Ecclesiastes 11:4
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NASB ©HebrewTransliterationStrong'sDefinitionOrigin
He who watchesשֹׁמֵ֥רsho·mer8104to keep, watch, preservea prim. root
the windר֖וּחַru·ach7307breath, wind, spiritfrom an unused word
will not sowיִזְרָ֑עyiz·ra;2232to sow, scatter seeda prim. root
and he who looksוְרֹאֶ֥הve·ro·'eh7200to seea prim. root
at the cloudsבֶעָבִ֖יםve·'a·vim5645dark cloud, cloud mass, thicketfrom an unused word
will not reap.יִקְצֹֽור׃yik·tzo·vr.7114bto reap, harvesta prim. root
KJV Lexicon
He that observeth
shamar  (shaw-mar')
to hedge about (as with thorns), i.e. guard; generally, to protect, attend to, etc.
the wind
ruwach  (roo'-akh)
wind; by resemblance breath, i.e. a sensible (or even violent) exhalation; figuratively, life, anger, unsubstantiality; by extension, a region of the sky; by resemblance spirit, but only of a rational being
shall not sow
zara`  (zaw-rah')
to sow; figuratively, to disseminate, plant, fructify -- bear, conceive seed, set with sow(-er), yield.
and he that regardeth
ra'ah  (raw-aw')
to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative)surely, think, view, visions.
the clouds
`ab  (awb)
an envelope, i.e. darkness (or density, 2 Chron. 4:17); specifically, a (scud) cloud; also a copse -- clay, (thick) cloud, thick, thicket.
shall not reap
qatsar  (kaw-tsar')
to dock off, i.e. curtail (transitive or intransitive, literal or figurative); especially to harvest (grass or grain)
New American Standard (©1995)
He who watches the wind will not sow and he who looks at the clouds will not reap.

King James Bible
He that observeth the wind shall not sow; and he that regardeth the clouds shall not reap.

American King James Version
He that observes the wind shall not sow; and he that regards the clouds shall not reap.

American Standard Version
He that observeth the wind shall not sow; and he that regardeth the clouds shall not reap.

Darby Bible Translation
He that observeth the wind will not sow; and he that regardeth the clouds will not reap.

English Revised Version
He that observeth the wind shall not sow; and he that regardeth the clouds shall not reap.

Webster's Bible Translation
He that observeth the wind shall not sow; and he that regardeth the clouds shall not reap.

World English Bible
He who observes the wind won't sow; and he who regards the clouds won't reap.

Young's Literal Translation
Whoso is observing the wind soweth not, And whoso is looking on the thick clouds reapeth not.

קהלת 11:4 Hebrew OT: Westminster Leningrad Codex
שֹׁמֵ֥ר ר֖וּחַ לֹ֣א יִזְרָ֑ע וְרֹאֶ֥ה בֶעָבִ֖ים לֹ֥א יִקְצֹֽור׃

קהלת 11:4 Hebrew OT: WLC (Consonants Only)
שמר רוח לא יזרע וראה בעבים לא יקצור׃

קהלת 11:4 Paleo-Hebrew OT: WLC (Font Required)
שמר רוח לא יזרע וראה בעבים לא יקצור׃

קהלת 11:4 Hebrew Bible
שמר רוח לא יזרע וראה בעבים לא יקצור׃

Latin: Biblia Sacra Vulgata
qui observat ventum non seminat et qui considerat nubes numquam metet

Clouds Grain Looks Observes Observeth Observing Plant Planted Reap Reapeth Regardeth Regards Seed Sow Soweth Thick Watches Watching Wind Won't

Clouds Grain Looks Observes Observeth Observing Plant Planted Reap Reapeth Regardeth Regards Seed Sow Soweth Thick Watches Watching Wind Won't

Clouds Grain Looks Observes Observeth Observing Plant Planted Reap Reapeth Regardeth Regards Seed Sow Soweth Thick Watches Watching Wind Won't

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