Ecclesiastes 4:16
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4:16There is no end to all the people45 nor to the past generations,46
yet future generations47 will not rejoice in him.
This also is profitless and like48 chasing the wind.
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- 45 Heb “the people.” The term עַם (’am, “people”) can refer to the subjects of the king ( 766 עַם 2).
- 46 Heb “those who were before them.”
- 47 Heb “those coming after.” The Hebrew term הָאַחֲרוֹנִים (ha’akharonim, “those coming after”) is derived from the preposition אַחַר (’akhar, “behind”). When used in reference to time, it refers to future generations (e.g., Deut 29:21; Pss 48:14; 78:4, 6; 102:19; Job 18:20; Eccl 1:11; 4:16); cf. אַחַר B.3; 30 אַחַר 2.b).
- 48 The word “like” does not appear in the Hebrew text, but is supplied in the translation for clarity.
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ESVEnglish Standard Version
There was no end of all the people, all of whom he led. Yet those who come later will not rejoice in him. Surely this also is vanity and a striving after wind.
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NIVNew International Version (2011)
There was no end to all the people who were before them. But those who came later were not pleased with the successor. This too is meaningless, a chasing after the wind.
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CSBChristian Standard Bible
There is no limit to all the people who were before them, yet those who come later will not rejoice in him. This too is futile and a pursuit of the wind.
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NLTNew Living Translation
Endless crowds stand around him, but then another generation grows up and rejects him, too. So it is all meaningless—like chasing the wind.
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LEBThe Lexham English Bible
There is no end to all the people, to all who were before him. Yet the later generation will not rejoice in him, for this also is vanity and chasing wind!
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KJV 1900King James Version
There is no end of all the people, even of all that have been before them: they also that come after shall not rejoice in him. Surely this also is vanity and vexation of spirit.
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