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Ecclesiastes 7:24

New American Standard Bible (NASB ©1995) [2]
— What has been is remote and exceedingly mysterious. Who can discover it?
King James Version (KJV 1769) [2]
— That which is far off, and exceeding deep, who can find it out?
English Revised Version (ERV 1885)
— That which is is far off, and exceeding deep; who can find it out?
American Standard Version (ASV 1901) [2]
— That which is, is far off and exceeding deep; who can find it out?
Webster's Revision of the KJB (WEB 1833)
— That which is far off, and exceedingly deep, who can find it out?
Darby's Translation (DBY 1890)
— Whatever hath been, is far off, and exceeding deep: who will find it out?
Rotherham's Emphasized Bible (EBR 1902)
— Far away, is that which hath been,—and deep, deep, who can find it out?
Young's Literal Translation (YLT 1898)
— Far off [is] that which hath been, and deep, deep, who doth find it?
Douay-Rheims Challoner Revision (DR 1750)
— Much more than it was: it is a great depth, who shall find it out?
Geneva Bible (GNV 1560)
— It is farre off, what may it be? And it is a profound deepenesse, who can finde it?
Original King James Bible (AV 1611) [2]
— That which is farre off, and exceeding deepe, who can finde it out?
Lamsa Bible (1957)
— Yea, wisdom was far off; it also had depth beyond depth; who can find it out?
Brenton Greek Septuagint (LXX, Restored Names)
— [That which is] far beyond what was, and a great depth, who shall find it out?
Full Hebrew Names / Holy Name KJV (2008) [2] [3]
— That which is far off, and exceeding deep, who can find it out?

Strong's Numbers & Hebrew NamesHebrew Old TestamentColor-Code/Key Word Studies
That which is x4100
(4100) Complement
מָּה
mah
{maw}
A primitive particle; properly interrogitive what? (including how?, why? and when?); but also exclamations like what! (including how!), or indefinitely what (including whatever, and even relatively that which); often used with prefixes in various adverbial or conjugational senses.
x7945
(7945) Complement
שֶׁל
shel
{shel}
For the relative H0834; used with prepositional prefix, and often followed by some pronoun affixed; on account of, what soever, which soever.
x1961
(1961) Complement
הָיָה
hayah
{haw-yaw'}
A primitive root (compare H1933); to exist, that is, be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary).
far off, 7350
{7350} Prime
רָחוֹק
rachowq
{raw-khoke'}
From H7368; remote, literally of figuratively, of place or time; specifically precious; often used adverbially (with preposition).
and exceeding deep, 6013
{6013} Prime
עָמֹק
`amoq
{aw-moke'}
From H6009; deep (literally or figuratively).
who x4310
(4310) Complement
מִי
miy
{me}
An interrogitive pronoun of persons, as H4100 is of things, who? (occasionally, by a peculiar idiom, of things); also (indefinitely) whoever; often used in oblique construction with prefix or suffix.
can find it out? 4672
{4672} Prime
מָצָא
matsa'
{maw-tsaw'}
A primitive root; properly to come forth to, that is, appear or exist; transitively to attain, that is, find or acquire; figuratively to occur, meet or be present.
z8799
<8799> Grammar
Stem - Qal (See H8851)
Mood - Imperfect (See H8811)
Count - 19885
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Commentary

Ecclesiastes 7:24

_ _ That ... far off ... deep — True wisdom is so when sought independently of “fear of God” (Ecclesiastes 7:18; Deuteronomy 30:12, Deuteronomy 30:13; Job 11:7, Job 11:8; Job 28:12-20, Job 28:28; Psalms 64:6; Romans 10:6, Romans 10:7).

Matthew Henry's Commentary

See commentary on Ecclesiastes 7:23-29.

John Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Ecclesiastes 7:24

It — God's counsels and works, and the reasons of them.

Geneva Bible Translation Notes

Ecclesiastes 7:24

That which is far off, (r) and exceedingly deep, who can find it out?

(r) Meaning wisdom.

Cross-Reference Topical ResearchStrong's Concordance

Deuteronomy 30:11-14 For this commandment which I command thee this day, it [is] not hidden from thee, neither [is] it far off. ... But the word [is] very nigh unto thee, in thy mouth, and in thy heart, that thou mayest do it.
Job 11:7-8 Canst thou by searching find out God? canst thou find out the Almighty unto perfection? ... [It is] as high as heaven; what canst thou do? deeper than hell; what canst thou know?
Job 28:12-23 But where shall wisdom be found? and where [is] the place of understanding? ... God understandeth the way thereof, and he knoweth the place thereof.
Job 28:28 And unto man he said, Behold, the fear of the Lord, that [is] wisdom; and to depart from evil [is] understanding.
Psalms 36:6 Thy righteousness [is] like the great mountains; thy judgments [are] a great deep: O LORD, thou preservest man and beast.
Psalms 139:6 [Such] knowledge [is] too wonderful for me; it is high, I cannot [attain] unto it.
Isaiah 55:8-9 For my thoughts [are] not your thoughts, neither [are] your ways my ways, saith the LORD. ... For [as] the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts.
Romans 11:33 O the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and knowledge of God! how unsearchable [are] his judgments, and his ways past finding out!
1 Timothy 6:16 Who only hath immortality, dwelling in the light which no man can approach unto; whom no man hath seen, nor can see: to whom [be] honour and power everlasting. Amen.
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Chain-Reference Bible SearchCross References with Concordance

Dt 30:11. Jb 11:7; 28:12, 28. Ps 36:6; 139:6. Is 55:8. Ro 11:33. 1Ti 6:16.

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