Parallel Verses
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.
Holman Bible
let him rejoice in them all,
and let him remember the days of darkness,
All that comes is futile.
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
The light is pleasant, and it is good for the eyes to
Phrases
Names
Cross References
Deuteronomy 32:29
Job 10:22
Of deep shadow without order,
And which shines as the darkness.”
Job 14:10
Man
Job 15:23
He knows that a day of
Job 18:18
And
Ecclesiastes 2:1-11
I said
Ecclesiastes 2:15
Then I said
Ecclesiastes 2:17
So I
Ecclesiastes 2:19
And who knows whether he will be a wise man or
Ecclesiastes 2:21-23
When there is a man who has labored with wisdom, knowledge and
Ecclesiastes 2:26
For to a person who is good in His sight
Ecclesiastes 3:12-13
I know that there is
Ecclesiastes 4:8
There was a certain man without a
Ecclesiastes 4:16
There is no end to all the people, to all who were before them, and even the ones who will come later will not be happy with him, for this too is
Ecclesiastes 5:15-16
Ecclesiastes 5:18-20
Here is what I have seen to be
Ecclesiastes 6:6
Even if the other man lives a thousand years twice and does not
Ecclesiastes 6:11
For there are many words which increase futility. What then is the advantage to a man?
Ecclesiastes 7:14
But
God has made the one as well as the other
So that man will
Ecclesiastes 8:12
Although a sinner does evil a hundred times and may
Ecclesiastes 8:15
So I commended pleasure, for there is nothing good for
Ecclesiastes 12:1-5
Jeremiah 13:16
Before He brings
And before your
On the dusky mountains,
And while you are hoping for light
He makes it into
And turns it into gloom.
Joel 2:2
A day of clouds and thick darkness.
As the dawn is spread over the mountains,
So there is a
There has
Nor will there be again after it
To the years of many generations.
Matthew 22:13
John 12:35
So Jesus said to them,
Jude 1:18
that they were saying to you, “