The Meaning of Ecclesiastes 1:11 Explained

Ecclesiastes 1:11

KJV: There is no remembrance of former things; neither shall there be any remembrance of things that are to come with those that shall come after.

YLT: There is not a remembrance of former generations; and also of the latter that are, there is no remembrance of them with those that are at the last.

Darby: There is no remembrance of former things; neither shall there be remembrance of things that are to come with those who shall live afterwards.

ASV: There is no remembrance of the former generations ; neither shall there be any remembrance of the latter generations that are to come, among those that shall come after.

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CONTEXT: What is the Context of Ecclesiastes 1:11?

MEANING: What does Ecclesiastes 1:11 Mean?

WORDS: What do the individual words in Ecclesiastes 1:11 mean?

RELATIONS: What do the major concepts mean in Ecclesiastes 1:11?

What is the context of Ecclesiastes 1:11?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

[There is] no remembrance of former [things]; neither shall there be [any] remembrance of [things] that are to come with [those] that shall come after.

What does Ecclesiastes 1:11 Mean?

Context Summary

Ecclesiastes 1:1-18 - The Testimony Of An Unsatisfied Soul

All is vanity! This cry finds an echo in human hearts of every age and clime. Clod meant man to be happy. "These things," said our Lord, "I have spoken to you, that your joy may be full." "The fruit of the Spirit is joy." Yet the air is laden with complaint and bitterness. Men are asking constantly, "Is life worth living?" The present age is full of unrest and weariness, of war and strife, of unsatisfied yearnings and desires. The mistake is that men seek to solve the mystery of life and to find their happiness apart from God, who has made us for Himself.

This book was written and incorporated in the Bible to show that man's quest for happiness is vain, so long as it is apart from God. Solomon had unbounded opportunities for pursuing his quest. Youth, wealth, wisdom, royalty, human love were his, but when all were mixed in the golden cup of his life, he turned from the draught unsatisfied and sad. Listen to the sigh of the sated voluptuary: Vanity of vanities! Let us turn from these bitter experiences to 1 John 2:15-17. [source]

Chapter Summary: Ecclesiastes 1

¹ the preacher shows that all human courses are vain
⁴ because the creatures are restless in their courses
⁹ they bring forth nothing new, and all old things are forgotten
¹² and because he has found it so in the studies of wisdom

What do the individual words in Ecclesiastes 1:11 mean?

[There is] no remembrance of former [things] and of the later That will there be nor are to come of [things] any remembrance by [those] who will come after -

אֵ֥ין זִכְר֖וֹן לָרִאשֹׁנִ֑ים וְגַ֨ם לָאַחֲרֹנִ֜ים שֶׁיִּהְי֗וּ לֹֽא־ יִהְיֶ֤ה לָהֶם֙ זִכָּר֔וֹן עִ֥ם שֶׁיִּהְי֖וּ לָאַחֲרֹנָֽה פ

אֵ֥ין	[There is] no
Parse: Adverb Root: אַיִן Sense: nothing, not, nought n.
זִכְר֖וֹן	remembrance
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct Root: זִכָּרֹון Sense: memorial, reminder, remembrance.
לָרִאשֹׁנִ֑ים	of former [things]
Parse: Preposition-l, Article, Adjective, masculine plural Root: רִאשֹׁון Sense: first, primary, former.
לָאַחֲרֹנִ֜ים	of the later
Parse: Preposition-l, Article, Adjective, masculine plural Root: אַחֲרֹון Sense: behind, following, subsequent, western.
שֶׁיִּהְי֗וּ	That will there be
Parse: Pronoun, relative, Verb, Qal, Imperfect, third person masculine plural Root: אֶהְיֶה Sense: to be, become, come to pass, exist, happen, fall out.
לֹֽא־	nor
Parse: Adverb, Negative particle Root: הֲלֹא Sense: not, no.
יִהְיֶ֤ה	are to come
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, third person masculine singular Root: אֶהְיֶה Sense: to be, become, come to pass, exist, happen, fall out.
לָהֶם֙	of [things]
Parse: Preposition-l, Pronoun, third person masculine plural Root: הֵם Sense: they, these, the same, who.
זִכָּר֔וֹן	any remembrance
Parse: Noun, masculine singular Root: זִכָּרֹון Sense: memorial, reminder, remembrance.
שֶׁיִּהְי֖וּ	[those] who will come
Parse: Pronoun, relative, Verb, Qal, Imperfect, third person masculine plural Root: אֶהְיֶה Sense: to be, become, come to pass, exist, happen, fall out.
לָאַחֲרֹנָֽה	after
Parse: Preposition-l, Article, Adjective, feminine singular Root: אַחֲרֹון Sense: behind, following, subsequent, western.
פ	-
Parse: Punctuation

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