Ecclesiastes 4:2
Wherefore I praised the dead which are already dead more than the living which are yet alive.
KJV
et laudavi magis mortuos quam viventes ;
Vulgate
καὶ ἐπῄνεσα ἐγὼ σύμπαντας τοὺς τεθνηκότας τοὺς ἤδη ἀποθανόντας ὑπὲρ τοὺς ζῶντας, ὅσοι αὐτοὶ ζῶσιν ἕως τοῦ νῦν·
LXX
Wherefore I praised the dead that have been long dead more than the living that are yet alive;
ASV
וְ/שַׁבֵּ֧חַ אֲנִ֛י אֶת הַ/מֵּתִ֖ים שֶׁ/כְּבָ֣ר מֵ֑תוּ מִן הַ֣/חַיִּ֔ים אֲשֶׁ֛ר הֵ֥מָּה חַיִּ֖ים עֲדֶֽנָ/ה
Hebrew
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In the original Hebrew
10 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.
אֲנִ֥י
'ny
pronoun · 862×
אֲשֶׁר
'shr
particle · 5461×
אֶת
't
pronoun · 10895×
ה
h
adverb · 2×
הִשְׁתַּבֵּ֖חַ
hshtbch
verb · 11×
הֵ֖מָּה
hmh
pronoun · 560×
הוּ
hv
verb · 834×
חַי
chy
verb · 502×
כְּבָ֣ר
kbr
adverb · 9×
מִן
mn
preposition · 1223×
Historic Christian voices
3 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
Cross-references
- Eccl 2:17 — Therefore I hated life; because the work that is wrought under the sun is grievous unto me: for all is vanity and vexation of spirit.
- Eccl 2:17 — Therefore I hated life; because the work that is wrought under the sun is grievous unto me: for all is vanity and vexation of spirit.
- Eccl 7:1 — A good name is better than precious ointment; and the day of death than the day of one’s birth.
- Jer 22:10 — Weep ye not for the dead, neither bemoan him: but weep sore for him that goeth away: for he shall return no more, nor see his native country.
- Job 3:11 — Why died I not from the womb? why did I not give up the ghost when I came out of the belly?