Verse 8

All things are full of labor; man cannot express it: the eye is not satisfied with seeing, nor the ear filled with hearing.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Alle ting er slitsomme; ingen kan si alt som bør sies. Øyet blir aldri mett av å se, og øret blir aldri fylt av å høre.

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Alle ting er fulle av møye; mennesket kan ikke uttrykke det: øyet mettes ikke av å se, og øret fylles ikke av å høre.

• Norsk King James

  Alt er fullt av arbeid; mennesket kan ikke sette ord på det: Øyet får aldri nok av å se, og øret blir aldri mett av å høre.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Alle ting er slitsomme, ingen kan uttrykke det; øyet blir ikke mett av å se, og øret blir ikke fylt av å høre.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Alle ting er fulle av slit; ingen kan forklare det. Øyet blir ikke mett av å se, og øret blir ikke fullt av å høre.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Alle ting er slitsomme, mennesket kan ikke uttrykke det: øyet blir ikke mettet av å se, og øret blir ikke fylt av å høre.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Alt er fylt med slit, og mennesket kan knapt uttrykke det; øyet blir aldri mette av å se, og øret får aldri nok av å høre.

• En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611 (mar 2025)

  Alle ting er slitsomme, mennesket kan ikke uttrykke det: øyet blir ikke mettet av å se, og øret blir ikke fylt av å høre.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Alle ting er så slitsomme, ingen kan uttale det; øyet blir ikke mett av å se, og øret fylles ikke av å høre.

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  All things are wearisome, more than one can say. The eye never has enough of seeing, nor the ear its fill of hearing.

• biblecontext

  { "verseID": "Ecclesiastes.1.8", "source": "כָּל־הַדְּבָרִ֣ים יְגֵעִ֔ים לֹא־יוּכַ֥ל אִ֖ישׁ לְדַבֵּ֑ר לֹא־תִשְׂבַּ֥ע עַ֙יִן֙ לִרְא֔וֹת וְלֹא־תִמָּלֵ֥א אֹ֖זֶן מִשְּׁמֹֽעַ׃", "text": "*Kol*-*haddəbārîm* *yəgêʿîm* *lōʾ*-*yûkal* *ʾîš* *lədabbêr* *lōʾ*-*tiśbaʿ* *ʿayin* *lirʾôt* *wəlōʾ*-*timmālêʾ* *ʾōzen* *miššəmōaʿ*", "grammar": { "*Kol*": "noun, masculine singular construct - all of", "*haddəbārîm*": "article + noun, masculine plural - the things/words/matters", "*yəgêʿîm*": "adjective, masculine plural - wearisome/tired", "*lōʾ*": "negative particle - not", "*yûkal*": "verb, qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - able/can", "*ʾîš*": "noun, masculine singular - man/person", "*lədabbêr*": "preposition + verb, piel infinitive construct - to speak", "*tiśbaʿ*": "verb, qal imperfect 3rd feminine singular - be satisfied/full", "*ʿayin*": "noun, feminine singular - eye", "*lirʾôt*": "preposition + verb, qal infinitive construct - to see", "*wəlōʾ*": "conjunction + negative particle - and not", "*timmālêʾ*": "verb, niphal imperfect 3rd feminine singular - be filled/be full", "*ʾōzen*": "noun, feminine singular - ear", "*miššəmōaʿ*": "preposition + verb, qal infinitive construct - from hearing" }, "variants": { "*dəbārîm*": "words/things/matters/affairs", "*yəgêʿîm*": "wearisome/tiring/laborious/fatiguing", "*ʾîš*": "man/person/husband/anyone" } }

• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Alle ting er fylt med strev, ingen kan uttale det. Øyet blir ikke mett av å se, og øret blir ikke fullt av å høre.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Alle (disse) Ting ere møisommelige, Ingen kan udsige det; Øiet mættes ei af at see, og Øret fyldes ei af at høre.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  All things are full of labour; man cannot utter it: the eye is not satisfied with seeing, nor the ear filled with hearing.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Alle ting er fulle av slitsomhet; mennesket kan ikke uttrykke det: øyet blir aldri mett av å se, og øret blir aldri fullt av å høre.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Alle ting er fulle av tretthet, mer enn man kan uttrykke. Øyet blir ikke mett av å se, og øret blir ikke fylt av å høre.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Alle ting er møysommelige; mennesket er ute av stand til å uttrykke det. Øyet blir ikke mett av å se, og øret fylles ikke av å høre.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Alt er fullt av slit, mennesket kan ikke uttale det; øyet blir ikke mett av å se, og øret blir ikke fullt av å høre.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Alle ting er fulle av tretthet; mennesket kan ikke fortelle deres historie: øyet får aldri nok av å se, eller øret av å høre.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  All thinges are so harde, yt no ma can expresse them. The eye is not satisfied wt sight, the eare is not fylled wt hearinge.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  All things are full of labour: man cannot vtter it: the eye is not satisfied with seeing, nor the eare filled with hearing.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  All thinges are so harde to be knowen, that no man can expresse them: The eye is not satisfied with sight, the eare is not fylled with hearyng.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  All things [are] full of labour; man cannot utter [it]: the eye is not satisfied with seeing, nor the ear filled with hearing.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  All things are full of weariness beyond uttering. The eye is not satisfied with seeing, nor the ear filled with hearing.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  All these things are wearying; a man is not able to speak, the eye is not satisfied by seeing, nor filled is the ear from hearing.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  All things are full of weariness; man cannot utter [it] : the eye is not satisfied with seeing, nor the ear filled with hearing.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  All things are full of weariness; man may not give their story: the eye has never enough of its seeing, or the ear of its hearing.

• World English Bible (2000)

  All things are full of weariness beyond uttering. The eye is not satisfied with seeing, nor the ear filled with hearing.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  All this monotony is tiresome; no one can bear to describe it: The eye is never satisfied with seeing, nor is the ear ever content with hearing.

Referenced Verses

• Prov 27:20 : 20 Hell and destruction are never full; so the eyes of man are never satisfied.
• Eccl 4:8 : 8 There is one alone, without a second; yes, he has neither child nor brother, yet there is no end to all his labor, nor is his eye satisfied with riches, nor does he ask, 'For whom do I labor and deprive my soul of good?' This is also vanity, yes, it is a grievous toil.
• Matt 11:28 : 28 Come to me, all you who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.
• Eccl 4:1-4 : 1 So I returned and considered all the oppressions that are done under the sun: and behold, the tears of those who were oppressed, and they had no comforter; and on the side of their oppressors there was power, but they had no comforter. 2 Therefore I praised the dead who are already dead more than the living who are yet alive. 3 Yes, better is he than both, who has not yet been, who has not seen the evil work that is done under the sun. 4 Again, I considered all the toil and every right work, that for this a man is envied by his neighbor. This is also vanity and vexation of spirit.
• Rev 7:16-17 : 16 They shall neither hunger anymore nor thirst anymore; neither shall the sun strike them, nor any heat. 17 For the Lamb who is in the midst of the throne will shepherd them and will lead them to living fountains of waters; and God will wipe away all tears from their eyes.
• Ps 63:5 : 5 My soul shall be satisfied as with marrow and fatness; and my mouth shall praise you with joyful lips:
• Rom 8:22-23 : 22 For we know that the whole creation groans and labors with birth pangs together until now. 23 And not only that, but we also who have the firstfruits of the Spirit, even we ourselves groan within ourselves, eagerly waiting for the adoption, the redemption of our body.
• Eccl 5:10-11 : 10 He who loves silver shall not be satisfied with silver, nor he who loves abundance with increase; this also is vanity. 11 When goods increase, they who eat them increase, and what good is there to the owners, except the beholding of them with their eyes?
• Eccl 7:24-26 : 24 That which is far off and exceedingly deep, who can find it out? 25 I applied my heart to know, to search, and to seek out wisdom and the reason of things, and to know the wickedness of folly, even foolishness and madness. 26 And I find more bitter than death the woman whose heart is snares and nets, and her hands are chains. He who pleases God shall escape from her, but the sinner shall be trapped by her.
• Matt 5:6 : 6 Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be filled.
• Prov 30:15-16 : 15 The leech has two daughters, crying, Give, give. There are three things that are never satisfied, indeed four that say not, It is enough: 16 The grave, and the barren womb, the earth that is never filled with water, and the fire that never says, It is enough.
• Eccl 2:11 : 11 Then I looked on all the works that my hands had done and on the labor I had toiled to do; and behold, all was vanity and vexation of spirit, and there was no profit under the sun.
• Eccl 2:26 : 26 For God gives wisdom, knowledge, and joy to the man who is good in His sight; but to the sinner He gives the task of gathering and collecting, only to hand it over to the one who pleases God. This also is vanity and vexation of spirit.