Ecclesiastes 8:7
Translations
King James Version (KJV)
For he knows not that which shall be: for who can tell him when it shall be?
American King James Version (AKJV)
For he knows not that which shall be: for who can tell him when it shall be?
American Standard Version (ASV)
for he knoweth not that which shall be; for who can tell him how it shall be?
Basic English Translation (BBE)
No one is certain what is to be, and who is able to say to him when it will be?
Webster's Revision
For he knoweth not that which shall be: for who can tell him when it shall be?
World English Bible
For he doesn't know that which will be; for who can tell him how it will be?
English Revised Version (ERV)
for he knoweth not that which shall be; for who can tell him how it shall be?
Definitions for Ecclesiastes 8:7
Tell - To number; count.
Barnes's Ecclesiastes 8:7 Bible Commentary
When - Or, as in the margin. For the meaning of this verse, compare marginal references.
Wesley's Ecclesiastes 8:7 Bible Commentary
8:7 For - Men are generally ignorant of future events, and therefore their minds are disquieted.
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