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Ecclesiastes 7

Eccl. 7:14 KJV (With Strong’s)

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In the day
yowm (Hebrew #3117)
a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an associated term), (often used adverb)
KJV usage: age, + always, + chronicals, continually(-ance), daily, ((birth-), each, to) day, (now a, two) days (agone), + elder, X end, + evening, + (for) ever(-lasting, -more), X full, life, as (so) long as (... live), (even) now, + old, + outlived, + perpetually, presently, + remaineth, X required, season, X since, space, then, (process of) time, + as at other times, + in trouble, weather, (as) when, (a, the, within a) while (that), X whole (+ age), (full) year(-ly), + younger.
Pronounce: yome
Origin: from an unused root meaning to be hot
of prosperity
towb (Hebrew #2896)
good (as an adjective) in the widest sense; used likewise as a noun, both in the masculine and the feminine, the singular and the plural (good, a good or good thing, a good man or woman; the good, goods or good things, good men or women), also as an adverb (well)
KJV usage: beautiful, best, better, bountiful, cheerful, at ease, X fair (word), (be in) favour, fine, glad, good (deed, -lier, -liest, -ly, -ness, -s), graciously, joyful, kindly, kindness, liketh (best), loving, merry, X most, pleasant, + pleaseth, pleasure, precious, prosperity, ready, sweet, wealth, welfare, (be) well ((-favoured)).
Pronounce: tobe
Origin: from 2895
be joyful
towb (Hebrew #2896)
good (as an adjective) in the widest sense; used likewise as a noun, both in the masculine and the feminine, the singular and the plural (good, a good or good thing, a good man or woman; the good, goods or good things, good men or women), also as an adverb (well)
KJV usage: beautiful, best, better, bountiful, cheerful, at ease, X fair (word), (be in) favour, fine, glad, good (deed, -lier, -liest, -ly, -ness, -s), graciously, joyful, kindly, kindness, liketh (best), loving, merry, X most, pleasant, + pleaseth, pleasure, precious, prosperity, ready, sweet, wealth, welfare, (be) well ((-favoured)).
Pronounce: tobe
Origin: from 2895
, but in the day
yowm (Hebrew #3117)
a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an associated term), (often used adverb)
KJV usage: age, + always, + chronicals, continually(-ance), daily, ((birth-), each, to) day, (now a, two) days (agone), + elder, X end, + evening, + (for) ever(-lasting, -more), X full, life, as (so) long as (... live), (even) now, + old, + outlived, + perpetually, presently, + remaineth, X required, season, X since, space, then, (process of) time, + as at other times, + in trouble, weather, (as) when, (a, the, within a) while (that), X whole (+ age), (full) year(-ly), + younger.
Pronounce: yome
Origin: from an unused root meaning to be hot
of adversity
ra` (Hebrew #7451)
bad or (as noun) evil (natural or moral)
KJV usage: adversity, affliction, bad, calamity, + displease(-ure), distress, evil((- favouredness), man, thing), + exceedingly, X great, grief(-vous), harm, heavy, hurt(-ful), ill (favoured), + mark, mischief(-vous), misery, naught(-ty), noisome, + not please, sad(-ly), sore, sorrow, trouble, vex, wicked(-ly, -ness, one), worse(-st), wretchedness, wrong. (Incl. feminine raaah; as adjective or noun.).
Pronounce: rah
Origin: from 7489
consider
ra'ah (Hebrew #7200)
to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative)
KJV usage: advise self, appear, approve, behold, X certainly, consider, discern, (make to) enjoy, have experience, gaze, take heed, X indeed, X joyfully, lo, look (on, one another, one on another, one upon another, out, up, upon), mark, meet, X be near, perceive, present, provide, regard, (have) respect, (fore-, cause to, let) see(-r, -m, one another), shew (self), X sight of others, (e-)spy, stare, X surely, X think, view, visions.
