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Ecclesiastes 8:16
New English Translation
Ecclesiastes 8:16
New English Translation
Limitations of Human Wisdom
16 When I tried[a] to gain[b] wisdom
and to observe the activity[c] on earth—
even though it prevents anyone from sleeping day or night[d]—
Footnotes
- Ecclesiastes 8:16 tn Heb “I applied my heart.”
- Ecclesiastes 8:16 tn Heb “to know.”
- Ecclesiastes 8:16 tn Heb “and to see the business which is done.”
- Ecclesiastes 8:16 tn Heb “for no one sees sleep with their eyes either day or night.” The construction גַםכִּי (ki gam) expresses a concessive sense: “even though” (e.g., Ps 23:4; Prov 22:6; Eccl 4:14; Isa 1:15; Lam 3:8; Hos 8:10; 9:16); cf. HALOT 196 s.v. גַּם 9; BDB 169 s.v. גַּם 6; 473 s.v. כִּי 2.c.
Ecclesiastes 8:16
New International Version
Ecclesiastes 8:16
New International Version
16 When I applied my mind to know wisdom(A) and to observe the labor that is done on earth(B)—people getting no sleep day or night—
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