Ecclesiastes 8:6
For to every delight there is a time and a judgment, for the misfortune of man is great upon him.This verse in the real world
In what words
- חֵפֶץchêphetspleasure; hence (abstractly) desire; concretely, a valuable thing; hence (by extension) a
- יֵשׁyêshthere is or are (or any other form of the verb to be, as may suit the connection)
- עֵתʻêthtime, especially (adverb with preposition) now, when, etc.
- מִשְׁפָּטmishpâṭproperly, a verdict (favorable or unfavorable) pronounced judicially, especially a sentenc
- אָדָםʼâdâmruddy i.e. a human being (an individual or the species, mankind, etc.)
- רַעraʻbad or (as noun) evil (natural or moral)
The Hebrew and Greek words standing behind this verse. Word-by-word alignment comes with the interlinear.
Cross-references
Ecc 3:1, Ecc 3:17, Luk 19:42–44, Ecc 3:11, Ecc 7:13–14, Luk 17:26–30, Luk 13:25, Ecc 11:9–12:1