Parallel Verses

New American Standard Bible

All things are wearisome;
Man is not able to tell it.
The eye is not satisfied with seeing,
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

All things are wearisome;
man is unable to speak.
The eye is not satisfied by seeing
or the ear filled with hearing.

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.

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.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
דּבר 
Dabar 
Usage: 1438

יגע 
Yagea` 
Usage: 3

man
אישׁ 
'iysh 
Usage: 692

יכול יכל 
Yakol 
Usage: 194

דּבר 
Dabar 
Usage: 1142

it the eye
עין 
`ayin 
Usage: 372

is not satisfied
שׂבע שׂבע 
Saba` 
Usage: 98

with seeing
ראה 
Ra'ah 
Usage: 1308

nor the ear
אזן 
'ozen 
Usage: 187

References

Context Readings

All Toil Is Profitless And Repetitious

7 All the rivers run into the sea yet the sea is not full. The rivers return to the place where they began. 8 All things are wearisome;
Man is not able to tell it.
The eye is not satisfied with seeing,
Nor is the ear filled with hearing.
9 That which has been is that which will be. That which has been done is that which will be done. There is nothing new under the sun!

Cross References

Proverbs 27:20

The grave and destruction are never full; so the eyes of man are never satisfied.

Ecclesiastes 4:8

There is a man who is by himself, without a companion. He is without son or brother. There is no end to all his work. He never has enough wealth. Nor is his eye satisfied with riches. He never asks: For whom do I labor and deprive myself of pleasure? This too is vanity and a terrible problem.

Psalm 63:5

You satisfy me with the richest foods. My mouth will sing your praise with joyful lips.

Proverbs 30:15-16

The leach has two daughters. Each cry: Give, Give! There are three things that are never satisfied, yes; even four things never say: It is enough!

Ecclesiastes 2:11

I looked at all the works my hands accomplished. I saw everything I had worked to do. I saw that all was vanity and grasping for the wind. It was to no purpose for there was no profit under the sun.

Ecclesiastes 2:26

To the man who is good, God gives wisdom and knowledge and joy. But to the sinner he gives the work of getting goods together and storing up wealth, to give to him who is good before God. This also is vanity and grasping for the wind.

Ecclesiastes 4:1-4

I returned and considered all the oppressions that are done under the sun. I saw the tears of the oppressed for they had no one to comfort them. The oppressors had power but they had no one to comfort them.

Ecclesiastes 5:10-11

He who loves money will not be satisfied with money, nor he who loves wealth, with gain. This too is vanity.

Ecclesiastes 7:24-26

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

Matthew 5:6

Blessed are they who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled.

Matthew 11:28

Come unto me, all you who labor and are heavily burdened, and I will give you rest.

Romans 8:22-23

For we know that the whole creation groans and is in pain together until now.

Revelation 7:16-17

They will hunger no more, nor thirst any more; neither shall the sunlight beat down on them, nor any heat.

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