All things are wearisome, more than one can describe; the eye is not satisfied with seeing, nor the ear content with hearing.Ecclesiastes 1:8
Original language and places
Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.
Original language (Hebrew)
כָּל־הַדְּבָרִ֣ים יְגֵעִ֔ים לֹא־יוּכַ֥ל אִ֖ישׁ לְדַבֵּ֑ר לֹא־תִשְׂבַּ֥ע עַ֙יִן֙ לִרְא֔וֹת וְלֹא־תִמָּלֵ֥א אֹ֖זֶן מִשְּׁמֹֽעַ׃
- כָּל־kol-“all”Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from כֹּל · “all” · Strong's H3605
- הַדְּבָרִ֣יםha.de.va.Rim“<the> things”Definite article + Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from דָּבָר · “thing” · Strong's H1697I
- יְגֵעִ֔יםye.ge.'Im“[are] wearisome”Adjective, masculine, plural, absolute · from יָגֵעַ · “weary” · Strong's H3023
- לֹא־lo'-“not”Particle, negative · from לֹא · “not” · Strong's H3808
- יוּכַ֥לyu.Khal“he is able”Verb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from יָכֹל · “be able” · Strong's H3201
- אִ֖ישׁ'ish“anyone”Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from אִישׁ · “anyone” · Strong's H0376I
- לְדַבֵּ֑רle.da.Ber“to speak [them]”Preposition + Verb, piel, infinitive construct, common · from דָבַר · “speak” · Strong's H1696G
- לֹא־lo'-“not”Particle, negative · from לֹא · “not” · Strong's H3808
- תִשְׂבַּ֥עtis.Ba'“it is satisfied”Verb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from שָׂבֵעַ · “to satisfy” · Strong's H7646
- עַ֙יִן֙'a.yin“an eye”Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from עַ֫יִן · “eye” · Strong's H5869A
- לִרְא֔וֹתlir.'ot“by seeing”Preposition + Verb, qal, infinitive construct, common · from רָאָה · “see” · Strong's H7200G
- וְלֹא־ve.lo'-“and not”Conjunction + Particle, negative · from לֹא · “not” · Strong's H3808
- תִמָּלֵ֥אti.ma.Le'“it is filled”Verb, niphal, imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from מָלֵא · “to fill” · Strong's H4390
- אֹ֖זֶן'O.zen“an ear”Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from אֹ֫זֶן · “ear” · Strong's H0241G
- מִשְּׁמֹֽעַ׃mi.she.Mo.a'“from hearing”Preposition + Verb, qal, infinitive construct, common · from שָׁמַע · “hear” · Strong's H8085G
- Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)