NASB Lexicon
KJV Lexicon For man'adam (aw-dawm') ruddy i.e. a human being (an individual or the species, mankind, etc.) -- another, + hypocrite, + common sort, low, man (mean, of low degree), person. also knoweth yada` (yaw-dah') to know (properly, to ascertain by seeing); used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially not his time `eth (ayth) time, especially (adverb with preposition) now, when, etc. as the fishes dag (dawg) a fish (as prolific); a fish (often used collectively) -- fish. that are taken 'achaz (aw-khaz') to seize (often with the accessory idea of holding in possession) in an evil ra` (rah) bad or (as noun) evil (natural or moral)one), worse(-st), wretchedness, wrong. (Incl. feminine raaah; as adjective or noun.). net matsowd (maw-tsode') a net (for capturing animals or fishes) -- also a fastness or (beseiging) tower -- bulwark, hold, munition, net, snare. and as the birds tsippowr (tsip-pore') a little bird (as hopping) -- bird, fowl, sparrow. that are caught 'achaz (aw-khaz') to seize (often with the accessory idea of holding in possession) in the snare pach (pakh) a (metallic) sheet (as pounded thin); also a spring net (as spread out like a lamina) -- gin, (thin) plate, snare. so hem (haym) they (only used when emphatic) -- it, like, (how, so) many (soever, more as) they (be), (the) same, so, such, their, them, these, they, those, which, who, whom, withal, ye. are the sons ben (bane) a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc. of men 'adam (aw-dawm') ruddy i.e. a human being (an individual or the species, mankind, etc.) -- another, + hypocrite, + common sort, low, man (mean, of low degree), person. snared yaqosh (yaw-koshe') to ensnare -- fowler (lay a) snare. in an evil ra` (rah) bad or (as noun) evil (natural or moral)one), worse(-st), wretchedness, wrong. (Incl. feminine raaah; as adjective or noun.). time `eth (ayth) time, especially (adverb with preposition) now, when, etc. when it falleth naphal (naw-fal') to fall, in a great variety of applications (intransitive or causative, literal or figurative) suddenly pith'owm (pith-ome') instantly -- straightway, sudden(-ly). upon them Parallel Verses New American Standard Bible Moreover, man does not know his time: like fish caught in a treacherous net and birds trapped in a snare, so the sons of men are ensnared at an evil time when it suddenly falls on them. King James Bible For man also knoweth not his time: as the fishes that are taken in an evil net, and as the birds that are caught in the snare; so are the sons of men snared in an evil time, when it falleth suddenly upon them. Holman Christian Standard Bible For man certainly does not know his time: like fish caught in a cruel net or like birds caught in a trap, so people are trapped in an evil time as it suddenly falls on them. International Standard Version In addition, no human being knows his time: Like fish captured in a cruel net, or as birds caught in a snare, so also are human beings caught by bad timing that surprises them. NET Bible Surely, no one knows his appointed time! Like fish that are caught in a deadly net, and like birds that are caught in a snare--just like them, all people are ensnared at an unfortunate time that falls upon them suddenly. GOD'S WORD® Translation No one knows when his time will come. Like fish that are caught in a cruel net or birds caught in a snare, humans are trapped by a disaster when it suddenly strikes them. King James 2000 Bible For man also knows not his time: as the fish that are taken in an evil net, and as the birds that are caught in the snare; so are the sons of men snared in an evil time, when it falls suddenly upon them. Links Ecclesiastes 9:12Ecclesiastes 9:12 NIV Ecclesiastes 9:12 NLT Ecclesiastes 9:12 ESV Ecclesiastes 9:12 NASB Ecclesiastes 9:12 KJV |
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