Ecclesiastes 8:14 Hebrew Word Analysis

14There isוְיֵ֣שׁh3426
23a vanityהָֽבֶל׃h1892
2אֲשֶׁ֣רh834
3which is doneנַעֲשָׂ֣הh6213
4עַלh5921
5upon the earthהָאָרֶץ֒h776
6אֲשֶׁ֣ר׀h834
14There isוְיֵ֣שׁh3426
19of the righteousהַצַּדִּיקִ֑יםh6662
9אֲשֶׁ֨רh834
16men to whom it happenethשֶׁמַּגִּ֥יעַh5060
11אֲלֵהֶם֙h413
18according to the workכְּמַעֲשֵׂ֣הh4639
15of the wickedרְשָׁעִ֔יםh7563
14There isוְיֵ֣שׁh3426
15of the wickedרְשָׁעִ֔יםh7563
16men to whom it happenethשֶׁמַּגִּ֥יעַh5060
17אֲלֵהֶ֖םh413
18according to the workכְּמַעֲשֵׂ֣הh4639
19of the righteousהַצַּדִּיקִ֑יםh6662
20I saidאָמַ֕רְתִּיh559
21that this alsoשֶׁגַּםh1571
22זֶ֖הh2088
23a vanityהָֽבֶל׃h1892

Other Translations

King James Version (KJV)

There is a vanity which is done upon the earth; that there be just men, unto whom it happeneth according to the work of the wicked; again, there be wicked men, to whom it happeneth according to the work of the righteous: I said that this also is vanity.

American Standard Version (ASV)

There is a vanity which is done upon the earth, that there are righteous men unto whom it happeneth according to the work of the wicked; again, there are wicked men to whom it happeneth according to the work of the righteous: I said that this also is vanity.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

There is a thing which is to no purpose done on the earth: that there are good men to whom is given the same punishment as those who are evil, and there are evil men who get the reward of the good. I say that this again is to no purpose.

Darby English Bible (DBY)

There is a vanity which is done upon the earth; that there are righteous [men] unto whom it happeneth according to the work of the wicked; and there are wicked [men] to whom it happeneth according to the work of the righteous. I said that this also is vanity.

World English Bible (WEB)

There is a vanity which is done on the earth, that there are righteous men to whom it happens according to the work of the wicked. Again, there are wicked men to whom it happens according to the work of the righteous. I said that this also is vanity.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

There is a vanity that hath been done upon the earth, that there are righteous ones unto whom it is coming according to the work of the wicked, and there are wicked ones unto whom it is coming according to the work of the righteous. I have said that this also `is' vanity.