Ecclesiastes 11

Ecclesiastes · Chapter 11

Ecclesiastes 11:10

King James Version (1769)

Other translations

VerseKJVBSBASV
10Therefore remove sorrow from thy heart, and put away evil from thy flesh: for childhood and youth are vanity.So banish sorrow from your heart, and cast off pain from your body, for youth and vigor are fleeting.Therefore remove sorrow from thy heart, and put away evil from thy flesh; for youth and the dawn of life are vanity.

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Original Hebrew words

EnglishHebrewSay itStrong'sMeaning
and removeוְהָסֵ֥רve-ha-SERH5493G
departed

יָסוּר (ya.sur) those departing, revolting

vexationכַּ֙עַס֙ka-'asH3708A
vexation

כַּ֫עַס (ka.as) anger, vexation Also means: ka.as (כַּ֫עַשׂ "vexation" H3708B)

from heart yourמִלִּבֶּ֔ךָmi-li-BE-khaH3820A
mind

בָּל (bal) mind, heart Aramaic of lev (לֵב "heart" H3820A)

and put awayוְהַעֲבֵ֥רve-ha-'a-VERH5674CNo entry
evilרָעָ֖הra-'AHH7451C
distress: harm

רָעָה (ra.ah) : harm 1) evil, misery, distress, injury 1a) evil, misery, distress 1b) evil, injury, wrong 1c) evil (ethical)

from flesh yourמִבְּשָׂרֶ֑ךָmi-be-sa-RE-khaH1320
flesh

בָּשָׂר (ba.sar) 1) flesh 1a) of the body 1a1) of humans 1a2) of animals 1b) the body itself 1c) male organ of generation (euphemism) 1d) kindred, blood-relations 1e) flesh as frail or erring (man against God) 1f) all living things 1g) animals 1h) mankind Aramaic equivalent: be.shar (בְּשַׁר "flesh" H1321)

forכִּֽי־ki-H3588A
for

כִּי (ki) 1) that, for, because, when, as though, as, because that, but, then, certainly, except, surely, since 1a) that 1a1) yea, indeed 1b) when (of time) 1b1) when, if, though (with a concessive force) 1c) because, since (causal connection) 1d) but (after negative) 1e) that if, for if, indeed if, for though, but if 1f) but rather, but 1g) except that 1h) only, nevertheless 1i) surely 1j) that is 1k) but if 1l) for though 1m) forasmuch as, for therefore

the youthהַיַּלְד֥וּתhai-yal-DUTH3208
youth

יַלְדוּת (yal.dut) childhood, youth

and the black hairוְהַֽשַּׁחֲר֖וּתve-ha-sha-cha-RUTH7839
dark hair

שַׁחֲרוּת (sha.cha.rut) 1) blackness 1a) blackness (of hair indicating youth)

[are] futilityהָֽבֶל׃HA-velH1892
vanity

הֶ֫בֶל (he.vel) 1) vapour, breath 1a) breath, vapour 1b) vanity (fig.) adv 2) vainly

Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.