Ecclesiastes 1:7

Hebrew	כָּל הַנְּחָלִים֙ הֹלְכִ֣ים אֶל הַיָּ֔ם וְהַיָּ֖ם אֵינֶ֣נּוּ מָלֵ֑א אֶל מְק֗וֹם שֶׁ֤הַנְּחָלִים֙ הֹֽלְכִ֔ים שָׁ֛ם הֵ֥ם שָׁבִ֖ים לָלָֽכֶת
ESV	All streams run to the sea, but the sea is not full; to the place where the streams flow, there they flow again.
NIV	All streams flow into the sea, yet the sea is never full. To the place the streams come from, there they return again.
NLT	Rivers run into the sea, but the sea is never full. Then the water returns again to the rivers and flows out again to the sea.
LXX	πάντεςplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigπᾶς greek Meaning * All * Every * The whole Adjective. Usage in the New Testament The sense of πᾶς depends on whether it modifies a singular or plural noun, and whether that noun is countable or uncountable. With singular countable nouns → "every" John 1:9John 3:16Romans 5:12Matthew 28:19Colossians 1:16Romans 3:23Romans 3:23John 3:16Colossians 1:17 οἱplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigὁ greek The definite article χείμαρροι πορεύονται εἰς τὴνplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigὁ greek The definite article θάλασσαν καὶplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigκαί greek Meaning * And * Also * Both * Even * Too * So Is a conjunction that connects single words or terms or sentences. IT is most frequently translated as “and” ἡplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigὁ greek The definite article θάλασσα οὐκ ἔσταιplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigεἰμί greek εἰμί is the first person singular verb for “to be” (εἶναι [the infinitive form] = “to be”). It an irregular verb, and, like English, changes significantly between person and tense. For example εἰμί is the word for am and ἦν is the word for was, e.g. ἐμπιμπλαμένη εἰς τόπον οὗ οἱplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigὁ greek The definite article χείμαρροι πορεύονται ἐκεῖ αὐτοὶplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigαὐτός greek Meaning * He, she, it * Himself, herself, itself * Same Personal pronoun (reflexive). Occurs more than 5,000 times in the New Testament. Core uses Function English Equivalent Typical Translation Example (Greek) Example (English) ἐπιστρέφουσιν τοῦplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigὁ greek The definite article πορευθῆναι
KJV	All the rivers run into the sea; yet the sea is not full; unto the place from whence the rivers come, thither they return again.

^{Ecclesiastes 1:6 ← Ecclesiastes 1:7 → Ecclesiastes 1:8}

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