Ecclesiastes 4:16
there is no end to all the people, to all who were before them; also, the latter rejoice not in him. Surely this also is vanity and vexation of spirit.This verse in the real world
In what words
- רַעְיוֹןraʻyôwndesire
- אַחֲרוֹןʼachărôwnhinder; generally, late or last; specifically (as facing the east) western
- הֶבֶלhebelemptiness or vanity; figuratively, something transitory and unsatisfactory; often used as
- קֵץqêtsan extremity; adverbially (with prepositional prefix) after
- שָׂמַחsâmachprobably to brighten up, i.e. (figuratively) be (causatively, make) blithe or gleesome
- עַםʻama people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (colle
- פָּנִיםpânîymthe face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and
The Hebrew and Greek words standing behind this verse. Word-by-word alignment comes with the interlinear.
Cross-references
Ecc 1:14, Ecc 2:17, 1Ki 1:40, Ecc 2:26, 2Sa 18:7–8, 1Ki 1:5–7, 1Ki 12:10–16, Ecc 2:11