Ecclesiastes 6:4
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
for it comesבָּ֖א
(ba)
935: to come in, come, go in, goa prim. root
in futilityבַהֶ֥בֶל
(va·he·vel)
1892: vapor, breatha prim. root
and goesיֵלֵ֑ךְ
(ye·lech;)
1980: to go, come, walka prim. root
into obscurity;וּבַחֹ֣שֶׁךְ
(u·va·cho·shech)
2822: darkness, obscurityfrom chashak
and its nameשְׁמֹ֥ו
(she·mov)
8034: a nameof uncertain derivation
is coveredיְכֻסֶּֽה׃
(ye·chus·seh.)
3680: to covera prim. root
in obscurity.וּבַחֹ֖שֶׁךְ
(u·va·cho·shech)
2822: darkness, obscurityfrom chashak


















KJV Lexicon
For he cometh
bow'  (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.
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