Ecclesiastes 7:24
Strong's Lexicon
What
מַה־ (mah-)
Interrogative
Strong's Hebrew 4100: interr pron 1) what, how, of what kind 1a) (interrogative) 1a1) what? 1a2) of what kind 1a3) what? (rhetorical) 1a4) whatsoever, whatever, what 1b) (adverb) 1b1) how, how now 1b2) why 1b3) how! (exclamation) 1c) (with prep) 1c1) wherein?, whereby?, wherewith?, by what means? 1c2) because of what? 1c3) the like of what? 1c3a) how much?, how many?, how often? 1c3b) for how long? 1c4) for what reason?, why?, to what purpose? 1c5) until when?, how long?, upon what?, wherefore? indef pron 2) anything, aught, what may

exists
שֶּׁהָיָ֑ה (še·hā·yāh)
Pronoun - relative | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1961: 1) to be, become, come to pass, exist, happen, fall out 1a) (Qal) 1a1) ----- 1a1a) to happen, fall out, occur, take place, come about, come to pass 1a1b) to come about, come to pass 1a2) to come into being, become 1a2a) to arise, appear, come 1a2b) to become 1a2b1) to become 1a2b2) to become like 1a2b3) to be instituted, be established 1a3) to be 1a3a) to exist, be in existence 1a3b) to abide, remain, continue (with word of place or time) 1a3c) to stand, lie, be in, be at, be situated (with word of locality) 1a3d) to accompany, be with 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to occur, come to pass, be done, be brought about 1b2) to be done, be finished, be gone

is out of reach
רָח֖וֹק (rā·ḥō·wq)
Adjective - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7350: adj 1) remote, far, distant, distant lands, distant ones 1a) of distance, time n m 2) distance 2a) from a distance (with prep)

and very deep
וְעָמֹ֥ק ׀ (wə·‘ā·mōq)
Conjunctive waw | Adjective - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 6013: 1) deep, mysterious, depths 1a) deep 1b) unsearchable

עָמֹ֖ק (‘ā·mōq)
Adjective - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 6013: 1) deep, mysterious, depths 1a) deep 1b) unsearchable

Who
מִ֥י ()
Interrogative
Strong's Hebrew 4310: 1) who?, whose?, whom?, would that, whoever, whosoever

can fathom it ?
יִמְצָאֶֽנּוּ׃ (yim·ṣā·’en·nū)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 4672: 1) to find, attain to 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to find 1a1a) to find, secure, acquire, get (thing sought) 1a1b) to find (what is lost) 1a1c) to meet, encounter 1a1d) to find (a condition) 1a1e) to learn, devise 1a2) to find out 1a2a) to find out 1a2b) to detect 1a2c) to guess 1a3) to come upon, light upon 1a3a) to happen upon, meet, fall in with 1a3b) to hit 1a3c) to befall 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to be found 1b1a) to be encountered, be lighted upon, be discovered 1b1b) to appear, be recognised 1b1c) to be discovered, be detected 1b1d) to be gained, be secured 1b2) to be, be found 1b2a) to be found in 1b2b) to be in the possession of 1b2c) to be found in (a place), happen to be 1b2d) to be left (after war) 1b2e) to be present 1b2f) to prove to be 1b2g) to be found sufficient, be enough 1c) (Hiphil) 1c1) to cause to find, attain 1c2) to cause to light upon, come upon, come 1c3) to cause to encounter 1c4) to present (offering)

Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
What exists is out of reach and very deep. Who can fathom it?

Young's Literal Translation
Far off [is] that{.htm" title="{"> which hath been, and deep, deep, who doth find it?

Holman Christian Standard Bible
What exists is beyond reach and very deep . Who can discover it?

New American Standard Bible
What has been is remote and exceedingly mysterious. Who can discover it?

King James Bible
That which is far off, and exceeding deep, who can find it out?
Parallel Verses
New International Version
Whatever exists is far off and most profound-- who can discover it?

New Living Translation
Wisdom is always distant and difficult to find.

English Standard Version
That which has been is far off, and deep, very deep; who can find it out?

New American Standard Bible
What has been is remote and exceedingly mysterious. Who can discover it?

King James Bible
That which is far off, and exceeding deep, who can find it out?

Holman Christian Standard Bible
What exists is beyond reach and very deep. Who can discover it?

International Standard Version
Whatever it is, it's far off and most profound. Who can attain it?

NET Bible
Whatever has happened is beyond human understanding; it is far deeper than anyone can fathom.

American Standard Version
That which is, is far off and exceeding deep; who can find it out?

English Revised Version
That which is is far off, and exceeding deep; who can find it out?

Young's Literal Translation
Far off is that which hath been, and deep, deep, who doth find it?
















Cross References
Romans 11:33
O the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and knowledge of God! how unsearchable are his judgments, and his ways past finding out!

Job 11:7
Canst thou by searching find out God? canst thou find out the Almighty unto perfection?

Job 28:12
But where shall wisdom be found? and where is the place of understanding?

Job 37:23
Touching the Almighty, we cannot find him out: he is excellent in power, and in judgment, and in plenty of justice: he will not afflict.

Ecclesiastes 8:17
Then I beheld all the work of God, that a man cannot find out the work that is done under the sun: because though a man labour to seek it out, yet he shall not find it; yea further; though a wise man think to know it, yet shall he not be able to find it.

Ecclesiastes 1:1
The words of the Preacher, the son of David, king in Jerusalem.

Ecclesiastes 7:23
All this have I proved by wisdom: I said, I will be wise; but it was far from me.

Ecclesiastes 7:22
For oftentimes also thine own heart knoweth that thou thyself likewise hast cursed others.

Ecclesiastes 7:21
Also take no heed unto all words that are spoken; lest thou hear thy servant curse thee:

Ecclesiastes 7:25
I applied mine heart to know, and to search, and to seek out wisdom, and the reason of things, and to know the wickedness of folly, even of foolishness and madness:

Ecclesiastes 7:26
And I find more bitter than death the woman, whose heart is snares and nets, and her hands as bands: whoso pleaseth God shall escape from her; but the sinner shall be taken by her.
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