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OET (OET-RV) It seemed far away
⇔ and deeper down than anyone can find.
OET-LV is_far_away whatever which_is and_deep deep who discover_it.
UHB רָח֖וֹק מַה־שֶּׁהָיָ֑ה וְעָמֹ֥ק ׀ עָמֹ֖ק מִ֥י יִמְצָאֶֽנּוּ׃ ‡
(rāḩōq mah-shehāyāh vəˊāmoq ˊāmoq miy yimʦāʼennū.)
Key: khaki:verbs.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the OET-RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).
BrLXX Μακρὰν ὑπὲρ ὃ ἦν, καὶ βαθὺ βάθος, τίς εὑρήσει αὐτό;
(Makran huper ho aʸn, kai bathu bathos, tis heuraʸsei auto; )
BrTr That which is far beyond what was, and a great depth, who shall find it out?
ULT Far away is that which was, and deep, deep. Who will find it?
UST Wisdom seems to be far from me.
⇔ There is no one who can truly understand everything.
BSB What exists is out of reach and very deep Who can fathom it?
MSB (Same as above)
OEB Yes, the essence of things remained remote – deep down in depths unfathomable.
WEBBE That which is, is far off and exceedingly deep. Who can find it out?
WMBB (Same as above)
NET Whatever has happened is beyond human understanding;
⇔ it is far deeper than anyone can fathom.
LSV Far off [is] that which has been, and deep, deep, who finds it?
FBV Everything that exists is beyond our grasp—too deep for our understanding. Who can comprehend it?
T4T Wisdom seems to be far from me;
⇔ there is no one [RHQ] who can truly understand everything.
LEB No LEB ECC book available
BBE Far off is true existence, and very deep; who may have knowledge of it?
Moff No Moff ECC book available
JPS That which is is far off, and exceeding deep; who can find it out?
ASV That which is, is far off and exceeding deep; who can find it out?
DRA I have tried all things in wisdom. I have said: I will be wise: and it departed farther from me,
YLT Far off [is] that which hath been, and deep, deep, who doth find it?
Drby Whatever hath been, is far off, and exceeding deep: who will find it out?
RV That which is is far off, and exceeding deep; who can find it out?
SLT What was far off, and the depth, deep, who shall find it?
Wbstr That which is far off, and exceedingly deep, who can find it out?
KJB-1769 That which is far off, and exceeding deep, who can find it out?
KJB-1611 That which is farre off, and exceeding deepe, who can finde it out?
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above)
Bshps No Bshps ECC book available
Gnva For often times also thine heart knoweth that thou likewise hast cursed others.
(For often times also thine/your heart knoweth/knows that thou/you likewise hast cursed others. )
Cvdl No Cvdl ECC book available
Wycl No Wycl ECC book available
Luth No Luth ECC book available
ClVg Cuncta tentavi in sapientia. Dixi: Sapiens efficiar: et ipsa longius recessit a me,
(Everything tentavi in/into/on wisdom. I_said: Sapiens I_will_become: and herself longius he_retired from me, )
RP-GNT No RP-GNT ECC book available
7:23-25 it didn’t work: The Teacher was not able to find the wisdom that he sought or the reason for things. Such reasons are hidden in the mind of God (3:11; 8:17).
Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom
(Occurrence 0) far off and very deep
(Some words not found in UHB: far_off what? which,is and,deep deep who? discover,it )
This speaks of wisdom being difficult to understand as if it were something located far away or in a very deep place. Alternate translation: “difficult to understand”
Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / rquestion
(Occurrence 0) Who can find it?
(Some words not found in UHB: far_off what? which,is and,deep deep who? discover,it )
The writer uses this rhetorical question to emphasize the difficulty in understanding wisdom. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express this question as a statement. Alternate translation: “No one can understand it.”