Parallel Verses
Bible in Basic English
The living are conscious that death will come to them, but the dead are not conscious of anything, and they no longer have a reward, because there is no memory of them.
New American Standard Bible
For the living know they will die; but the dead
King James Version
For the living know that they shall die: but the dead know not any thing, neither have they any more a reward; for the memory of them is forgotten.
Holman Bible
For the living know that they will die, but the dead don’t know anything. There is no longer a reward for them because the memory of them is forgotten.
International Standard Version
At least the living know they will die, but the dead know nothing; they no longer have a reward, since memory about them has been forgotten.
A Conservative Version
For the living know that they shall die, but the dead know not anything, nor have they any more a reward, for the memory of them is forgotten.
American Standard Version
For the living know that they shall die: but the dead know not anything, neither have they any more a reward; for the memory of them is forgotten.
Amplified
For the living know that they will die; but the dead know nothing, and they no longer have a reward [here], for the memory of them is forgotten.
Darby Translation
For the living know that they shall die; but the dead know not anything, neither have they any more a reward, for the memory of them is forgotten.
Julia Smith Translation
For the living know they shall die: and the dead know not any thing, and no more to them a reward; for their remembrance was forgotten.
King James 2000
For the living know that they shall die: but the dead know not any thing, neither have they any more a reward; for the memory of them is forgotten.
Lexham Expanded Bible
For the living know that they will die, but the dead do not know anything. They no longer have a reward, and even the memory of them is forgotten.
Modern King James verseion
For the living know that they shall die; but the dead do not know anything, nor do they have any more a reward; for their memory is forgotten.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
For they that be living, know that they shall die: but they that be dead, know nothing, neither deserve they anymore. For their memorial is forgotten,
NET Bible
For the living know that they will die, but the dead do not know anything; they have no further reward -- and even the memory of them disappears.
New Heart English Bible
For the living know that they will die, but the dead do not know anything, neither do they have any more a reward; for the memory of them is forgotten.
The Emphasized Bible
For, the living, knew that they should die, - -but, the dead, knew not, anything, neither had they any longer a reward, because forgotten was their memory.
Webster
For the living know that they shall die: but the dead know not any thing, neither have they any more a reward; for the memory of them is forgotten.
World English Bible
For the living know that they will die, but the dead don't know anything, neither do they have any more a reward; for the memory of them is forgotten.
Youngs Literal Translation
For the living know that they die, and the dead know not anything, and there is no more to them a reward, for their remembrance hath been forgotten.
Topics
Interlinear
Chay
Yada`
ידע
Yada`
know, known, knowledge, perceive, shew, tell, wist, understand, certainly, acknowledge, acquaintance, consider, declare, teach,
Usage: 946
Muwth
M@uwmah
Sakar
References
Fausets
Hastings
Word Count of 20 Translations in Ecclesiastes 9:5
Verse Info
Context Readings
Death Deprives Humans Of Everything In Life
4 For him who is joined to all the living there is hope; a living dog is better than a dead lion. 5 The living are conscious that death will come to them, but the dead are not conscious of anything, and they no longer have a reward, because there is no memory of them. 6 Their love and their hate and their envy are now ended; and they have no longer a part for ever in anything which is done under the sun.
Phrases
Names
Cross References
Job 14:21
His sons come to honour, and he has no knowledge of it; they are made low, but he is not conscious of it.
Isaiah 26:14
The dead will not come back to life: their spirits will not come back to earth; for this cause you have sent destruction on them, so that the memory of them is dead.
Ecclesiastes 2:16
Of the wise man, as of the foolish man, there is no memory for ever, seeing that those who now are will have gone from memory in the days to come. See how death comes to the wise as to the foolish!
Ecclesiastes 8:10
And then I saw evil men put to rest, taken even from the holy place; and they went about and were praised in the town because of what they had done. This again is to no purpose.
Psalm 6:5
For in death there is no memory of you; in the underworld who will give you praise?
Ecclesiastes 1:11
There is no memory of those who have gone before, and of those who come after there will be no memory for those who are still to come after them.
Job 7:8-10
The eye of him who sees me will see me no longer: your eyes will be looking for me, but I will be gone.
Job 30:23
For I am certain that you will send me back to death, and to the meeting-place ordered for all living.
Psalm 88:10-12
Will you do works of wonder for the dead? will the shades come back to give you praise? (Selah.)
Psalm 109:15
Let them be ever before the eyes of the Lord, so that the memory of them may be cut off from the earth.
Ecclesiastes 7:2
It is better to go to the house of weeping, than to go to the house of feasting; because that is the end of every man, and the living will take it to their hearts.
Isaiah 63:16
For you are our father, though Abraham has no knowledge of us, and Israel gives no thought to us: you, O Lord, are our father; from the earliest days you have taken up our cause.
Hebrews 9:27
And because by God's law death comes to men once, and after that they are judged;