Ecclesiastes 3:18
I said in my heart concerning the matter of the sons of man that God might cleanse them, so as to see that they themselves are beasts.This verse in the real world
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In what words
- דִּבְרָהdibrâha reason, suit or style
- בָּרַרbârarto clarify (i.e. brighten), examine, select
- הֵםhêmthey (only used when emphatic)
- אָדָםʼâdâmruddy i.e. a human being (an individual or the species, mankind, etc.)
- לֵבlêbthe heart; also used (figuratively) very widely for the feelings, the will and even the in
- רָאָהrâʼâhto see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitiv
- אֱלֹהִיםʼĕlôhîymgods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the
- בֵּןbêna son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative re
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The Hebrew and Greek words standing behind this verse. Word-by-word alignment comes with the interlinear.
Cross-references
Psa 73:22, Psa 49:12, Gen 3:17–19, 2Pe 2:12, Heb 9:27, 1Pe 1:24, Rom 9:23, Psa 49:19–20