Pronounce: raw-aw'
Origin: a primitive root
: God
'elohiym (Hebrew #430)
gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates; and sometimes as a superlative
KJV usage: angels, X exceeding, God (gods)(-dess, -ly), X (very) great, judges, X mighty.
Pronounce: el-o-heem'
Origin: plural of 433
also hath σset
`asah (Hebrew #6213)
to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application (as follows)
KJV usage: accomplish, advance, appoint, apt, be at, become, bear, bestow, bring forth, bruise, be busy, X certainly, have the charge of, commit, deal (with), deck, + displease, do, (ready) dress(-ed), (put in) execute(-ion), exercise, fashion, + feast, (fight-)ing man, + finish, fit, fly, follow, fulfill, furnish, gather, get, go about, govern, grant, great, + hinder, hold ((a feast)), X indeed, + be industrious, + journey, keep, labour, maintain, make, be meet, observe, be occupied, offer, + officer, pare, bring (come) to pass, perform, pracise, prepare, procure, provide, put, requite, X sacrifice, serve, set, shew, X sin, spend, X surely, take, X thoroughly, trim, X very, + vex, be (warr-)ior, work(-man), yield, use.
Pronounce: aw-saw'
Origin: a primitive root
the one over against
`ummah (Hebrew #5980)
conjunction, i.e. society; mostly adverb or preposition (with prepositional prefix), near, beside, along with
KJV usage: (over) against, at, beside, hard by, in points.
Pronounce: oom-maw'
Origin: from 6004
h the other, to the end
dibrah (Hebrew #1700)
a reason, suit or style
KJV usage: cause, end, estate, order, regard.
Pronounce: dib-raw'
Origin: feminine of 1697
that man
'adam (Hebrew #120)
ruddy i.e. a human being (an individual or the species, mankind, etc.)
KJV usage: X another, + hypocrite, + common sort, X low, man (mean, of low degree), person.
Pronounce: aw-dawm'
Origin: from 119
should find
matsa' (Hebrew #4672)
properly, to come forth to, i.e. appear or exist; transitively, to attain, i.e. find or acquire; figuratively, to occur, meet or be present
KJV usage: + be able, befall, being, catch, X certainly, (cause to) come (on, to, to hand), deliver, be enough (cause to) find(-ing, occasion, out), get (hold upon), X have (here), be here, hit, be left, light (up-)on, meet (with), X occasion serve, (be) present, ready, speed, suffice, take hold on.
Pronounce: maw-tsaw'
Origin: a primitive root
nothing
muwmah (Hebrew #3972)
properly, a speck or point, i.e. (by implication) something; with negative, nothing
KJV usage: fault, + no(-ught), ought, somewhat, any ((no-))thing.
Pronounce: meh-oo'-maw
Origin: apparently a form of 3971
after
'achar (Hebrew #310)
properly, the hind part; generally used as an adverb or conjunction, after (in various senses)
KJV usage: after (that, -ward), again, at, away from, back (from, -side), behind, beside, by, follow (after, -ing), forasmuch, from, hereafter, hinder end, + out (over) live, + persecute, posterity, pursuing, remnant, seeing, since, thence(-forth), when, with.
Pronounce: akh-ar'
Origin: from 309
him.
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made.
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John 16:33• 33These things have I spoken to you that in me ye might have peace. In the world ye have tribulation; but be of good courage: I have overcome the world. (John 16:33)
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Acts 14:22• 22establishing the souls of the disciples, exhorting them to abide in the faith, and that through many tribulations we must enter into the kingdom of God. (Acts 14:22)

