InterlinearVerse GEN EXO LEV NUM DEUT JOB YEHO (JOS) HERO (JDG) RUTH 1 SAM 2 SAM PSA AMOS HOS 1 KI 2 KI 1 CHR 2 CHR PROV ECC SNG YOEL (JOEL) MIC ISA ZEP HAB YIR (JER) LAM YNA (JNA) NAH OBAD DAN EZEK EZRA EST NEH HAG ZEC MAL 2 PS WIS TOB MAN BAR G DAN G ESD L ESD ESG JDT 3 MAC SIR 1 MAC 2 MAC 4 MAC YHN (JHN) MARK MAT LUKE ACTs YAC (JAM) GAL 1 TH 2 TH 1 COR 2 COR ROM COL LAOD PHM EPH PHP 1 TIM TIT 1 PET 2 PET 2 TIM HEB YUD (JUD) 1 YHN (1 JHN) 2 YHN (2 JHN) 3 YHN (3 JHN) REV
InterlinearVerse Ecc C1 C2 C3 C4 C5 C6 C7 C8 C9 C10 C11
Ecc 12 V1 V2 V3 V4 V5 V7 V8 V9 V10 V11 V12 V13 V14
OET-LV Until that not it_will_be_snapped[fn] the_cord_of (the)_silver and_ the_bowl_of the_gold _it_will_be_crushed and_ the_jar _it_will_be_broken at the_water_spring and_ the_water_wheel _it_will_be_crushed to the_well.
12:6 OSHB variant note: ירחק: (x-qere) ’יֵרָתֵק֙’: lemma=7576 n=1.1.0 morph=HVNi3ms id=21cWZ יֵרָתֵק֙
OET (OET-RV) Think about God before the silver cord gets broken
⇔ ≈ and the golden bowl breaks,
⇔ the pitcher shatters at the well
⇔ ≈ and the wheel is crushed at the cistern,
Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom
(Occurrence 0) Call to mind
(Some words not found in UHB: until which/who not snapped cord_of of_(the),silver and,it_will_be_crushed bowl_of the=gold and,it_will_be_broken pitcher on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in the_water,spring and,it_will_be_crushed the_[water],wheel to/towards the,well )
This is an idiom. Alternate translation: [Remember]
Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor
(Occurrence 0) before the silver cord is cut … or the water wheel is broken at the well
(Some words not found in UHB: until which/who not snapped cord_of of_(the),silver and,it_will_be_crushed bowl_of the=gold and,it_will_be_broken pitcher on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in the_water,spring and,it_will_be_crushed the_[water],wheel to/towards the,well )
The writer speaks of dying as if it were one of these various broken items. Death will break the body just as suddenly as people accidentally break these items while they are using them.
Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive
(Occurrence 0) the silver cord is cut
(Some words not found in UHB: until which/who not snapped cord_of of_(the),silver and,it_will_be_crushed bowl_of the=gold and,it_will_be_broken pitcher on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in the_water,spring and,it_will_be_crushed the_[water],wheel to/towards the,well )
If your language does not use the passive form in this way, you can state this in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: [someone cuts the silver cord]
Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive
(Occurrence 0) the golden bowl is crushed
(Some words not found in UHB: until which/who not snapped cord_of of_(the),silver and,it_will_be_crushed bowl_of the=gold and,it_will_be_broken pitcher on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in the_water,spring and,it_will_be_crushed the_[water],wheel to/towards the,well )
If your language does not use the passive form in this way, you can state this in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: [someone crushes the golden bowl]
Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive
(Occurrence 0) the pitcher is shattered
(Some words not found in UHB: until which/who not snapped cord_of of_(the),silver and,it_will_be_crushed bowl_of the=gold and,it_will_be_broken pitcher on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in the_water,spring and,it_will_be_crushed the_[water],wheel to/towards the,well )
If your language does not use the passive form in this way, you can state this in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: [someone shatters the pitcher]
Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive
(Occurrence 0) the water wheel is broken
(Some words not found in UHB: until which/who not snapped cord_of of_(the),silver and,it_will_be_crushed bowl_of the=gold and,it_will_be_broken pitcher on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in the_water,spring and,it_will_be_crushed the_[water],wheel to/towards the,well )
If your language does not use the passive form in this way, you can state this in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: [someone breaks the water wheel]
OET-LV Until that not it_will_be_snapped[fn] the_cord_of (the)_silver and_ the_bowl_of the_gold _it_will_be_crushed and_ the_jar _it_will_be_broken at the_water_spring and_ the_water_wheel _it_will_be_crushed to the_well.
12:6 OSHB variant note: ירחק: (x-qere) ’יֵרָתֵק֙’: lemma=7576 n=1.1.0 morph=HVNi3ms id=21cWZ יֵרָתֵק֙
OET (OET-RV) Think about God before the silver cord gets broken
⇔ ≈ and the golden bowl breaks,
⇔ the pitcher shatters at the well
⇔ ≈ and the wheel is crushed at the cistern,
Note: The OET-RV is still only a first draft, and so far only a few words have been (mostly automatically) matched to the Hebrew or Greek words that they’re translated from.
Acknowledgements: The Hebrew text, lemmas, and morphology are all thanks to the OSHB and some of the glosses are from Macula Hebrew.