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Ecclesiastes

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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?

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Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Hebrew: Transliteration:
And this as well as another Pronoun H2090 זֹה֙ zoh
also again Adverb H1571 וְגַם־ ve·gam-
also [is] a sore beseech Verb H2470 חֹולָ֔ה cho·v·lah,
[that] in all points against Noun H5980 עֻמַּ֥ת um·mat
as he came abide Verb H935 שֶׁבָּ֖א sheb·ba
thus after that Adjective H3651 כֵּ֣ן ken
die along Verb H1980 יֵלֵ֑ךְ ye·lech;
what how long Pronoun H4100 וּמַה־ u·mah-
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and what profit better Noun H3504 יִּתְרֹ֣ון yit·ro·vn
hath he that hath laboured labour Verb H5998 שֶֽׁיַּעֲמֹ֖ל shei·ya·'a·mol
air air Noun H7307 לָרֽוּחַ׃ la·ru·ach.

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King James Bible 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?
Hebrew Greek English And this This also is a sore evil, that in all points grievous evil-- exactly as a man is born, thus will he came, so shall he go: and die. So what profit hath he that hath laboured is the advantage to him who toils for the wind?
New American Standard Bible 1995 And this This also is a sore evil, that in all points grievous evil-- exactly as a man is born, thus will he came, so shall he go: and die. So what profit hath he that hath laboured is the advantage to him who toils for the wind?