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Do not all go to the same place? <a href="/nlt/ecclesiastes/6.htm">New Living Translation</a> He might live a thousand years twice over but still not find contentment. And since he must die like everyone else—well, what’s the use? <a href="/esv/ecclesiastes/6.htm">English Standard Version</a> Even though he should live a thousand years twice over, yet enjoy no good—do not all go to the one place? <a href="/bsb/ecclesiastes/6.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> even if he lives a thousand years twice over but fails to enjoy his prosperity. Do not all go to the same place? <a href="/kjv/ecclesiastes/6.htm">King James Bible</a> Yea, though he live a thousand years twice told, yet hath he seen no good: do not all go to one place? <a href="/nkjv/ecclesiastes/6.htm">New King James Version</a> even if he lives a thousand years twice—but has not seen goodness. Do not all go to one place? <a href="/nasb_/ecclesiastes/6.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> Even if the man lives a thousand years twice, but does not see good things—do not all go to one and the same place?” <a href="/nasb/ecclesiastes/6.htm">NASB 1995</a> &#8220Even if the other man lives a thousand years twice and does not enjoy good things— do not all go to one place?&#8221 <a href="/nasb77/ecclesiastes/6.htm">NASB 1977 </a> “Even if the other man lives a thousand years twice and does not enjoy good things—do not all go to one place?” <a href="/lsb/ecclesiastes/6.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> Even if the other man lives one thousand years twice and does not see good things—do not all go to the same place?” <a href="/amp/ecclesiastes/6.htm">Amplified Bible</a> Even if the other man lives a thousand years twice over and yet has seen no good and experienced no enjoyment—do not both go to one place [the grave]?” <a href="/csb/ecclesiastes/6.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> And if a person lives a thousand years twice, but does not experience happiness, do not both go to the same place? <a href="/hcsb/ecclesiastes/6.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> And if he lives a thousand years twice, but does not experience happiness, do not both go to the same place? <a href="/asv/ecclesiastes/6.htm">American Standard Version</a> yea, though he live a thousand years twice told, and yet enjoy no good, do not all go to one place? <a href="/cev/ecclesiastes/6.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> even if you live two thousand years and don't enjoy life. As you know, we all end up in the same place. <a href="/erv/ecclesiastes/6.htm">English Revised Version</a> yea, though he live a thousand years twice told, and yet enjoy no good: do not all go to one place? <a href="/gwt/ecclesiastes/6.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> Even if the rich person lives two thousand years without experiencing anything good-don't we all go to the same place? <a href="/gnt/ecclesiastes/6.htm">Good News Translation</a> more so than the man who never enjoys life, though he may live two thousand years. After all, both of them are going to the same place. <a href="/isv/ecclesiastes/6.htm">International Standard Version</a> Even if he lives a thousand years twice over without experiencing the best—aren't all of them going to the same place? <a href="/msb/ecclesiastes/6.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> even if he lives a thousand years twice over but fails to enjoy his prosperity. Do not all go to the same place? <a href="/net/ecclesiastes/6.htm">NET Bible</a> if he should live a thousand years twice, yet does not enjoy his prosperity. For both of them die! <a href="/nheb/ecclesiastes/6.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> Yes, though he live a thousand years twice told, and yet fails to enjoy good, do not all go to one place? <a href="/wbt/ecclesiastes/6.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> Yes, though he liveth a thousand years twice told, yet hath he seen no good: do not all go to one place? <a href="/web/ecclesiastes/6.htm">World English Bible</a> Yes, though he live a thousand years twice told, and yet fails to enjoy good, don’t all go to one place? <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/ecclesiastes/6.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> And though he had lived one thousand years twice over, yet he has not seen good; does not everyone go to the same place? <a href="/ylt/ecclesiastes/6.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> And though he had lived a thousand years twice over, yet good he hath not seen; to the same place doth not every one go? <a href="/slt/ecclesiastes/6.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And although he lived a thousand years twice, and he saw not good. Did not all go to one place?<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/ecclesiastes/6.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> Although he lived two thousand years, and hath not enjoyed good things: do not all make haste to one place? <a href="/cpdv/ecclesiastes/6.