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Ecclesiastes 8:8
New English Translation
Ecclesiastes 8:8
New English Translation
8 Just as no one has power over the wind to restrain it,[a]
so no one has power over the day of his[b] death.
Just as no one can be discharged during the battle,[c]
so wickedness cannot rescue the wicked.[d]
Footnotes
- Ecclesiastes 8:8 tn Heb “There is not a man who has mastery over the wind to restrain the wind.”
- Ecclesiastes 8:8 tn The word “his” does not appear in the Hebrew text, but is supplied in the translation for clarity.
- Ecclesiastes 8:8 tn Heb “There is no discharge in war.”
- Ecclesiastes 8:8 tn Heb “its owners.”
New English Translation (NET)
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