NASB Lexicon
KJV Lexicon He hath made`asah (aw-saw') to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application every thing beautiful yapheh (yaw-feh') beautiful -- + beautiful, beauty, comely, fair(-est, one), + goodly, pleasant, well. in his time `eth (ayth) time, especially (adverb with preposition) now, when, etc. also he hath set nathan (naw-than') to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.) the world `owlam (o-lawm') concealed, i.e. the vanishing point; generally, time out of mind (past or future), i.e. (practically) eternity; frequentatively, adverbial (especially with prepositional prefix) always in their heart leb (labe) the heart; also used (figuratively) very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellect so that bliy (bel-ee') failure, i.e. nothing or destruction; usually (with preposition) without, not yet, because not, as long as, etc. no man 'adam (aw-dawm') ruddy i.e. a human being (an individual or the species, mankind, etc.) -- another, + hypocrite, + common sort, low, man (mean, of low degree), person. can find out matsa' (maw-tsaw') to come forth to, i.e. appear or exist; transitively, to attain, i.e. find or acquire; figuratively, to occur, meet or be present the work ma`aseh (mah-as-eh') an action (good or bad); generally, a transaction; abstractly, activity; by implication, a product (specifically, a poem) or (generally) property that God 'elohiym (el-o-heem') angels, exceeding, God (gods)(-dess, -ly), (very) great, judges, mighty. maketh `asah (aw-saw') to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application from the beginning ro'sh (roshe) the head (as most easily shaken), whether literal or figurative (in many applications, of place, time, rank, itc.) to the end cowph (sofe) a termination -- conclusion, end, hinder participle Parallel Verses New American Standard Bible He has made everything appropriate in its time. He has also set eternity in their heart, yet so that man will not find out the work which God has done from the beginning even to the end. King James Bible He hath made every thing beautiful in his time: also he hath set the world in their heart, so that no man can find out the work that God maketh from the beginning to the end. Holman Christian Standard Bible He has made everything appropriate in its time. He has also put eternity in their hearts, but man cannot discover the work God has done from beginning to end. International Standard Version He made everything appropriate in its time. He also placed eternity within them—yet, no person can fully comprehend what God is doing from beginning to end. NET Bible God has made everything fit beautifully in its appropriate time, but he has also placed ignorance in the human heart so that people cannot discover what God has ordained, from the beginning to the end of their lives. GOD'S WORD® Translation It is beautiful how God has done everything at the right time. He has put a sense of eternity in people's minds. Yet, mortals still can't grasp what God is doing from the beginning to the end [of time]. King James 2000 Bible He has made every thing beautiful in its time: also he has put eternity in men's hearts, so that no man can find out the work that God does from the beginning to the end. Links Ecclesiastes 3:11Ecclesiastes 3:11 NIV Ecclesiastes 3:11 NLT Ecclesiastes 3:11 ESV Ecclesiastes 3:11 NASB Ecclesiastes 3:11 KJV |
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