Ecclesiastes 10:16
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
Woeאִֽי־
(i-)
337: alas!a prim. interj.
to you, O land,אֶ֔רֶץ
(e·retz,)
776: earth, landa prim. root
whose 
 
7945: who, which, thata prim. rel. particle
kingשֶׁמַּלְכֵּ֖ךְ
(shem·mal·kech)
4428: kingfrom an unused word
is a ladנָ֑עַר
(na·'ar;)
5288: a boy, lad, youth, retainerof uncertain derivation
and whose princesוְשָׂרַ֖יִךְ
(ve·sa·ra·yich)
8269: chieftain, chief, ruler, official, captain, princefrom an unused word
feastיֹאכֵֽלוּ׃
(yo·che·lu.)
398: to eata prim. root
in the morning.בַּבֹּ֥קֶר
(bab·bo·ker)
1242: morn- ingfrom baqar


















KJV Lexicon
Woe
'iy  (ee)
alas! -- woe.
to thee O land
'erets  (eh'-rets)
the earth (at large, or partitively a land) -- common, country, earth, field, ground, land, natins, way, + wilderness, world.
when thy king
melek  (meh'-lek)
a king -- king, royal.
is a child
na`ar  (nah'-ar)
babe, boy, child, damsel (from the margin), lad, servant, young (man).
and thy princes
sar  (sar)
a head person (of any rank or class) -- captain (that had rule), chief (captain), general, governor, keeper, lord, (-task-)master, prince(-ipal), ruler, steward.
eat
'akal  (aw-kal')
to eat -- at all, burn up, consume, devour(-er, up), dine, eat(-er, up), feed (with), food, freely, in...wise(-deed, plenty), (lay) meat, quite.
in the morning
boqer  (bo'-ker)
dawn (as the break of day); generally, morning -- (+) day, early, morning, morrow.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
Woe to you, O land, whose king is a lad and whose princes feast in the morning.

King James Bible
Woe to thee, O land, when thy king is a child, and thy princes eat in the morning!

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Woe to you, land, when your king is a youth and your princes feast in the morning.

International Standard Version
Woe to the land whose king is a youth and whose princes feast in the morning.

NET Bible
Woe to you, O land, when your king is childish, and your princes feast in the morning!

GOD'S WORD® Translation
How horrible it will be for any country where the king used to be a servant and where the high officials throw parties in the morning.

King James 2000 Bible
Woe to you, O land, when your king is a child, and your princes feast in the morning!
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