Parallel Verses
Holman Bible
let him rejoice in them all,
and let him remember the days of darkness,
All that comes is futile.
New American Standard Bible
Indeed, if a man should live many years, let him
King James Version
But if a man live many years, and rejoice in them all; yet let him remember the days of darkness; for they shall be many. All that cometh is vanity.
International Standard Version
Even if a person lives many years, let him enjoy them all, recalling that there will be many days of darkness to come all of which are pointless.
A Conservative Version
Yea, if a man lives many years, let him rejoice in them all. But let him remember the days of darkness, for they shall be many. All that comes is vanity.
American Standard Version
Yea, if a man live many years, let him rejoice in them all; but let him remember the days of darkness, for they shall be many. All that cometh is vanity.
Amplified
Yes, if a man should live many years, let him rejoice in them all; yet let him remember the days of darkness, for they will be many. All that is to come will be futility.
Bible in Basic English
But even if a man's life is long and he has joy in all his years, let him keep in mind the dark days, because they will be great in number. Whatever may come is to no purpose.
Darby Translation
but if a man live many years, and rejoice in them all, yet let him remember the days of darkness; for they shall be many: all that cometh is vanity.
Julia Smith Translation
If man shall live many years, in them all shall he rejoice; and he shall remember the days of darkness, for they will be many. All coming is vanity.
King James 2000
But if a man lives many years, and rejoices in them all; yet let him remember the days of darkness; for they shall be many. All that comes is vanity.
Lexham Expanded Bible
For if a man lives many years, let him rejoice in all of them! Let him remember that the days of the darkness will be many-- all that is coming [is] vanity!
Modern King James verseion
but if a man lives many years, and rejoices in them all; yet let him remember the days of darkness, for they shall be many. All that comes is vanity.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
If a man live many years, and be glad in them all, let him remember the days of darkness, which shall be many: And when they come, all things shall be but vanity.
NET Bible
So, if a man lives many years, let him rejoice in them all, but let him remember that the days of darkness will be many -- all that is about to come is obscure.
New Heart English Bible
Yes, if a man lives many years, let him rejoice in them all; but let him remember the days of darkness, for they shall be many. All that comes is vanity.
The Emphasized Bible
But, though, many years, a man live, through them all, let him rejoice; yet let him remember the days of darkness, for many they may be, all that cometh, may be vanity.
Webster
But if a man shall live many years, and rejoice in them all; yet let him remember the days of darkness; for they shall be many. All that cometh is vanity.
World English Bible
Yes, if a man lives many years, let him rejoice in them all; but let him remember the days of darkness, for they shall be many. All that comes is vanity.
Youngs Literal Translation
But, if man liveth many years, In all of them let him rejoice, And remember the days of darkness, For they are many! all that is coming is vanity.
Themes
death » Christ conqueror of » Preparation for
death » Nearness of » Preparation for
Topics
Interlinear
Rabah
Shaneh (in pl. only),
Zakar
Rabah
Word Count of 20 Translations in Ecclesiastes 11:8
Prayers for Ecclesiastes 11:8
Verse Info
Context Readings
Enjoy Life To The Fullest Within The Auspices Of The Fear Of God
7
and it is pleasing for the eyes to see the sun.
let him rejoice in them all,
and let him remember the days of darkness,
All that comes is futile.
and let your heart be glad in the days of your youth.
And walk in the ways of your heart
and in the sight of your eyes;
but know that for all of these things God will bring you to judgment.
Phrases
Names
Cross References
Deuteronomy 32:29
they would understand their fate.
Job 10:22
gloomy and chaotic,
where even the light is like
Job 14:10
he breathes his last—where is he?
Job 15:23
He knows the day of darkness is at hand.
Job 18:18
and chased from the inhabited world.
Ecclesiastes 2:1-11
I said to myself, “Go ahead, I will test you with pleasure;
Ecclesiastes 2:15
So I said to myself, “What happens to the fool will also happen to me. Why then have I been overly wise?”
Ecclesiastes 2:17
Therefore, I hated life because the work that was done under the sun was distressing to me. For everything is futile and a pursuit of the wind.
Ecclesiastes 2:19
And who knows whether he will be a wise man or a fool?
Ecclesiastes 2:21-23
When there is a man whose work was done with wisdom, knowledge, and skill,
Ecclesiastes 2:26
For to the man who is pleasing in His sight, He gives wisdom, knowledge, and joy,
Ecclesiastes 3:12-13
I know that there is nothing better for them than to rejoice and enjoy the
Ecclesiastes 4:8
There is a person without a companion,
Ecclesiastes 4:16
There is no limit to all the people who were before them, yet those who come later will not rejoice in him. This too is futile and a pursuit of the wind.
Ecclesiastes 5:15-16
As he came from his mother’s womb, so he will go again, naked as he came;
Ecclesiastes 5:18-20
Here is what I have seen to be good:
Ecclesiastes 6:6
And if he lives a thousand years twice, but does not experience happiness, do not both go to the same place?
Ecclesiastes 6:11
For when there are many words, they increase futility.
Ecclesiastes 7:14
In the day of prosperity be joyful,
Ecclesiastes 8:12
Although a sinner commits crime a hundred times and prolongs his life,
Ecclesiastes 8:15
So I commended enjoyment because there is nothing better for man under the sun than to eat, drink, and enjoy himself,
Ecclesiastes 12:1-5
So remember your Creator in the days of your youth:
and the years approach when you will say,
“I have no delight in them”;
Jeremiah 13:16
before He brings darkness,
before your feet stumble
on the mountains at dusk.
You wait for light,
but He brings darkest gloom
and makes thick darkness.
Joel 2:2
a day of clouds and dense overcast,
like the dawn spreading over the mountains;
a great and strong people
such as never existed in ages past
and never will again
in all the generations to come.
Matthew 22:13
John 12:35
Jesus answered,
Jude 1:18
they told you, “In the end time