Ecclesiastes 7:13

“See the work of Elohim, for who can make straight what he has made crooked?”

Ecclesiastes 7:13 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Ecclesiastes 7:13, word by word

Seeרְאֵהree

see

To see with one's eyes.

Where else “ree” appears
the workמַעֲשֵׂהmaase

work

What someone does: his works, and especially what God does.

Where else “maase” appears
of Elohimאֱלֹהִיםelohim

Elohim

The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.

Where else “elohim” appears
canיוּכַלyuchal

be able

To have the strength, the permission or the opportunity to do something.

Where else “yuchal” appears
make straightתַקֵּןtaken

make straight

To make straight; to set in order.

Where else “taken” appears
he has made crookedעִוְּתivt

pervert, make crooked

To bend, to pervert; to make what is straight crooked. Said above all of justice and right.

Where else “ivt” appears

The context

12For in the shadow of wisdom, in the shadow of silver; and the profit of knowledge is that wisdom gives life to its owners.

13 · This verse (above)

14In the day of good, be in the good, and in the day of evil, see: also this one alongside that one Elohim has made, so that the human being may not find anything after him.

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