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Ecclesiastes 7

Eccl. 7:24 KJV (With Strong’s)

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That which is far off
rachowq (Hebrew #7350)
from 7368; remote, literally or figuratively, of place or time; specifically, precious; often used adverbially (with preposition)
KJV usage: (a-)far (abroad, off), long ago, of old, space, great while to come.
Pronounce: raw-khoke'
Origin: or rachoq {raw-khoke'}
, and exceeding deep
`amoq (Hebrew #6013)
deep (literally or figuratively)
KJV usage: (X exceeding) deep (thing).
Pronounce: aw-moke'
Origin: from 6009
, who can find it out
matsa' (Hebrew #4672)
properly, to come forth to, i.e. appear or exist; transitively, to attain, i.e. find or acquire; figuratively, to occur, meet or be present
KJV usage: + be able, befall, being, catch, X certainly, (cause to) come (on, to, to hand), deliver, be enough (cause to) find(-ing, occasion, out), get (hold upon), X have (here), be here, hit, be left, light (up-)on, meet (with), X occasion serve, (be) present, ready, speed, suffice, take hold on.
Pronounce: maw-tsaw'
Origin: a primitive root
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Cross References

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Ministry on This Verse

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Deut. 30:11‑14• 11For this commandment which I command thee this day is not too wonderful for thee, neither is it far off.
 12It is not in the heavens, that thou shouldest say, Who shall go up for us to the heavens, and bring it to us, that we should hear it and do it?
 13And it is not beyond the sea, that thou shouldest say, Who shall go over the sea for us, and bring it to us, that we should hear it and do it?
 14For the word is very near to thee, in thy mouth and in thy heart, that thou mayest do it. (Deut. 30:11‑14)
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Job 11:7‑8• 7Canst thou by searching find out +God? canst thou find out the Almighty to perfection?
 8It is as the heights of heaven; what wilt thou do? deeper than Sheol; what canst thou know? (Job 11:7‑8)
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Job 28:12‑23,28• 12But wisdom, where shall it be found? and where is the place of understanding?
 13Man knoweth not the value thereof; and it is not found in the land of the living.
 14The deep saith, It is not in me; and the sea saith, It is not with me.
 15Choice gold cannot be given for it, nor silver be weighed for its price.
 16It is not set in the balance with gold of Ophir, with the precious onyx, and the sapphire.
 17Gold and glass cannot be compared to it, nor vessels of fine gold be its exchange.
 18Corals and crystal are no more remembered; yea, the acquisition of wisdom is above rubies.
 19The topaz of Ethiopia shall not be compared to it, neither shall it be set in the balance with pure gold.
 20Whence then cometh wisdom? and where is the place of understanding?
 21For it is hidden from the eyes of all living, and concealed from the fowl of the heavens.
 22Destruction and death say, We have heard its report with our ears.
 23God understandeth the way thereof, and he knoweth its place:
 28And unto man he said, Lo, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom; and to depart from evil is understanding. (Job 28:12‑23,28)
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Psa. 36:6• 6Thy righteousness is like the high mountains; thy judgments are a great deep: thou, Jehovah, preservest man and beast. (Psa. 36:6)
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Psa. 139:6• 6O knowledge too wonderful for me! it is high, I cannot attain unto it. (Psa. 139:6)
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Isa. 55:8‑9• 8For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, saith Jehovah.
 9For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts. (Isa. 55:8‑9)
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Rom. 11:33• 33O depth of riches both of the wisdom and knowledge of God! how unsearchable his judgments, and untraceable his ways! (Rom. 11:33)
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1 Tim. 6:16• 16who only has immortality, dwelling in unapproachable light; whom no man has seen, nor is able to see; to whom be honour and eternal might. Amen. (1 Tim. 6:16)
• {v.24-25} Other scholars, in company with the Targum and many an old Jewish writer, lift the verse into harmony with the impassioned utterances of this noble man, as he expresses in broken ejaculatory phrase his longings and his powerlessness: “Far off, the past―what is it? Deep―that deep! Ah, who can sound? Then turned I, and my heart, to learn, explore. To seek out wisdom, reason―sin to know Presumption―folly―vain impiety. (“Ecclesiastes 7” by F.C. Jennings)

J. N. Darby Translation

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Whatever hath been, is far off, and exceeding deep: whof will find it out?

JND Translation Notes

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Or "That which is far off and very deep, who."