Ecclesiastes 2:20
Text Analysis
Strong'sHebrewEnglishMorphology
5437 [e]וְסַבּ֥וֹתִֽי
wə-sab-bō-w-ṯî
Therefore turnedConj-w | V-Qal-ConjPerf-1cs
589 [e]אֲנִ֖י
’ă-nî
IPro-1cs
2976 [e]לְיַאֵ֣שׁ
lə-ya-’êš
and despairedPrep-l | V-Piel-Inf
853 [e]אֶת־
’eṯ-
-DirObjM
3820 [e]לִבִּ֑י
lib-bî;
my heartN-msc | 1cs
5921 [e]עַ֚ל
‘al
ofPrep
3605 [e]כָּל־
kāl-
allN-msc
5999 [e]הֶ֣עָמָ֔ל
he-‘ā-māl,
the laborArt | N-ms
5998 [e]שֶׁעָמַ֖לְתִּי
še-‘ā-mal-tî
in which I had toiledPro-r | V-Qal-Perf-1cs
8478 [e]תַּ֥חַת
ta-ḥaṯ
underPrep
8121 [e]הַשָּֽׁמֶשׁ׃
haš-šā-meš.
the sunArt | N-cs





















Hebrew Texts
קהלת 2:20 Hebrew OT: Westminster Leningrad Codex
וְסַבֹּ֥ותִֽי אֲנִ֖י לְיַאֵ֣שׁ אֶת־לִבִּ֑י עַ֚ל כָּל־הֶ֣עָמָ֔ל שֶׁעָמַ֖לְתִּי תַּ֥חַת הַשָּֽׁמֶשׁ׃

קהלת 2:20 Hebrew OT: WLC (Consonants Only)
וסבותי אני ליאש את־לבי על כל־העמל שעמלתי תחת השמש׃

קהלת 2:20 Paleo-Hebrew OT: WLC (Font Required)
וסבותי אני ליאש את־לבי על כל־העמל שעמלתי תחת השמש׃

קהלת 2:20 Hebrew Bible
וסבותי אני ליאש את לבי על כל העמל שעמלתי תחת השמש׃

Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
Therefore I completely despaired of all the fruit of my labor for which I had labored under the sun.

King James Bible
Therefore I went about to cause my heart to despair of all the labour which I took under the sun.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
So I began to give myself over to despair concerning all my work that I had labored at under the sun.
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