NASB Lexicon
KJV Lexicon For he comethbow' (bo) to go or come (in a wide variety of applications) in with vanity hebel (heh'bel) emptiness or vanity; figuratively, something transitory and unsatisfactory; often used as an adverb -- altogether, vain, vanity. and departeth yalak (yaw-lak') to walk; causatively, to carry (in various senses) in darkness choshek (kho-shek') the dark; hence (literally) darkness; figuratively, misery, destruction, death, ignorance, sorrow, wickedness -- dark(-ness), night, obscurity. and his name shem (shame) an appellation, as a mark or memorial of individuality; by implication honor, authority, character -- + base, (in-)fame(-ous), named(-d), renown, report. shall be covered kacah (kaw-saw') to plump, i.e. fill up hollows; by implication, to cover (for clothing or secrecy) -- clad self, close, clothe, conceal, cover (self), (flee to) hide, overwhelm. with darkness choshek (kho-shek') the dark; hence (literally) darkness; figuratively, misery, destruction, death, ignorance, sorrow, wickedness -- dark(-ness), night, obscurity. Parallel Verses New American Standard Bible for it comes in futility and goes into obscurity; and its name is covered in obscurity. King James Bible For he cometh in with vanity, and departeth in darkness, and his name shall be covered with darkness. Holman Christian Standard Bible For he comes in futility and he goes in darkness, and his name is shrouded in darkness. International Standard Version because stillborn children arrive in pointlessness, leave in darkness, and their names are covered in darkness. NET Bible Though the stillborn child came into the world for no reason and departed into darkness, though its name is shrouded in darkness, GOD'S WORD® Translation A stillborn baby arrives in a pointless birth and goes out into the darkness. The darkness then hides its name. King James 2000 Bible For he comes in with vanity, and departs in darkness, and his name shall be covered with darkness. Links Ecclesiastes 6:4Ecclesiastes 6:4 NIV Ecclesiastes 6:4 NLT Ecclesiastes 6:4 ESV Ecclesiastes 6:4 NASB Ecclesiastes 6:4 KJV |