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KJV Lexicon For there is no remembrancezikrown (zik-rone') a memento (or memorable thing, day or writing) -- memorial, record. of the wise chakam (khaw-kawm') wise, (i.e. intelligent, skilful or artful) -- cunning (man), subtil, (un-), wise(hearted), man). more than `im (eem) accompanying, against, and, as (long as), before, beside, by (reason of), for all, from (among, between), in, like, more than, of, (un-)to, with(-al). of the fool kciyl (kes-eel') fat, i.e. (figuratively) stupid or silly -- fool(-ish). for ever `owlam (o-lawm') concealed, i.e. the vanishing point; generally, time out of mind (past or future), i.e. (practically) eternity; frequentatively, adverbial (especially with prepositional prefix) always seeing that which now kbar (keb-awr') extent of time, i.e. a great while; hence, long ago, formerly, hitherto -- already, (seeing that which), now. is in the days yowm (yome) a day (as the warm hours), to come bow' (bo) to go or come (in a wide variety of applications) shall all be forgotten shakach (shaw-kakh') to mislay, i.e. to be oblivious of, from want of memory or attention -- at all, (cause to) forget. And how dieth muwth (mooth) causatively, to kill the wise chakam (khaw-kawm') wise, (i.e. intelligent, skilful or artful) -- cunning (man), subtil, (un-), wise(hearted), man). man as the fool kciyl (kes-eel') fat, i.e. (figuratively) stupid or silly -- fool(-ish). Parallel Verses New American Standard Bible For there is no lasting remembrance of the wise man as with the fool, inasmuch as in the coming days all will be forgotten. And how the wise man and the fool alike die! King James Bible For there is no remembrance of the wise more than of the fool for ever; seeing that which now is in the days to come shall all be forgotten. And how dieth the wise man? as the fool. Holman Christian Standard Bible For, just like the fool, there is no lasting remembrance of the wise man, since in the days to come both will be forgotten. How is it that the wise man dies just like the fool? International Standard Version For neither the wise nor the fool will be long remembered, since in days to come everything will be forgotten. The wise man dies the same way as the fool, does he not? NET Bible For the wise man, like the fool, will not be remembered for very long, because in the days to come, both will already have been forgotten. Alas, the wise man dies--just like the fool! GOD'S WORD® Translation Neither the wise person nor the fool will be remembered for long, since both will be forgotten in the days to come. Both the wise person and the fool will die. King James 2000 Bible For there is no remembrance of the wise more than of the fool forever; seeing that which now is in the days to come shall all be forgotten. And how does the wise man die? as the fool. Links Ecclesiastes 2:16Ecclesiastes 2:16 NIV Ecclesiastes 2:16 NLT Ecclesiastes 2:16 ESV Ecclesiastes 2:16 NASB Ecclesiastes 2:16 KJV |
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