Parallel Verses
International Standard Version
Everything is wearisome, more than man is able to express. The eye is never satisfied by seeing, nor the ear by hearing.
New American Standard Bible
Man is not able to tell it.
Nor is the ear filled with hearing.
King James Version
All things are full of labour; man cannot utter it: the eye is not satisfied with seeing, nor the ear filled with hearing.
Holman Bible
man is unable to speak.
The eye is not satisfied by seeing
or the ear filled with hearing.
A Conservative Version
All things are full of weariness, man cannot utter [it]. The eye is not satisfied with seeing, nor the ear filled with hearing.
American Standard Version
All things are full of weariness; man cannot utter it : the eye is not satisfied with seeing, nor the ear filled with hearing.
Amplified
All things are wearisome and all words are frail;
Man cannot express it.
The eye is not satisfied with seeing,
Nor is the ear filled with hearing.
Bible in Basic English
All things are full of weariness; man may not give their story: the eye has never enough of its seeing, or the ear of its hearing.
Darby Translation
All things are full of toil; none can express it. The eye is not satisfied with seeing, nor the ear filled with hearing.
Julia Smith Translation
All words becoming weary; man shall not be able to speak: the eye shall not be satisfied to see, and the ear shall not be filled from hearing.
King James 2000
All things are full of weariness; man cannot express it: the eye is not satisfied with seeing, nor the ear filled with hearing.
Lexham Expanded Bible
All things toil continuously; no one can ever finish describing this. The eye is never satisfied with seeing, and the ear is never filled with hearing.
Modern King James verseion
All things are full of labor; man cannot utter it; the eye is not satisfied with seeing, nor the ear filled with hearing.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
All things are so hard, that no man can express them. The eye is not satisfied with sight; the ear is not filled with hearing.
NET Bible
All this monotony is tiresome; no one can bear to describe it: The eye is never satisfied with seeing, nor is the ear ever content with hearing.
New Heart English Bible
All things are full of weariness beyond uttering. The eye is not satisfied with seeing, nor the ear filled with hearing.
The Emphasized Bible
All words, are weak, unable is any man to tell, - not satisfied is the eye by seeing, nor filled is the ear with hearing.
Webster
All things are full of labor; man cannot utter it: the eye is not satisfied with seeing, nor the ear filled with hearing.
World English Bible
All things are full of weariness beyond uttering. The eye is not satisfied with seeing, nor the ear filled with hearing.
Youngs Literal Translation
All these things are wearying; a man is not able to speak, the eye is not satisfied by seeing, nor filled is the ear from hearing.
Themes
ears » Not satisfied with earthly things
Eye » Figurative » Of evil desire, never satisfied
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Ecclesiastes 1:8
Verse Info
Context Readings
All Toil Is Profitless And Repetitious
7 All the rivers flow toward the sea, but the sea is never full; then rivers return to the headwaters where they began. 8 Everything is wearisome, more than man is able to express. The eye is never satisfied by seeing, nor the ear by hearing. 9 Whatever has happened, will happen again; whatever has been done, will be done again. There is nothing new on earth.
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Cross References
Proverbs 27:20
Sheol and Abaddon are never satiated, and neither are human eyes.
Ecclesiastes 4:8
Consider someone who is alone, having neither son nor brother. There is no end to all of his work, and he is never satisfied with wealth. "So for whom do I work," he asks, "and deprive myself of pleasure?" This, too, is pointless and a terrible tragedy.
Psalm 63:5
Just as I am satisfied with the choicest of foods, so my lips will praise you joyfully.
Proverbs 30:15-16
The leech has two daughters: "Give" and "Give". Three things will never be satisfied; four will never say "Enough" -
Ecclesiastes 2:11
Then I examined all of my accomplishments that I had brought about by my own efforts, including the work that I had labored so hard to complete and it was all pointless, like chasing after the wind, and there was nothing to be gained on earth.
Ecclesiastes 2:26
After all, to the person who is good in God's sight, he gives wisdom, knowledge, and joy, but to the sinner he gives the troublesome task of acquiring and accumulating in order to leave it to someone who is good in the sight of God. This also is pointless and chasing after the wind.
Ecclesiastes 4:1-4
Next I turned to consider all kinds of oppression that exists on earth. Look at the tears of the oppressed there is no one to comfort them. Power is on the side of their oppressors; so they have no comforters.
Ecclesiastes 5:10-11
Whoever loves money will never have enough money. Whoever loves luxury will not be content with abundance. This also is pointless.
Ecclesiastes 7:24-26
Whatever it is, it's far off and most profound. Who can attain it?
Matthew 5:6
"How blessed are those who are hungry and thirsty for righteousness, because it is they who will be satisfied!
Matthew 11:28
"Come to me, all of you who are weary and loaded down with burdens, and I will give you rest.
Romans 8:22-23
For we know that all the rest of creation has been groaning with the pains of childbirth up to the present time.
Revelation 7:16-17
They will never be hungry or thirsty again. Neither the sun nor its heat will ever beat down on them,