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Ecclesiastes 5:17

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← Ecclesiastes 5:16	Ecclesiastes 5:17 (KJV)	Ecclesiastes 5:18 →
And this also [is] a sore evil, [that] in all points as he came, so shall he go: and what profit hath he that hath laboured for the wind?	All his days also he eateth in darkness, and [he hath] much sorrow and wrath with his sickness.	Behold [that] which I have seen: [it is] good and comely [for one] to eat and to drink, and to enjoy the good of all his labour that he taketh under the sun all the days of his life, which God giveth him: for it [is] his portion.

Verse Text

KJV with Strong's Numbers

All his days^H3117 also he eateth^H398 in darkness^H2822, and he hath much^H7235 sorrow^H3707 and wrath^H7110 with his sickness^H2483.

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Original Hebrew

הִנֵּה אֲשֶׁר־רָאִיתִי אָנִי טֹוב אֲשֶׁר־יָפֶה לֶאֶכֹול־וְלִשְׁתֹּות וְלִרְאֹות טֹובָה בְּכָל־עֲמָלֹו ׀ שֶׁיַּעֲמֹל תַּחַת־הַשֶּׁמֶשׁ מִסְפַּר יְמֵי־ [חַיָּו כ] (חַיָּיו ק) אֲשֶׁר־נָתַן־לֹו הָאֱלֹהִים כִּי־הוּא חֶלְקֹו׃

Hebrew	Transliteration	Strong's	Morphology	Gloss
הִנֵּ֞ה	hi.Neh	H2009	HTm	here!
אֲשֶׁר	'a.Sher-	H834	HTr	(that) which
רָאִ֣יתִי	ra.'I.ti	H7200	HVqp1cs	I have seen
אָ֗נִי	'A.ni	H589	HPp1cs	I
ט֣וֹב	Tov	H2896	HAamsa	(to be) good
אֲשֶׁר	'a.Sher-	H834	HTr	(that) which
יָפֶ֣ה	ya.Peh	H3303	HAamsa	(is) beautiful
לֶֽ/אֶכוֹל	le./'e.khol-	H398	HR/Vqc	(is) to/ eat
וְ֠/לִ/שְׁתּוֹת	Ve./li/sh.tot	H8354	HC/R/Vqc	and/ to/ drink
וְ/לִ/רְא֨וֹת	ve./li/r.'ot	H7200	HC/R/Vqc	and/ to/ see
טוֹבָ֜ה	to.Vah	H2896	HAafsa	good
בְּ/כָל	be./khol	H3605	HR/Ncmsc	in/ all
עֲמָל֣/וֹ	a.ma.L/o	H5999	HNcbsc/Sp3ms	toil/ his
שֶׁ/יַּעֲמֹ֣ל	shei./ya.'a.Mol	H5998	HTr/Vqi3ms	that/ someone will toil
תַּֽחַת	ta.chat-	H8478	HR	under
הַ/שֶּׁ֗מֶשׁ	ha./She.mesh	H8121	HTd/Ncbsa	the/ sun
מִסְפַּ֧ר	mis.Par	H4557	HNcmsc	(the) number of
יְמֵי	ye.mei-	H3117	HNcmpc	(the) days of
חי/ו	chay	H2416	HNcmpc/Sp3ms
אֲשֶׁר	'a.Sher-	H834	HTr	which
נָֽתַן	na.tan-	H5414	HVqp3ms	he has given
ל֥/וֹ	l/o		HR/Sp3ms	to (the)/ him
הָ/אֱלֹהִ֖ים	ha./'E.lo.Him	H430	HTd/Ncmpa	(the)/ God
כִּי	ki-	H3588	HC	for
ה֥וּא	hu'	H1931	HPp3ms	that
חֶלְקֽ/וֹ	chel.K/o	H2506	HNcmsc/Sp3ms	(is) portion/ his

