Verse 7

Ecclesiastes 1:7

Darby Translation

7 All the rivers run into the sea, yet the sea is not full: unto the place whither the rivers go, thither they go again.

Original Language Text

hebrew

כָּל הַ/נְּחָלִים֙ הֹלְכִ֣ים אֶל הַ/יָּ֔ם וְ/הַ/יָּ֖ם אֵינֶ֣/נּוּ מָלֵ֑א אֶל מְק֗וֹם שֶׁ֤/הַ/נְּחָלִים֙ הֹֽלְכִ֔ים שָׁ֛ם הֵ֥ם שָׁבִ֖ים לָ/לָֽכֶת

English Translation

All the rivers go to the sea, and the sea is not full, to the place where the rivers go; there they return to flow again.

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Chapter 1 Context

1 The words of the Preacher, the son of David, king in Jerusalem. Focus ↗

2 Vanity of vanities, saith the Preacher, vanity of vanities! all is vanity. Focus ↗

3 What profit hath man of all his labour wherewith he laboureth under the sun? Focus ↗

4 [One] generation passeth away, and [another] generation cometh, but the earth standeth for ever. Focus ↗

5 The sun also riseth, and the sun goeth down, and hasteth to its place where it ariseth. Focus ↗

6 The wind goeth towards the south, and turneth about towards the north: it turneth about continually,... Focus ↗

7 All the rivers run into the sea, yet the sea is not full: unto the place whither the rivers go, thit...

8 All things are full of toil; none can express it. The eye is not satisfied with seeing, nor the ear... Focus ↗

9 That which hath been is that which shall be; and that which hath been done is that which will be don... Focus ↗

10 Is there a thing whereof it may be said, See, this is new? It hath been already in the ages which we... Focus ↗

11 There is no remembrance of former things; neither shall there be remembrance of things that are to c... Focus ↗

12 I, the Preacher, was king over Israel in Jerusalem. Focus ↗

13 And I applied my heart to seek and search out by wisdom concerning all that is done under the heaven... Focus ↗

14 I have seen all the works that are done under the sun, and behold, all is vanity and pursuit of the... Focus ↗

15 That which is crooked cannot be made straight; and that which is wanting cannot be numbered. Focus ↗

16 I communed with mine own heart, saying, Lo, I have become great and have acquired wisdom more than a... Focus ↗

17 And I applied my heart to the knowledge of wisdom, and to the knowledge of madness and folly: I perc... Focus ↗

18 For in much wisdom is much vexation, and he that increaseth knowledge increaseth sorrow. Focus ↗

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