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Ecclesiastes 7

Eccl. 7:13 KJV (With Strong’s)

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Consider
ra'ah (Hebrew #7200)
to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative)
KJV usage: advise self, appear, approve, behold, X certainly, consider, discern, (make to) enjoy, have experience, gaze, take heed, X indeed, X joyfully, lo, look (on, one another, one on another, one upon another, out, up, upon), mark, meet, X be near, perceive, present, provide, regard, (have) respect, (fore-, cause to, let) see(-r, -m, one another), shew (self), X sight of others, (e-)spy, stare, X surely, X think, view, visions.
Pronounce: raw-aw'
Origin: a primitive root
the work
ma`aseh (Hebrew #4639)
an action (good or bad); generally, a transaction; abstractly, activity; by implication, a product (specifically, a poem) or (generally) property
KJV usage: act, art, + bakemeat, business, deed, do(-ing), labor, thing made, ware of making, occupation, thing offered, operation, possession, X well, ((handy-, needle-, net-))work(ing, - manship), wrought.
Pronounce: mah-as-eh'
Origin: from 6213
of God
'elohiym (Hebrew #430)
gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates; and sometimes as a superlative
KJV usage: angels, X exceeding, God (gods)(-dess, -ly), X (very) great, judges, X mighty.
Pronounce: el-o-heem'
Origin: plural of 433
: fore who can
yakol (Hebrew #3201)
a primitive root; to be able, literally (can, could) or morally (may, might)
KJV usage: be able, any at all (ways), attain, can (away with, (-not)), could, endure, might, overcome, have power, prevail, still, suffer.
Pronounce: yaw-kole'
Origin: or (fuller) yakowl {yaw-kole'}
make that straight
taqan (Hebrew #8626)
to equalize, i.e. straighten (intransitive or transitive); figuratively, to compose
KJV usage: set in order, make straight.
Pronounce: taw-kan'
Origin: a primitive root
, which he hath made crooked
`avath (Hebrew #5791)
to wrest
KJV usage: bow self, (make) crooked., falsifying, overthrow, deal perversely, pervert, subvert, turn upside down.
Pronounce: aw-vath'
Origin: a primitive root
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Isa. 14:27• 27For Jehovah of hosts hath purposed, and who shall frustrate it? And his hand is stretched out, and who shall turn it back? (Isa. 14:27)

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Consider.
Job 37:14• 14Hearken unto this, Job; stand still and discern the wondrous works of *God. (Job 37:14)
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Psa. 8:3• 3When I see thy heavens, the work of thy fingers, the moon and stars, which thou hast established; (Psa. 8:3)
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Psa. 107:43• 43Whoso is wise, let him observe these things, and let them understand the loving-kindnesses of Jehovah. (Psa. 107:43)
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Isa. 5:12• 12And harp and lyre, tambour and flute, and wine are in their banquets; but they regard not the work of Jehovah, nor do they see the operation of his hands. (Isa. 5:12)
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Eccl. 1:15• 15That which is crooked cannot be made straight; and that which is wanting cannot be numbered. (Eccl. 1:15)
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Job 9:12• 12Behold, he taketh away: who will hinder him? Who will say unto him, What doest thou? (Job 9:12)
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Job 11:10• 10If he pass by, and shut up, and call to judgment, who can hinder him? (Job 11:10)
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Job 12:14• 14Behold, he breaketh down, and it is not built again; he shutteth up a man, and there is no opening. (Job 12:14)
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Job 34:29• 29When he giveth quietness, who then will disturb? and when he hideth his face, who shall behold him? and this towards a nation, or towards a man alike; (Job 34:29)
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Isa. 14:27• 27For Jehovah of hosts hath purposed, and who shall frustrate it? And his hand is stretched out, and who shall turn it back? (Isa. 14:27)
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Isa. 43:13• 13Yea, since the day was, I am HE, and there is none that delivereth out of my hand: I will work, and who shall hinder it? (Isa. 43:13)
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Isa. 46:10‑11• 10declaring the end from the beginning, and from ancient times the things that are not yet done, saying, My counsel shall stand, and I will do all my pleasure;
 11calling a bird of prey from the east, the man of my counsel from a far country. Yea, I have spoken, I will also bring it to pass; I have purposed it, I will also do it. (Isa. 46:10‑11)
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Dan. 4:35• 35And all the inhabitants of the earth are reputed as nothing; and he doeth according to his will in the army of the heavens, and among the inhabitants of the earth; and none can stay his hand, or say unto him, What doest thou? (Dan. 4:35)
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Rom. 9:15,19• 15For he says to Moses, I will shew mercy to whom I will shew mercy, and I will feel compassion for whom I will feel compassion.
 19Thou wilt say to me then, Why does he yet find fault? for who resists his purpose? (Rom. 9:15,19)
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Eph. 1:11• 11in whom we have also obtained an inheritance, being marked out beforehand according to the purpose of him who works all things according to the counsel of his own will, (Eph. 1:11)

J. N. Darby Translation

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Consider the work of God; for who can make straight what he hath made crooked?