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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, it is not hidden from thee, neither is it far off.
 12It is not in heaven, that thou shouldest say, Who shall go up for us to heaven, and bring it unto us, that we may hear it, and do it?
 13Neither is it beyond the sea, that thou shouldest say, Who shall go over the sea for us, and bring it unto us, that we may hear it, and do it?
 14But the word is very nigh unto 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 unto perfection?
 8It is as high as heaven; what canst thou do? deeper than hell; what canst thou know? (Job 11:7‑8)
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Job 28:12‑23,28• 12But where shall wisdom be found? and where is the place of understanding?
 13Man knoweth not the price thereof; neither is it found in the land of the living.
 14The depth saith, It is not in me: and the sea saith, It is not with me.
 15It cannot be gotten for gold, neither shall silver be weighed for the price thereof.
 16It cannot be valued with the gold of Ophir, with the precious onyx, or the sapphire.
 17The gold and the crystal cannot equal it: and the exchange of it shall not be for jewels of fine gold.
 18No mention shall be made of coral, or of pearls: for the price of wisdom is above rubies.
 19The topaz of Ethiopia shall not equal it, neither shall it be valued with pure gold.
 20Whence then cometh wisdom? and where is the place of understanding?
 21Seeing it is hid from the eyes of all living, and kept close from the fowls of the air.
 22Destruction and death say, We have heard the fame thereof with our ears.
 23God understandeth the way thereof, and he knoweth the place thereof.
 28And unto man he said, Behold, 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 great mountains; thy judgments are a great deep: O Lord, thou preservest man and beast. (Psa. 36:6)
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Psa. 139:6• 6Such knowledge is 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 the Lord.
 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 the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and knowledge of God! how unsearchable are his judgments, and his ways past finding out! (Rom. 11:33)
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1 Tim. 6:16• 16Who only hath immortality, dwelling in the light which no man can approach unto; whom no man hath seen, nor can see: to whom be honor and power everlasting. 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."