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Ecclesiastes 7

Ec. 7:26 KJV (With Strong’s)

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And I find
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
more bitter
mar (Hebrew #4751)
from 4843; bitter (literally or figuratively); also (as noun) bitterness, or (adverbially) bitterly
KJV usage: + angry, bitter(-ly, -ness), chafed, discontented, X great, heavy.
Pronounce: mar
Origin: or (feminine) marah {maw-raw'}
than death
maveth (Hebrew #4194)
death (natural or violent); concretely, the dead, their place or state (hades); figuratively, pestilence, ruin
KJV usage: (be) dead((-ly)), death, die(-d).
Pronounce: maw'-veth
Origin: from 4191
the woman
'ishshah (Hebrew #802)
irregular plural, nashiym {naw-sheem'}; a woman (used in the same wide sense as 582)
KJV usage: (adulter)ess, each, every, female, X many, + none, one, + together, wife, woman. Often unexpressed in English.
Pronounce: ish-shaw'
Origin: feminine of 376 or 582
, whose heart
leb (Hebrew #3820)
the heart; also used (figuratively) very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellect; likewise for the centre of anything
KJV usage: + care for, comfortably, consent, X considered, courag(-eous), friend(-ly), ((broken-), (hard-), (merry-), (stiff-), (stout-), double) heart((-ed)), X heed, X I, kindly, midst, mind(-ed), X regard((-ed)), X themselves, X unawares, understanding, X well, willingly, wisdom.
Pronounce: labe
Origin: a form of 3824
is snares
matsowd (Hebrew #4685)
or mtsodah {mets-o-daw'}; from 6679; a net (for capturing animals or fishes)
KJV usage: also (by interchange for 4679) a fastness or (beseiging) tower:--bulwark, hold, munition, net, snare.
Pronounce: maw-tsode'
Origin: or (feminine) mtsowdah {mets-o-daw'}
r and nets
cherem (Hebrew #2764)
from 2763; physical (as shutting in) a net (either literally or figuratively); usually a doomed object; abstr. extermination
KJV usage: (ac-)curse(- d, -d thing), dedicated thing, things which should have been utterly destroyed, (appointed to) utter destruction, devoted (thing), net.
Pronounce: khay'-rem
Origin: or (Zecheriah 14:11) cherem {kheh'-rem}
, and her hands
yad (Hebrew #3027)
a hand (the open one (indicating power, means, direction, etc.), in distinction from 3709, the closed one); used (as noun, adverb, etc.) in a great variety of applications, both literally and figuratively, both proximate and remote (as follows)
KJV usage: (+ be) able, X about, + armholes, at, axletree, because of, beside, border, X bounty, + broad, (broken-)handed, X by, charge, coast, + consecrate, + creditor, custody, debt, dominion, X enough, + fellowship, force, X from, hand(-staves, -y work), X he, himself, X in, labour, + large, ledge, (left-)handed, means, X mine, ministry, near, X of, X order, ordinance, X our, parts, pain, power, X presumptuously, service, side, sore, state, stay, draw with strength, stroke, + swear, terror, X thee, X by them, X themselves, X thine own, X thou, through, X throwing, + thumb, times, X to, X under, X us, X wait on, (way-)side, where, + wide, X with (him, me, you), work, + yield, X yourselves.
Pronounce: yawd
Origin: a primitive word
as bands
'ecuwr (Hebrew #612)
a bond (especially manacles of a prisoner)
KJV usage: band, + prison.
Pronounce: ay-soor'
Origin: from 631
: ηwhoso pleaseth
paniym (Hebrew #6440)
the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (before, etc.)
KJV usage: + accept, a-(be- )fore(-time), against, anger, X as (long as), at, + battle, + because (of), + beseech, countenance, edge, + employ, endure, + enquire, face, favour, fear of, for, forefront(-part), form(-er time, -ward), from, front, heaviness, X him(-self), + honourable, + impudent, + in, it, look(-eth) (- s), X me, + meet, X more than, mouth, of, off, (of) old (time), X on, open, + out of, over against, the partial, person, + please, presence, propect, was purposed, by reason of, + regard, right forth, + serve, X shewbread, sight, state, straight, + street, X thee, X them(-selves), through (+ - out), till, time(-s) past, (un-)to(-ward), + upon, upside (+ down), with(- in, + -stand), X ye, X you.
Pronounce: paw-neem'
Origin: plural (but always as singular) of an unused noun (paneh {paw-neh'}; from 6437)
towb (Hebrew #2896)
good (as an adjective) in the widest sense; used likewise as a noun, both in the masculine and the feminine, the singular and the plural (good, a good or good thing, a good man or woman; the good, goods or good things, good men or women), also as an adverb (well)
KJV usage: beautiful, best, better, bountiful, cheerful, at ease, X fair (word), (be in) favour, fine, glad, good (deed, -lier, -liest, -ly, -ness, -s), graciously, joyful, kindly, kindness, liketh (best), loving, merry, X most, pleasant, + pleaseth, pleasure, precious, prosperity, ready, sweet, wealth, welfare, (be) well ((-favoured)).
Pronounce: tobe
Origin: from 2895
s 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
shall escape
malat (Hebrew #4422)
properly, to be smooth, i.e. (by implication) to escape (as if by slipperiness); causatively, to release or rescue; specifically, to bring forth young, emit sparks
KJV usage: deliver (self), escape, lay, leap out, let alone, let go, preserve, save, X speedily, X surely.
Pronounce: maw-lat'
Origin: a primitive root
from her; but the sinner
chata' (Hebrew #2398)
properly, to miss; hence (figuratively and generally) to sin; by inference, to forfeit, lack, expiate, repent, (causatively) lead astray, condemn
KJV usage: bear the blame, cleanse, commit (sin), by fault, harm he hath done, loss, miss, (make) offend(-er), offer for sin, purge, purify (self), make reconciliation, (cause, make) sin(-ful, -ness), trespass.
Pronounce: khaw-taw'
Origin: a primitive root
shall be taken
lakad (Hebrew #3920)
to catch (in a net, trap or pit); generally, to capture or occupy; also to choose (by lot); figuratively, to cohere
KJV usage: X at all, catch (self), be frozen, be holden, stick together, take.
Pronounce: law-kad'
Origin: a primitive root
by her.
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Pr. 5:3‑5• 3Porque los labios de la extraña destilan miel, Y su paladar es más blando que el aceite;
 4Mas su fin es amargo como el ajenjo, Agudo como cuchillo de dos filos.
 5Sus pies descienden á la muerte; Sus pasos sustentan el sepulcro: (Pr. 5:3‑5)
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he that is good before.
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Pr. 22:14• 14Sima profunda es la boca de las extrañas: Aquel contra el cual estuviere Jehová airado, caerá en ella. (Pr. 22:14)

