Ecclesiastes 11:4 — King James Version← Study notes

“He that observeth the wind shall not sow; and he that regardeth the clouds shall not reap.”

Ecclesiastes 11:4 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Ecclesiastes 11:48 words

HebrewMeaning

שֹׁמֵ֥רšōmēr

bewardverbH8104

be circumspect · take heed · keep(-er · self) ···

ר֖וּחַrwḥa

airnounH7307

anger · blast · breath · cool ···

לֹ֣אlōʾ

ereparticleH3808

before · or else · except · ig ···

יִזְרָ֑עyizərāʿ

bearverbH2232

conceive seed · set with sow · yield

וְ/רֹאֶ֥הwərōʾeh

advise selfconjH7200

appear · approve · behold · certainly ···

בֶ/עָבִ֖יםbeʿābiym

claypronH5645

cloud · thick · thicket. Compare

לֹ֥אlōʾ

ereparticleH3808

before · or else · except · ig ···

יִקְצֽוֹרyiqəṣwōr

cut downverbH7114

at all · much discouraged · grieve · harvestman ···

ℹWords are listed top to bottom following the original right-to-left reading order. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

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