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> Even if he were to live for two thousand years, and yet not thoroughly enjoy what is good, does not each one hurry on to the same place? <a href="/nabre/ecclesiastes/6.htm">New American Bible</a> Should such a one live twice a thousand years and not enjoy those goods, do not both go to the same place? <a href="/nrsvce/ecclesiastes/6.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> Even though he should live a thousand years twice over, yet enjoy no good—do not all go to one place?<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/ecclesiastes/6.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> Yea, though he live a thousand years twice told, yet he has seen no good; do not all go to one place? <a href="/hpbt/ecclesiastes/6.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> And if he lives two thousand years and he sees no good, do not all go to one place?<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/ecclesiastes/6.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> yea, though he live a thousand years twice told, and enjoy no good; do not all go to one place? <a href="/sep/ecclesiastes/6.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> Though he has lived to the return of a thousand years, yet he has seen no good: do not all go to one place? <a href="/parallel/ecclesiastes/6-6.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/8-2fxj-VcEg?start=1090" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/ecclesiastes/6.htm">The Futility of Life</a> …5The child, though neither seeing the sun nor knowing anything, has more rest than that man, 6<a href="/hebrew/432.htm" title="432: wə·’il·lū (Conj) -- If, though. Probably from 'al; nay, i.e. if.">even if</a> <a href="/hebrew/2421.htm" title="2421: ḥā·yāh (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- To live, to revive. A primitive root; to live, whether literally or figuratively; causatively, to revive.">he lives</a> <a href="/hebrew/505.htm" title="505: ’e·lep̄ (Number-msc) -- A thousand. Prop, the same as 'eleph; hence a thousand.">a thousand</a> <a href="/hebrew/8141.htm" title="8141: šā·nîm (N-fp) -- A year. (in plura or shanah; from shanah; a year.">years</a> <a href="/hebrew/6471.htm" title="6471: pa·‘ă·ma·yim (N-fd) -- A beat, foot, anvil, occurrence. Or pa;amah; from pa'am; a stroke, literally or figuratively.">twice over</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: lō (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">but fails to</a> <a href="/hebrew/7200.htm" title="7200: rā·’āh (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- To see. A primitive root; to see, literally or figuratively.">enjoy</a> <a href="/hebrew/2896.htm" title="2896: wə·ṭō·w·ḇāh (Conj-w:: N-fs) -- Pleasant, agreeable, good.">his prosperity.</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: hă·lō (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">Do not</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: hak·kōl (Art:: N-ms) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">all</a> <a href="/hebrew/1980.htm" title="1980: hō·w·lêḵ (V-Qal-Prtcpl-ms) -- To go, come, walk. Akin to yalak; a primitive root; to walk.">go</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’el- (Prep) -- To, into, towards. ">to</a> <a href="/hebrew/259.htm" title="259: ’e·ḥāḏ (Number-ms) -- One. A numeral from 'achad; properly, united, i.e. One; or first.">the same</a> <a href="/hebrew/4725.htm" title="4725: mā·qō·wm (N-ms) -- Or maqom; also mqowmah; or mqomah; from quwm; properly, a standing, i.e. A spot; but used widely of a locality; also of a condition.">place?</a> 7All a man’s labor is for his mouth, yet his appetite is never satisfied.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/psalms/49-10.htm">Psalm 49:10-12</a> For it is clear that wise men die, and the foolish and the senseless both perish and leave their wealth to others. / Their graves are their eternal homes—their dwellings for endless generations—even though their lands were their namesakes. / But a man, despite his wealth, cannot endure; he is like the beasts that perish. <a href="/job/14-1.htm">Job 14:1-2</a> “Man, who is born of woman, is short of days and full of trouble. / Like a flower, he comes forth, then withers away; like a fleeting shadow, he does not endure. <a href="/psalms/39-5.htm">Psalm 39:5-6</a> You, indeed, have made my days as handbreadths, and my lifetime as nothing before You. Truly each man at his best exists as but a breath. Selah / Surely every man goes about like a phantom; surely he bustles in vain; he heaps up riches not knowing who will haul them away. <a href="/james/4-14.htm">James 4:14</a> You do not even know what will happen tomorrow! What is your life? You are a mist that appears for a little while and then vanishes. <a href="/psalms/90-10.htm">Psalm 90:10</a> The length of our days is seventy years—or eighty if we are strong—yet their pride is but labor and sorrow, for they quickly pass, and we fly away. <a href="/1_peter/1-24.htm">1 Peter 1:24</a> For, “All flesh is like grass, and all its glory like the flowers of the field; the grass withers and the flowers fall, <a href="/isaiah/40-6.htm">Isaiah 40:6-8</a> A voice says, “Cry out!” And I