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Death,
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Heart,
Net,
Snare,
Woman

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Ministry on This Verse

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I find.
Jue. 16:18‑21• 18Y viendo Dalila que él le había descubierto todo su corazón, envió á llamar á los príncipes de los Filisteos, diciendo: Venid esta vez, porque él me ha descubierto todo su corazón. Y los príncipes de los Filisteos vinieron á ella, trayendo en su mano el dinero.
 19Y ella hizo que él se durmiese sobre sus rodillas; y llamado un hombre, rapóle siete guedejas de su cabeza, y comenzó á afligirlo, pues su fuerza se apartó de él.
 20Y díjole: Samsón, los Filisteos sobre ti! Y luego que despertó él de su sueño, se dijo: Esta vez saldré como las otras, y me escaparé: no sabiendo que Jehová ya se había de él apartado.
 21Mas los Filisteos echaron mano de él, y sacáronle los ojos, y le llevaron á Gaza; y le ataron con cadenas, para que moliese en la cárcel. (Jue. 16:18‑21)
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Pr. 2:18‑19• 18Por lo cual su casa está inclinada á la muerte, Y sus veredas hacia los muertos:
 19Todos los que á ella entraren, no volverán, Ni tomarán las veredas de la vida. (Pr. 2:18‑19)
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Pr. 5:3‑5• 3Porque los labios de la extraña destilan miel, Y su paladar es más blando que el aceite;
 4Mas su fin es amargo como el ajenjo, Agudo como cuchillo de dos filos.
 5Sus pies descienden á la muerte; Sus pasos sustentan el sepulcro: (Pr. 5:3‑5)
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Pr. 7:21‑27• 21Rindiólo con la mucha suavidad de sus palabras, Obligóle con la blandura de sus labios.
 22Vase en pos de ella luego, Como va el buey al degolladero, Y como el loco á las prisiones para ser castigado;
 23Como el ave que se apresura al lazo, Y no sabe que es contra su vida, Hasta que la saeta traspasó su hígado.
 24Ahora pues, hijos, oidme, Y estad atentos á las razones de mi boca.
 25No se aparte á sus caminos tu corazón; No yerres en sus veredas.
 26Porque á muchos ha hecho caer heridos; Y aun los más fuertes han sido muertos por ella.
 27Caminos del sepulcro son su casa, Que descienden á las cámaras de la muerte. (Pr. 7:21‑27)
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Pr. 9:18• 18Y no saben que allí están los muertos; Que sus convidados están en los profundos de la sepultura. (Pr. 9:18)
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Pr. 22:14• 14Sima profunda es la boca de las extrañas: Aquel contra el cual estuviere Jehová airado, caerá en ella. (Pr. 22:14)
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Pr. 23:27‑28• 27Porque sima profunda es la ramera, Y pozo angosto la extraña.
 28También ella, como robador, acecha, Y multiplica entre los hombres los prevaricadores. (Pr. 23:27‑28)
whoso pleaseth God.
Heb. he that is good before God.
Ec. 2:26• 26Porque al hombre que le agrada, Dios le da sabiduría y ciencia y gozo, mas al pecador da trabajo, el que allegue y amontone, para que dé al que agrada á Dios. También esto es vanidad y aflicción de espíritu. (Ec. 2:26)
• One was nearest Adam in the old creation. Taken from his side, a living one, she was placed at his side to share with him his wide dominion over that fair, unsullied scene. Strong where he was weak, and weak where he was strong, how evidently was she meant of an all-gracious and all-wise Creator as a true helpmeet for him: his complement―filling up his being. But that old creation is as a vessel reversed, so that the highest is now the lowest―the best has become the worst―the closest may be the most dangerous; and foes spring even from within households. Intensified disorder and confusion! (“Ecclesiastes 7” by F.C. Jennings)
• Our writer has found that that heart is too often a snare and a net, and those hands drag down to ruin the one to whom they cling. It is the clearest sign of God’s judgment to be taken by those nets and bands, as of his mercy, to escape them. Thus evil ever works, dual―as is good―in character. Opposed to the Light and Love of God we find a liar and murderer in Satan himself; corruption and violence in man, under Satan’s power. The weaker vessel makes up for lack of strength by deception; and whilst the man of the earth expresses the violence, so the woman of the earth has become, ever and always, the expression of corruption and deceit, as here spoken of by our preacher, “her heart snares and nets; her hands as bands.” (“Ecclesiastes 7” by F.C. Jennings)

J. N. Darby Translation

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and I found more bitter than death the woman whose heart is nets and snares, and whose hands are bands: whoso pleaseth God shall escape from her; but the sinner shall be caught by her.