Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleYou have planted much but harvested little. You eat but never have enough. You drink but never have your fill. You put on clothes but never get warm. You earn wages to put into a bag pierced through.” Young's Literal Translation Ye have sown much, and brought in little, To eat, and not to satiety, To drink, and not to drunkenness, To clothe, and none hath heat, And he who is hiring himself out, Is hiring himself for a bag pierced through. King James Bible Ye have sown much, and bring in little; ye eat, but ye have not enough; ye drink, but ye are not filled with drink; ye clothe you, but there is none warm; and he that earneth wages earneth wages [to put it] into a bag with holes. Hebrew You have plantedזְרַעְתֶּ֨ם (zə·ra‘·tem) Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine plural Strong's 2232: To sow, to disseminate, plant, fructify much הַרְבֵּ֜ה (har·bêh) Verb - Hifil - Infinitive absolute Strong's 7235: To be or become much, many or great but harvested וְהָבֵ֣א (wə·hā·ḇê) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive absolute Strong's 935: To come in, come, go in, go little. מְעָ֗ט (mə·‘āṭ) Adverb Strong's 4592: A little, fewness, a few You eat אָכ֤וֹל (’ā·ḵō·wl) Verb - Qal - Infinitive absolute Strong's 398: To eat but never וְאֵין־ (wə·’ên-) Conjunctive waw | Adverb Strong's 369: A non-entity, a negative particle have enough. לְשָׂבְעָה֙ (lə·śā·ḇə·‘āh) Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 7654: Satiety You drink שָׁת֣וֹ (šā·ṯōw) Verb - Qal - Infinitive absolute Strong's 8354: To imbibe but never וְאֵין־ (wə·’ên-) Conjunctive waw | Adverb Strong's 369: A non-entity, a negative particle have your fill. לְשָׁכְרָ֔ה (lə·šā·ḵə·rāh) Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | third person feminine singular Strong's 7937: To become tipsy, to satiate with a, stimulating drink, influence You put on clothes לָב֖וֹשׁ (lā·ḇō·wōš) Verb - Qal - Infinitive absolute Strong's 3847: Wrap around, to put on a, garment, clothe but never וְאֵין־ (wə·’ên-) Conjunctive waw | Adverb Strong's 369: A non-entity, a negative particle get warm. לְחֹ֣ם (lə·ḥōm) Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct Strong's 2527: Heat You earn wages וְהַ֨מִּשְׂתַּכֵּ֔ר (wə·ham·miś·tak·kêr) Conjunctive waw, Article | Verb - Hitpael - Participle - masculine singular Strong's 7936: To hire to put into אֶל־ (’el-) Preposition Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to a bag צְר֥וֹר (ṣə·rō·wr) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 6872: A parcel, a kernel, particle pierced through.” נָקֽוּב׃ (nā·qūḇ) Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine singular Strong's 5344: To puncture |
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