NASB Lexicon
KJV Lexicon All things have I seenra'ah (raw-aw') to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative)surely, think, view, visions. in the days yowm (yome) a day (as the warm hours), of my vanity hebel (heh'bel) emptiness or vanity; figuratively, something transitory and unsatisfactory; often used as an adverb -- altogether, vain, vanity. there is yesh (yaysh) entity; used adverbially or as a copula for the substantive verb; there is or are a just tsaddiyq (tsad-deek') just -- just, lawful, righteous (man). man that perisheth 'abad (aw-bad') to wander away, i.e. lose oneself; by implication to perish (causative, destroy) in his righteousness tsedeq (tseh'-dek) the right (natural, moral or legal); also (abstractly) equity or (figuratively) prosperity -- even, (that which is altogether) just(-ice), (un-)right(-eous) (cause, -ly, -ness). and there is a wicked rasha` (raw-shaw') morally wrong; concretely, an (actively) bad person -- + condemned, guilty, ungodly, wicked (man), that did wrong. man that prolongeth 'arak (aw-rak') to be (causative, make) long -- defer, draw out, lengthen, (be, become, make, pro-)long, + (out-, over-)live, tarry (long). his life in his wickedness ra` (rah) bad or (as noun) evil (natural or moral)one), worse(-st), wretchedness, wrong. (Incl. feminine raaah; as adjective or noun.). Parallel Verses New American Standard Bible I have seen everything during my lifetime of futility; there is a righteous man who perishes in his righteousness and there is a wicked man who prolongs his life in his wickedness. King James Bible All things have I seen in the days of my vanity: there is a just man that perisheth in his righteousness, and there is a wicked man that prolongeth his life in his wickedness. Holman Christian Standard Bible In my futile life I have seen everything: there is a righteous man who perishes in spite of his righteousness, and there is a wicked man who lives long in spite of his evil. International Standard Version I have seen it all during my pointless life: both a righteous person who dies while he is righteous, and a wicked person who lives to an old age, while remaining wicked. NET Bible During the days of my fleeting life I have seen both of these things: Sometimes a righteous person dies prematurely in spite of his righteousness, and sometimes a wicked person lives long in spite of his evil deeds. GOD'S WORD® Translation I have seen it all in my pointless life: Righteous people die in spite of being righteous. Wicked people go on living in spite of being wicked. King James 2000 Bible All things have I seen in the days of my vanity: there is a just man that perishes in his righteousness, and there is a wicked man that prolongs his life in his wickedness. Links Ecclesiastes 7:15Ecclesiastes 7:15 NIV Ecclesiastes 7:15 NLT Ecclesiastes 7:15 ESV Ecclesiastes 7:15 NASB Ecclesiastes 7:15 KJV |
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