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Ecclesiastes 1:4

Generations come and generations go, but the earth remains forever.
Ecclesiastes 1:4
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Original language (Hebrew)

דּ֤וֹר הֹלֵךְ֙ וְד֣וֹר בָּ֔א וְהָאָ֖רֶץ לְעוֹלָ֥ם עֹמָֽדֶת׃

  1. דּ֤וֹרDor“a generation”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from דּוֹר · “generation” · Strong's H1755
  2. הֹלֵךְ֙ho.leKh“[is] going”
    Verb, qal, participle (active), masculine, singular, absolute · from הָלַךְ · “went” · Strong's H1980G
  3. וְד֣וֹרve.Dor“and a generation”
    Conjunction + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from דּוֹר · “generation” · Strong's H1755
  4. בָּ֔אBa'“[is] coming”
    Verb, qal, participle (active), masculine, singular, absolute · from בּוֹא · “come” · Strong's H0935G
  5. וְהָאָ֖רֶץve.ha.'A.retz“and the earth”
    Conjunction + Definite article + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from אֶ֫רֶץ · “country; planet” · Strong's H0776G
  6. לְעוֹלָ֥םle.'o.Lam“for ever”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from עוֹלָם · “enduring” · Strong's H5769G
  7. עֹמָֽדֶת׃'o.Ma.det“[is] continuing”
    Verb, qal, participle (active), feminine, singular, absolute · from עָמַד · “stand” · Strong's H5975G
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)