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

Strong's References

• H398 — אָכַל (ʼâkal, aw-kal'): a primitive root; to eat (literally or figuratively); [idiom] at all, burn up, consume, devour(-er, up), dine, eat(-er, up), feed (with), food, [idiom] freely, [idiom] in...wise(-deed, plenty), (lay) meat, [idiom] quite.
• H2483 — חֳלִי (chŏlîy, khol-ee'): from חָלָה; malady, anxiety, calamity; disease, grief, (is) sick(-ness).
• H2822 — חֹשֶׁךְ (chôshek, kho-shek'): from חָשַׁךְ; the dark; hence (literally) darkness; figuratively, misery, destruction, death, ignorance, sorrow, wickedness; dark(-ness), night, obscurity.
• H3117 — יוֹם (yôwm, yome): from an unused root meaning to be hot; a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an associated term), (often used adverb); age, [phrase] always, [phrase] chronicals, continually(-ance), daily, ((birth-), each, to) day, (now a, two) days (agone), [phrase] elder, [idiom] end, [phrase] evening, [phrase] (for) ever(-lasting, -more), [idiom] full, life, as (so) long as (... live), (even) now, [phrase] old, [phrase] outlived, [phrase] perpetually, presently, [phrase] remaineth, [idiom] required, season, [idiom] since, space, then, (process of) time, [phrase] as at other times, [phrase] in trouble, weather, (as) when, (a, the, within a) while (that), [idiom] whole ([phrase] age), (full) year(-ly), [phrase] younger.
• H3707 — כַּעַס (kaʻaç, kaw-as'): a primitive root; to trouble; by implication, to grieve, rage, be indignant; be angry, be grieved, take indignation, provoke (to anger, unto wrath), have sorrow, vex, be wroth.
• H7110 — קֶצֶף (qetseph, keh'-tsef): from קָצַף; a splinter (as chipped off); figuratively, rage or strife; foam, indignation, [idiom] sore, wrath.
• H7235 — רָבָה (râbâh, raw-baw'): a primitive root; to increase (in whatever respect); (bring in) abundance ([idiom] -antly), [phrase] archer (by mistake for רָבַב), be in authority, bring up, [idiom] continue, enlarge, excel, exceeding(-ly), be full of, (be, make) great(-er, -ly, [idiom] -ness), grow up, heap, increase, be long, (be, give, have, make, use) many (a time), (any, be, give, give the, have) more (in number), (ask, be, be so, gather, over, take, yield) much (greater, more), (make to) multiply, nourish, plenty(-eous), [idiom] process (of time), sore, store, thoroughly, very.

The following Strong's numbers are referenced in the Hebrew (Westminster Leningrad Codex) text but were not explicitly tagged in the KJV source:

• H430 — אֱלֹהִים (ʼĕlôhîym, el-o-heem'): plural of אֱלוֹהַּ; gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates; and sometimes as a superlative; angels, [idiom] exceeding, God (gods) (-dess, -ly), [idiom] (very) great, judges, [idiom] mighty.
• H589 — אֲנִי (ʼănîy, an-ee'): lemma אֲנַי second vowel, corrected to אֲנִי; contracted from אָנֹכִי; I; I, (as for) me, mine, myself, we, [idiom] which, [idiom] who.
• H834 — אֲשֶׁר (ʼăsher, ash-er'): a primitive relative pronoun (of every gender and number); who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.; [idiom] after, [idiom] alike, as (soon as), because, [idiom] every, for, [phrase] forasmuch, [phrase] from whence, [phrase] how(-soever), [idiom] if, (so) that ((thing) which, wherein), [idiom] though, [phrase] until, [phrase] whatsoever, when, where ([phrase] -as, -in, -of, -on, -soever, -with), which, whilst, [phrase] whither(-soever), who(-m, -soever, -se). As it is indeclinable, it is often accompanied by the personal pronoun expletively, used to show the connection.
• H1931 — הוּא (hûwʼ, hoo): of which the feminine (beyond the Pentateuch) is הִיא; a primitive word, the third person pronoun singular; he (she or it); only expressed when emphatic or without a verb; also (intensively) self, or (especially with the article) the same; sometimes (as demonstrative) this or that; occasionally (instead of copula) as or are; he, as for her, him(-self), it, the same, she (herself), such, that (...it), these, they, this, those, which (is), who.
• H2009 — הִנֵּה (hinnêh, hin-nay'): prolongation for הֵן; lo!; behold, lo, see.
• H2416 — חַי (chay, khah'-ee): from חָיָה; alive; hence, raw (flesh); fresh (plant, water, year), strong; also (as noun, especially in the feminine singular and masculine plural) life (or living thing), whether literally or figuratively; [phrase] age, alive, appetite, (wild) beast, company, congregation, life(-time), live(-ly), living (creature, thing), maintenance, [phrase] merry, multitude, [phrase] (be) old, quick, raw, running, springing, troop.
• H2506 — חֵלֶק (chêleq, khay'lek): from חָלַק; properly, smoothness (of the tongue); also an allotment; flattery, inheritance, part, [idiom] partake, portion.
• H2896 — טוֹב (ṭôwb, tobe): from טוֹב; good (as an adjective) in the widest sense; used likewise as a noun, both in the masculine and the feminine, the singular and the plural (good, a good or good thing, a good man or woman; the good, goods or good things, good men or women), also as an adverb (well); beautiful, best, better, bountiful, cheerful, at ease, [idiom] fair (word), (be in) favour, fine, glad, good (deed, -lier, -liest, -ly, -ness, -s), graciously, joyful, kindly, kindness, liketh (best), loving, merry, [idiom] most, pleasant, [phrase] pleaseth, pleasure, precious, prosperity, ready, sweet, wealth, welfare, (be) well(-favoured).
• H3303 — יָפֶה (yâpheh, yaw-feh'): from יָפָה; beautiful (literally or figuratively); [phrase] beautiful, beauty, comely, fair(-est, one), [phrase] goodly, pleasant, well.
• H3588 — כִּי (kîy, kee): a primitive particle (the full form of the prepositional prefix) indicating causal relations of all kinds, antecedent or consequent; (by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed; and, + (forasmuch, inasmuch, where-) as, assured(-ly), + but, certainly, doubtless, + else, even, + except, for, how, (because, in, so, than) that, + nevertheless, now, rightly, seeing, since, surely, then, therefore, + (al-) though, + till, truly, + until, when, whether, while, whom, yea, yet.
• H3605 — כֹּל (kôl, kole): or (Jeremiah 33:8) כּוֹל; from כָּלַל; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense); (in) all (manner, (ye)), altogether, any (manner), enough, every (one, place, thing), howsoever, as many as, (no-) thing, ought, whatsoever, (the) whole, whoso(-ever).
• H4557 — מִסְפָּר (miçpâr, mis-pawr'): from סָפַר; a number, definite (arithmetical) or indefinite (large, innumerable; small, a few); also (abstractly) narration; [phrase] abundance, account, [idiom] all, [idiom] few, (in-) finite, (certain) number(-ed), tale, telling, [phrase] time.
• 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.
• H5998 — עָמַל (ʻâmal, aw-mal'): a primitive root; to toil, i.e. work severely and with irksomeness; (take) labour (in).
• H5999 — עָמָל (ʻâmâl, aw-mawl'): from עָמַל; toil, i.e. wearing effort; hence, worry, wheth. of body or mind; grievance(-vousness), iniquity, labour, mischief, miserable(-sery), pain(-ful), perverseness, sorrow, toil, travail, trouble, wearisome, wickedness.
• H7200 — רָאָה (râʼâh, raw-aw'): a primitive root; to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative); advise self, appear, approve, behold, [idiom] certainly, consider, discern, (make to) enjoy, have experience, gaze, take heed, [idiom] indeed, [idiom] joyfully, lo, look (on, one another, one on another, one upon another, out, up, upon), mark, meet, [idiom] be near, perceive, present, provide, regard, (have) respect, (fore-, cause to, let) see(-r, -m, one another), shew (self), [idiom] sight of others, (e-) spy, stare, [idiom] surely, [idiom] think, view, visions.
• H8121 — שֶׁמֶשׁ (shemesh, sheh'-mesh): from an unused root meaning to be brilliant; the sun; by implication, the east; figuratively, a ray, i.e. (architectural) a notched battlement; [phrase] east side(-ward), sun (rising), [phrase] west(-ward), window. See also בֵּית שֶׁמֶשׁ.
• H8354 — שָׁתָה (shâthâh, shaw-thaw'): a primitive root; to imbibe (literally or figuratively); [idiom] assuredly, banquet, [idiom] certainly, drink(-er, -ing), drunk ([idiom] -ard), surely. (Prop. intensive of שָׁקָה.)
• H8478 — תַּחַת (tachath, takh'-ath): from the same as תּוֹחַ; the bottom (as depressed); only adverbially, below (often with prepositional prefix underneath), in lieu of, etc.; as, beneath, [idiom] flat, in(-stead), (same) place (where...is), room, for...sake, stead of, under, [idiom] unto, [idiom] when...was mine, whereas, (where-) fore, with.

Cross References

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

• he eateth — Genesis 3:17, 1 Kings 17:12, Job 21:25, Psalms 78:33, Psalms 102:9, Psalms 127:2, Ezekiel 4:16-17
• much — 2 Kings 1:2, 2 Kings 1:6, 2 Kings 5:27, 2 Chronicles 16:10-12, 2 Chronicles 24:24-25, Psalms 90:7-11, Proverbs 1:27-29, Acts 12:23, 1 Corinthians 11:30-32

Reciprocal references (5): 1 Samuel 2:9, Psalms 13:2, Ecclesiastes 2:22, Ecclesiastes 6:3, Ecclesiastes 7:15

Related Topics

• Thompson Chain: HEALTH-DISEASE
• Torrey’s: SICKNESS
• Nave’s: RICHES

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