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Ecclesiastes 7

Eccl. 7:24 KJV (With Strong’s)

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That which is far off
rachowq (Hebrew #7350)
from 7368; remote, literally or figuratively, of place or time; specifically, precious; often used adverbially (with preposition)
KJV usage: (a-)far (abroad, off), long ago, of old, space, great while to come.
Pronounce: raw-khoke'
Origin: or rachoq {raw-khoke'}
, and exceeding deep
`amoq (Hebrew #6013)
deep (literally or figuratively)
KJV usage: (X exceeding) deep (thing).
Pronounce: aw-moke'
Origin: from 6009
, who can find it out
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
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Cross References

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Ministry on This Verse

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Deut. 30:11‑14• 11For this commandment which I command thee this day, it is not hidden from thee, neither is it far off.
 12It is not in heaven, that thou shouldest say, Who shall go up for us to heaven, and bring it unto us, that we may hear it, and do it?
 13{i}And it is not beyond the sea, that thou shouldest say, Who shall go over the sea for us, and bring it to us, that we should hear it and do it?{/i}
 14{i}For the word is very near to thee, in thy mouth and in thy heart, that thou mayest do it.{/i} (Deut. 30:11‑14)
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Job 11:7‑8• 7Canst thou, searching, find out God?{HR}Canst thou the Almighty find out to perfection?
 8Heights of heaven, what canst thou do?{HR}Deeper than hell, what canst thou know? (Job 11:7‑8)
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Job 28:12‑23,28• 12But wisdom, where shall it be found?{HR}And where this, the place of understanding?
 13No mortal knoweth its price,{HR}Nor is it found in the land of the living.
 14The depth saith Not in me [is] it,{HR}And the sea saith, It [is] not with me.
 15Pure gold is not given for it,{HR}Nor is silver weighed, its price.
 16It cannot be weighed with gem of Ophir,{HR}With the precious onyx or the sapphire.
 17Gold and glass cannot equal it,{HR}Nor its exchange [be] a vessel of fine gold.
 18Coral or pearl is not to be mentioned.{HR}And the acquisition of wisdom [is] above rubies,
 19The topaz of Cush doth not match it,{HR}With the clear gem it is not weighed.
 20And wisdom, whence cometh it,{HR}And where this, the place of understanding?
 21And further it is hidden from the eyes of all living,{HR}And it is concealed from the birds of the heavens,
 22Destruction and Death have said,{HR}With our ears we have heard its report.
 23God understandeth its way, and he knoweth its place.{HR}For he looketh to the ends of the earth,
 28And unto man he said,{HR}Behold, the fear of the Lord, that [is] wisdom,{HR}And to depart from evil understanding. (Job 28:12‑23,28)
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Psa. 36:6• 6Thy righteousness is like [the] mountains of God,{HR}Thy judgments [are] a great deep;{HR}Thou savest man and beast, O Jehovah. (Psa. 36:6)
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Psa. 139:6• 6Knowledge too wonderful for me!{HR}It is high: I cannot [rise] unto it. (Psa. 139:6)
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Isa. 55:8‑9• 8For my thoughts [are] not your thoughts, neither [are] your ways my ways, saith Jehovah.
 9For [as] the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts. (Isa. 55:8‑9)
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Rom. 11:33• 33O depth of God's riches and wisdom and knowledge! how unsearchable his judgments and untraceable his ways! (Rom. 11:33)
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1 Tim. 6:16• 16who only hath immortality, dwelling in light unapproachable, whom none of men saw nor can see; to whom [be] honour and might eternal. Amen. (1 Tim. 6:16)
• {v.24-25} Other scholars, in company with the Targum and many an old Jewish writer, lift the verse into harmony with the impassioned utterances of this noble man, as he expresses in broken ejaculatory phrase his longings and his powerlessness: “Far off, the past―what is it? Deep―that deep! Ah, who can sound? Then turned I, and my heart, to learn, explore. To seek out wisdom, reason―sin to know Presumption―folly―vain impiety. (“Ecclesiastes 7” by F.C. Jennings)

J. N. Darby Translation

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Whatever hath been, is far off, and exceeding deep: whof will find it out?

JND Translation Notes

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Or "That which is far off and very deep, who."

W. Kelly Translation

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That which is far off,{HR}And exceeding deep,{HR}Who will find it out?