Ecclesiastes 11:8
But, if man liveth many years, In all of them let him rejoice, And remember the days of darkness, For they are many! all that is coming is vanity.This verse in the real world
In what words
- חֹשֶׁךְchôshekthe dark; hence (literally) darkness; figuratively, misery, destruction, death, ignorance,
- שָׂמַחsâmachprobably to brighten up, i.e. (figuratively) be (causatively, make) blithe or gleesome
- רָבָהrâbâhto increase (in whatever respect)
- חָיָהchâyâhto live, whether literally or figuratively; causatively, to revive
- זָכַרzâkarproperly, to mark (so as to be recognized), i.e. to remember; by implication, to mention;
- אָדָםʼâdâmruddy i.e. a human being (an individual or the species, mankind, etc.)
- שָׁנֶהshâneha year (as a revolution of time)
- יוֹםyôwma day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to
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The Hebrew and Greek words standing behind this verse. Word-by-word alignment comes with the interlinear.