asked, “What should I cry out?” “All flesh is like grass, and all its glory like the flowers of the field. / The grass withers and the flowers fall when the breath of the LORD blows on them; indeed, the people are grass. / The grass withers and the flowers fall, but the word of our God stands forever.” <a href="/job/7-7.htm">Job 7:7-10</a> Remember that my life is but a breath. My eyes will never again see happiness. / The eye that beholds me will no longer see me. You will look for me, but I will be no more. / As a cloud vanishes and is gone, so he who goes down to Sheol does not come back up. ... <a href="/psalms/103-15.htm">Psalm 103:15-16</a> As for man, his days are like grass—he blooms like a flower of the field; / when the wind passes over, it vanishes, and its place remembers it no more. <a href="/matthew/16-26.htm">Matthew 16:26</a> What will it profit a man if he gains the whole world, yet forfeits his soul? Or what can a man give in exchange for his soul? <a href="/luke/12-19.htm">Luke 12:19-20</a> Then I will say to myself, “You have plenty of good things laid up for many years. Take it easy. Eat, drink, and be merry!”’ / But God said to him, ‘You fool! This very night your life will be required of you. Then who will own what you have accumulated?’ <a href="/1_timothy/6-7.htm">1 Timothy 6:7</a> For we brought nothing into the world, so we cannot carry anything out of it. <a href="/job/3-11.htm">Job 3:11-13</a> Why did I not perish at birth; why did I not die as I came from the womb? / Why were there knees to receive me, and breasts that I should be nursed? / For now I would be lying down in peace; I would be asleep and at rest <a href="/philippians/1-21.htm">Philippians 1:21-23</a> For to me, to live is Christ, and to die is gain. / But if I go on living in the body, this will mean fruitful labor for me. So what shall I choose? I do not know. / I am torn between the two. I desire to depart and be with Christ, which is far better indeed. <a href="/psalms/89-48.htm">Psalm 89:48</a> What man can live and never see death? Can he deliver his soul from the power of Sheol? Selah</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>Yes, though he live a thousand years twice told, yet has he seen no good: do not all go to one place?though<a href="/genesis/5-5.htm">Genesis 5:5,23,24</a> And all the days that Adam lived were nine hundred and thirty years: and he died… <a href="/isaiah/65-22.htm">Isaiah 65:22</a> They shall not build, and another inhabit; they shall not plant, and another eat: for as the days of a tree are the days of my people, and mine elect shall long enjoy the work of their hands.yet<a href="/ecclesiastes/6-3.htm">Ecclesiastes 6:3</a> If a man beget an hundred children, and live many years, so that the days of his years be many, and his soul be not filled with good, and also that he have no burial; I say, that an untimely birth is better than he.<a href="/job/7-7.htm">Job 7:7</a> O remember that my life is wind: mine eye shall no more see good.<a href="/psalms/4-6.htm">Psalm 4:6,7</a> There be many that say, Who will shew us any good? LORD, lift thou up the light of thy countenance upon us… do<a href="/ecclesiastes/3-20.htm">Ecclesiastes 3:20</a> All go unto one place; all are of the dust, and all turn to dust again.<a href="/ecclesiastes/12-7.htm">Ecclesiastes 12:7</a> Then shall the dust return to the earth as it was: and the spirit shall return unto God who gave it.<a href="/job/1-21.htm">Job 1:21</a> And said, Naked came I out of my mother's womb, and naked shall I return thither: the LORD gave, and the LORD hath taken away; blessed be the name of the LORD.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/ecclesiastes/6-3.htm">Enjoy</a> <a href="/proverbs/8-36.htm">Fails</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/6-4.htm">Goes</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/6-3.htm">Good</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/6-3.htm">Live</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/6-3.htm">Prosperity</a> <a href="/psalms/105-8.htm">Thousand</a> <a href="/psalms/68-17.htm">Twice</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/ecclesiastes/8-15.htm">Enjoy</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/10-3.htm">Fails</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/6-12.htm">Goes</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/6-12.htm">Good</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/9-3.htm">Live</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/7-14.htm">Prosperity</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/7-28.htm">Thousand</a> <a href="/isaiah/40-2.htm">Twice</a><div class="vheading2">Ecclesiastes 6</div>1. <a href="/ecclesiastes/6-1.htm">the vanity of riches without use</a> 3. <a href="/ecclesiastes/6-3.htm">though a man have many children and a long life</a> 7. <a href="/ecclesiastes/6-7.htm">the vanity of sight and wandering desires</a> 10. <a href="/ecclesiastes/6-10.htm">The conclusion of vanities</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/ecclesiastes/6.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/ecclesiastes/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/ecclesiastes/6.