cross-References (Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, Enhanced)

• Folly — Judges 9:14-20, 1 Kings 12:13-14, Esther 3:1, Psalms 12:8, Proverbs 28:12, Proverbs 28:28
• the rich — James 2:3-5

Reciprocal references (3): Proverbs 14:29, Ecclesiastes 10:17, 2 Peter 2:10

Related Topics

• Nave’s: RULERS

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