Consider the work of God: Who can straighten what He has bent?Ecclesiastes 7:13
Original language and places
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Original language (Hebrew)
רְאֵ֖ה אֶת־מַעֲשֵׂ֣ה הָאֱלֹהִ֑ים כִּ֣י מִ֤י יוּכַל֙ לְתַקֵּ֔ן אֵ֖ת אֲשֶׁ֥ר עִוְּתֽוֹ׃
- רְאֵ֖הre.'Eh“consider”Verb, qal, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from רָאָה · “examine” · Strong's H7200H
- אֶת־'et-“<obj.>”Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
- מַעֲשֵׂ֣הma.'a.Seh“[the] work of”Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from מַעֲשֶׂה · “work” · Strong's H4639G
- הָאֱלֹהִ֑יםha.'E.lo.Him“<the> God”Definite article + Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from אֱלֹהִים · “God” · Strong's H0430G
- כִּ֣יki“for”Particle · from כִּי · “for” · Strong's H3588A
- מִ֤יmi“who?”Pronoun, interrogative · from מִי · “who?” · Strong's H4310
- יוּכַל֙yu.Khal“is he able”Verb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from יָכֹל · “be able” · Strong's H3201
- לְתַקֵּ֔ןle.ta.Ken“to straighten”Preposition + Verb, piel, infinitive construct, common · from תָּקַן · “be straight” · Strong's H8626
- אֵ֖ת'et“<obj.>”Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
- אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.Sher“[that] which”Particle, relative · from אֲשֶׁר · “which” · Strong's H0834A
- עִוְּתֽוֹ׃i.ve.To“he has bent it”Verb, piel, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from עָוַת · “to pervert” · Strong's H5791
- Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)