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>even if he lives a thousand years twice over This phrase emphasizes the concept of longevity, suggesting an extraordinarily long life. In biblical terms, living a thousand years is reminiscent of the antediluvian patriarchs like Methuselah, who lived 969 years (<a href="/genesis/5-27.htm">Genesis 5:27</a>). The hyperbolic expression "a thousand years twice over" underscores the futility of life without fulfillment. It reflects the ancient Near Eastern understanding of time and longevity, where long life was often seen as a blessing. However, the text challenges this notion by suggesting that mere length of days does not equate to a meaningful life. This echoes the sentiment found in <a href="/psalms/90-10.htm">Psalm 90:10</a>, where the brevity and toil of life are highlighted, regardless of its length.but fails to enjoy his prosperity The focus here is on the inability to find satisfaction or joy in one's wealth or achievements. This reflects a recurring theme in Ecclesiastes, where material wealth and success are deemed meaningless without the ability to enjoy them (<a href="/ecclesiastes/5-19.htm">Ecclesiastes 5:19-20</a>). The Hebrew concept of "enjoyment" is tied to the idea of shalom, or peace and completeness, which is not merely physical but spiritual and relational. The cultural context of ancient Israel placed a high value on prosperity as a sign of God's blessing, yet the Preacher (Qoheleth) challenges this by pointing out the emptiness of wealth without contentment. This aligns with Jesus' teaching in <a href="/luke/12-15.htm">Luke 12:15</a>, where He warns against greed and emphasizes that life does not consist in the abundance of possessions.Do not all go to the same place? This rhetorical question points to the inevitability of death, a common theme in Ecclesiastes. It suggests the universal destination of all humanity, regardless of wealth or status. The "same place" refers to Sheol, the abode of the dead in Hebrew thought, where distinctions of wealth and power are meaningless (<a href="/job/3-13.htm">Job 3:13-19</a>). This reflects the biblical understanding of mortality and the futility of earthly pursuits without eternal perspective. The phrase also connects to the New Testament teaching on the equality of all before God in death, as seen in <a href="/hebrews/9-27.htm">Hebrews 9:27</a>, which states that it is appointed for man to die once, and after that comes judgment. This underscores the need for a life lived in the fear of God, as emphasized throughout Ecclesiastes.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/t/the_preacher.htm">The Preacher (Qoheleth)</a> Traditionally identified as King Solomon, the author of Ecclesiastes, who reflects on the meaning of life and the futility of human endeavors without God. 2. <a href="/topical/t/the_place_of_the_dead.htm">The Place of the Dead (Sheol)</a> In Hebrew thought, Sheol is the common destination for all the dead, a place of silence and shadow, emphasizing the inevitability of death. 3. <a href="/topical/p/prosperity.htm">Prosperity</a> The state of having wealth or success, which in this context, is not fully enjoyed or appreciated by the individual.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/t/the_futility_of_life_without_god.htm">The Futility of Life Without God</a> Life, even if extended to great lengths, is ultimately futile if lived without acknowledging and enjoying God's blessings. True fulfillment comes from a relationship with God, not from material wealth or longevity. <a href="/topical/t/the_inevitability_of_death.htm">The Inevitability of Death</a> Regardless of one's wealth or lifespan, death is the great equalizer. This should prompt us to consider what truly matters in life and to live with an eternal perspective. <a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_contentment.htm">The Importance of Contentment</a> Enjoying prosperity is not about the quantity of possessions but the quality of one's relationship with God. Contentment is found in gratitude and recognizing God's provision. <a href="/topical/t/the_call_to_eternal_perspective.htm">The Call to Eternal Perspective</a> Believers are encouraged to focus on eternal treasures rather than temporary earthly gains. This perspective shifts priorities and influences daily decisions.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_ecclesiastes_6.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Ecclesiastes 6</a> <a href="/q/ecclesiastes_6_6__how_reconcile_differing_destinies.htm">Ecclesiastes 6:6 – If all go to the same place after death, how does this reconcile with scriptural teachings on differing eternal destinies? </a> <a href="/q/is_'a_thousand_years_twice'_literal.htm">Ecclesiastes 6:6 – Is the mention of living “a thousand years twice” literal, and how does it align with known human lifespans? </a> <a href="/q/why_see_distant_light_if_creation_was_6_days.htm">If the universe was created in six literal days, why do we see light from galaxies millions of light-years away?</a> <a href="/q/who_was_king_uzziah_in_the_bible.htm">Who was King Uzziah in the Bible?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/ecclesiastes/6.