Ecclesiastes 1:15
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
What is crookedמְעֻוָּ֖ת
(me·'uv·vat)
5791: to be bent or crookeda prim. root
cannotיוּכַ֣ל
(yu·chal)
3201: to be able, have powera prim. root
be straightenedלִתְקֹ֑ן
(lit·kon;)
8626: to become straighta prim. root
and what is lackingוְחֶסְרֹ֖ון
(ve·ches·ro·vn)
2642: a thing lacking, deficiencyfrom chaser
cannotיוּכַ֥ל
(yu·chal)
3201: to be able, have powera prim. root
be counted.לְהִמָּנֹֽות׃
(le·him·ma·no·vt.)
4487: to count, number, reckona prim. root


















KJV Lexicon
That which is crooked
`avath  (aw-vath')
to wrest -- bow self, (make) crooked., falsifying, overthrow, deal perversely, pervert, subvert, turn upside down.;
cannot
yakol  (yaw-kole')
to be able, literally (can, could) or morally (may, might)
be made straight
taqan  (taw-kan')
to equalize, i.e. straighten (intransitive or transitive); figuratively, to compose -- set in order, make straight.
and that which is wanting
checrown  (khes-rone')
deficiency -- wanting.;
cannot
yakol  (yaw-kole')
to be able, literally (can, could) or morally (may, might)
be numbered
manah  (maw-naw')
to weigh out; by implication, to allot or constitute officially; also to enumerate or enroll -- appoint, count, number, prepare, set, tell.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
What is crooked cannot be straightened and what is lacking cannot be counted.

King James Bible
That which is crooked cannot be made straight: and that which is wanting cannot be numbered.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
What is crooked cannot be straightened; what is lacking cannot be counted.

International Standard Version
What is crooked cannot be made straight; what is not there cannot be counted.

NET Bible
What is bent cannot be straightened, and what is missing cannot be supplied.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
No one can straighten what is bent. No one can count what is not there.

King James 2000 Bible
That which is crooked cannot be made straight: and that which is lacking cannot be numbered.
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