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Ministry on This Verse

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the day.
Eccl. 3:4• 4A time to weep, and a time to laugh; A time to mourn, and a time to dance; (Eccl. 3:4)
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Deut. 28:47• 47Because thou servedst not Jehovah thy God with joyfulness, and with gladness of heart, for the abundance of everything, (Deut. 28:47)
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Psa. 30:11‑12• 11Thou hast turned for me my mourning into dancing; thou hast loosed my sackcloth, and girded me with gladness;
 12That my glory may sing psalms of thee, and not be silent. Jehovah my God, I will praise thee for ever. (Psa. 30:11‑12)
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Psa. 40:3• 3And he hath put a new song in my mouth, praise unto our God. Many shall see it, and fear, and shall confide in Jehovah. (Psa. 40:3)
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Matt. 9:13• 13But go and learn what that is--I will have mercy and not sacrifice; for I have not come to call righteous men but sinners. (Matt. 9:13)
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John 16:22‑23• 22And ye now therefore have grief; but I will see you again, and your heart shall rejoice, and your joy no one takes from you.
 23And in that day ye shall demand nothing of me: verily, verily, I say to you, Whatsoever ye shall ask the Father in my name, he will give you. (John 16:22‑23)
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James 5:13• 13Does any one among you suffer evil? let him pray. Is any happy? let him sing psalms. (James 5:13)
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Deut. 8:3• 3And he humbled thee, and suffered thee to hunger, and fed thee with the manna, which thou hadst not known, and which thy fathers knew not; that he might make thee know that man doth not live by bread alone, but by everything that goeth out of the mouth of Jehovah doth man live. (Deut. 8:3)
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1 Kings 8:47• 47and if they shall take it to heart in the land whither they were carried captive, and repent, and make supplication unto thee in the land of them that carried them captive, saying, We have sinned, and have done iniquity, we have dealt perversely; (1 Kings 8:47)
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1 Kings 17:17‑18• 17And it came to pass after these things, that the son of the woman, the mistress of the house, fell sick; and his sickness was so severe that there was no breath left in him.
 18And she said to Elijah, What have I to do with thee, O thou man of God? art thou come to me to call mine iniquity to remembrance, and to slay my son? (1 Kings 17:17‑18)
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2 Chron. 33:12‑13• 12And when he was in affliction, he besought Jehovah his God, and humbled himself greatly before the God of his fathers,
 13and prayed to him. And he was intreated of him and heard his supplication, and brought him again to Jerusalem into his kingdom. Then Manasseh knew that Jehovah, he was God. (2 Chron. 33:12‑13)
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Job 10:1‑2• 1My soul is weary of my life: I will give free course to my complaint; I will speak in the bitterness of my soul.
 2I will say unto +God, Do not condemn me; shew me wherefore thou strivest with me. (Job 10:1‑2)
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Psa. 94:12‑13• 12Blessed is the man whom thou chastenest, O Jah, and whom thou teachest out of thy law;
 13That thou mayest give him rest from the days of evil, until the pit be digged for the wicked. (Psa. 94:12‑13)
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Psa. 119:71• 71It is good for me that I have been afflicted, that I might learn thy statutes. (Psa. 119:71)
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Isa. 22:12‑14• 12And in that day did the Lord Jehovah of hosts call to weeping, and to mourning, and to baldness, and to girding with sackcloth;
 13and behold joy and rejoicing, slaying oxen, and killing sheep, eating flesh, and drinking wine:--Let us eat and drink, for to-morrow we die.
 14And it was revealed in mine ears by Jehovah of hosts: Assuredly this iniquity shall not be purged from you till ye die, saith the Lord, Jehovah of hosts. (Isa. 22:12‑14)
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Isa. 26:11• 11Jehovah, thy hand is lifted up, but they do not see: yet they shall see thy jealousy for the people, and be ashamed; yea, the fire which is for thine adversaries shall devour them. (Isa. 26:11)
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Isa. 42:25• 25And he hath poured upon him the fury of his anger, and the strength of battle: and it set him on fire round about, yet he knew not; and it burned him, yet he took it not to heart. (Isa. 42:25)
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Jer. 23:20• 20The anger of Jehovah shall not return, until he have executed, and until he have performed the purposes of his heart: at the end of the days ye shall understand it clearly. (Jer. 23:20)
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Mic. 6:9• 9Jehovah's voice crieth unto the city, and wisdom looketh on thy name. Hear ye the rod, and who hath appointed it. (Mic. 6:9)
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Hag. 1:5‑7• 5And now thus saith Jehovah of hosts: Consider your ways.
 6Ye have sown much, and bring in little; ye eat, but are not satisfied; ye drink, but are not filled with drink; ye clothe yourselves, but there is none warm; and he that earneth wages earneth wages for a bag with holes.
 7Thus saith Jehovah of hosts: Consider your ways. (Hag. 1:5‑7)
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Luke 15:17‑18• 17And coming to himself, he said, How many hired servants of my father's have abundance of bread, and *I* perish here by famine.
 18I will rise up and go to my father, and I will say to him, Father, I have sinned against heaven and before thee; (Luke 15:17‑18)
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Acts 14:22• 22establishing the souls of the disciples, exhorting them to abide in the faith, and that through many tribulations we must enter into the kingdom of God. (Acts 14:22)
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Heb. made.
Eccl. 12:8,13• 8Vanity of vanities, saith the Preacher: all is vanity.
 13Let us hear the end of the whole matter: Fear God, and keep his commandments; for this is the whole of man. (Eccl. 12:8,13)
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Hos. 2:6‑7• 6Therefore behold, I will hedge up thy way with thorns; and I will fence her in with a wall, that she shall not find her paths.
 7And she shall pursue after her lovers, and shall not overtake them; and she shall seek them, and shall not find them: and she shall say, I will go and return to my first husband, for then was it better with me than now. (Hos. 2:6‑7)
• The Preacher continues: Ponder the work of God, but you will find nothing in anything that you can see that shall enable you to forecast the future with any certainty. Adversity follows prosperity, and my counsel is to make the best use of both―enjoy this when it comes, and let that teach you that God’s ways are inscrutable. (“Ecclesiastes 7” by F.C. Jennings)
• Alternations “to the end that (with that express purpose) man should find nothing of what shall be after Him”! Reason, or Intelligence, with all her highest powers, stands hopeless and helpless before that dark future, and wrings her hands in agony. (“Ecclesiastes 7” by F.C. Jennings)

J. N. Darby Translation

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In the day of prosperity enjoy goodc, and in the day of adversity consider: God hath also set the one beside the other, to the end that man should find out nothing of what shall be after him.

JND Translation Notes

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Or "be in prosperity."