Ecclesiastes 5:17
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
Throughoutכָּל־
(kol-)
3605: the whole, allfrom kalal
his lifeיָמָ֖יו
(ya·mav)
3117: daya prim. root
[he] alsoגַּ֥ם
(gam)
1571: also, moreover, yeafrom an unused word
eatsיֹאכֵ֑ל
(yo·chel;)
398: to eata prim. root
in darknessבַּחֹ֣שֶׁךְ
(ba·cho·shech)
2822: darkness, obscurityfrom chashak
with greatהַרְבֵּ֖ה
(har·beh)
7235a: to be or become much, many or greata prim. root
vexation, 
 
3707: to be vexed or angrya prim. root
sicknessוְחָלְיֹ֥ו
(ve·cha·le·yov)
2483: sicknessfrom chalah
and anger.וָקָֽצֶף׃
(va·ka·tzef.)
7110a: wrathfrom qatsaph


















KJV Lexicon
All his days
yowm  (yome)
a day (as the warm hours),
also he eateth
'akal  (aw-kal')
to eat -- at all, burn up, consume, devour(-er, up), dine, eat(-er, up), feed (with), food, freely, in...wise(-deed, plenty), (lay) meat, quite.
in darkness
choshek  (kho-shek')
the dark; hence (literally) darkness; figuratively, misery, destruction, death, ignorance, sorrow, wickedness -- dark(-ness), night, obscurity.
and he hath much
rabah  (raw-baw')
to increase (in whatever respect)
sorrow
ka`ac  (kaw-as')
to trouble; by implication, to grieve, rage, be indignant -- be angry, be grieved, take indignation, provoke (to anger, unto wrath), have sorrow, vex, be wroth.
and wrath
qetseph  (keh'-tsef)
a splinter (as chipped off); figuratively, rage or strife -- foam, indignation, sore, wrath.
with his sickness
choliy  (khol-ee')
malady, anxiety, calamity -- disease, grief, (is) sick(-ness).
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
Throughout his life he also eats in darkness with great vexation, sickness and anger.

King James Bible
All his days also he eateth in darkness, and he hath much sorrow and wrath with his sickness.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
What is more, he eats in darkness all his days, with much sorrow, sickness, and anger.

International Standard Version
Furthermore, all his days he lives in darkness with great sorrow, anger, and affliction.

NET Bible
Surely, he ate in darkness every day of his life, and he suffered greatly with sickness and anger.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
They spend their entire lives in darkness, in constant frustration, sickness, and resentment.

King James 2000 Bible
All his days also he eats in darkness, and he has much sorrow and wrath with his sickness.
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