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(6) Though.--The conjunction here used is only found again in <a href="/esther/7-4.htm" title="For we are sold, I and my people, to be destroyed, to be slain, and to perish. But if we had been sold for slaves and bondwomen, I had held my tongue, although the enemy could not countervail the king's damage.">Esther 7:4</a>.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/ecclesiastes/6.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 6. - Yea, though he live a thousand years twice told, yet hath he seen no good. What has been said would still be true even if the man lived two thousand years. The second clause is not the apodosis (as the Authorized Version makes it), but the continuation of the protasis: if he lived the longest life, "and saw not good;" the conclusion is given in the form of a question. The "good" is the enjoyment of life spoken of in ver. 3 (see on Ecclesiastes 2:1). The specified time seems to refer to the age of the patriarchs, none of whom, from Adam to Noah, reached half the limit assigned. Do not all go to one place? viz. to Sheol, the grave (<a href="/ecclesiastes/3-20.htm">Ecclesiastes 3:20</a>). If a long life were spent in calm enjoyment, it might be preferable to a short one; but when it is passed amid care and annoyance and discontent, it is no better than that which begins and ends in nothingness. The grave receives both, and there is nothing to choose between them, at least in this point of view. Of life as in itself a blessing, a discipline, a school, Koheleth says nothing here; he puts himself in the place of the discontented rich man, and appraises life with his eyes. On the common destiny that awaits peer and peasant, rich and poor, happy and sorrow-laden, we can all remember utterances old and new. Thus Horace, 'Carm.,' 2:3. 20 - "Divesne prisco natus ab Inacho, Nil interest, an pauper et infima De gente sub dive moreris, Victima nil miserantis Orci. "Omnes eodem cogimur." Ovid, 'Met.,' 10:33 - "Omnia debentur vobis, paullumque morati Serius aut citius sedem properamus ad unam. Tendimus huc omnes, haec est domus ultima." "Fate is the lord of all things; soon or late To one abode we speed, thither we all Pursue our way, this is our final home." <a href="/commentaries/ecclesiastes/6-6.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>if וְאִלּ֣וּ (wə·’il·lū) Conjunctive waw | Conjunction <a href="/hebrew/strongs_432.htm">Strong's 432: </a> If, though he lives חָיָ֗ה (ḥā·yāh) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2421.htm">Strong's 2421: </a> To live, to revive a thousand אֶ֤לֶף (’e·lep̄) Number - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_505.htm">Strong's 505: </a> A thousand years שָׁנִים֙ (šā·nîm) Noun - feminine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8141.htm">Strong's 8141: </a> A year twice over, פַּעֲמַ֔יִם (pa·‘ă·ma·yim) Noun - fd <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6471.htm">Strong's 6471: </a> A beat, foot, anvil, occurrence but fails to לֹ֣א (lō) Adverb - Negative particle <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> Not, no enjoy רָאָ֑ה (rā·’āh) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7200.htm">Strong's 7200: </a> To see his prosperity. וְטוֹבָ֖ה (wə·ṭō·w·ḇāh) Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2896.htm">Strong's 2896: </a> Pleasant, agreeable, good Do not הֲלֹ֛א (hă·lō) Adverb - Negative particle <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> Not, no all הַכֹּ֥ל (hak·kōl) Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> The whole, all, any, every go הוֹלֵֽךְ׃ (hō·w·lêḵ) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1980.htm">Strong's 1980: </a> To go, come, walk to אֶל־ (’el-) Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> Near, with, among, to the same אֶחָ֖ד (’e·ḥāḏ) Number - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_259.htm">Strong's 259: </a> United, one, first place? מָק֥וֹם (mā·qō·wm) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4725.htm">Strong's 4725: </a> A standing, a spot, a condition <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/ecclesiastes/6-6.htm">Ecclesiastes 6:6 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/ecclesiastes/6-6.htm">Ecclesiastes 6:6 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/ecclesiastes/6-6.htm">Ecclesiastes 6:6 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/ecclesiastes/6-6.htm">Ecclesiastes 6:6 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/ecclesiastes/6-6.htm">Ecclesiastes 6:6 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/ecclesiastes/6-6.htm">Ecclesiastes 6:6 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/ecclesiastes/6-6.htm">Ecclesiastes 6:6 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/ecclesiastes/6-6.htm">Ecclesiastes 6:6 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/ecclesiastes/6-6.htm">Ecclesiastes 6:6 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/ecclesiastes/6-6.htm">Ecclesiastes 6:6 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/6-6.htm">OT Poetry: Ecclesiastes 6:6 Yes though he live a thousand years (Ecclesiast. 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