NASB Lexicon
KJV Lexicon For all his daysyowm (yome) a day (as the warm hours), are sorrows mak'ob (mak-obe') anguish or (figuratively) affliction -- grief, pain, sorrow. and his travail `inyan (in-yawn') ado, i.e. (generally) employment or (specifically) an affair -- business, travail. grief ka`ac (kah'-as) vexation -- anger, angry, grief, indignation, provocation, provoking, sore, sorrow, spite, wrath. yea his heart leb (labe) the heart; also used (figuratively) very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellect taketh not rest shakab (shaw-kab') to lie down (for rest, sexual connection, decease or any other purpose) in the night layil (lah'-yil) a twist (away of the light), i.e. night; figuratively, adversity -- (mid-)night (season). This is also vanity hebel (heh'bel) emptiness or vanity; figuratively, something transitory and unsatisfactory; often used as an adverb -- altogether, vain, vanity. Parallel Verses New American Standard Bible Because all his days his task is painful and grievous; even at night his mind does not rest. This too is vanity. King James Bible For all his days are sorrows, and his travail grief; yea, his heart taketh not rest in the night. This is also vanity. Holman Christian Standard Bible For all his days are filled with grief, and his occupation is sorrowful; even at night, his mind does not rest. This too is futile. International Standard Version Indeed, all of his days are filled with sorrow, and his struggles bring grief. In fact, his mind remains restless throughout the night. This is pointless, too! NET Bible For all day long his work produces pain and frustration, and even at night his mind cannot relax! This also is futile! GOD'S WORD® Translation Their entire life is filled with pain, and their work is unbearable. Even at night their minds don't rest. Even this is pointless. King James 2000 Bible For all his days are sorrows, and his travail grief; yea, his heart takes not rest in the night. This is also vanity. Links Ecclesiastes 2:23Ecclesiastes 2:23 NIV Ecclesiastes 2:23 NLT Ecclesiastes 2:23 ESV Ecclesiastes 2:23 NASB Ecclesiastes 2:23 KJV |