Ecclesiastes 3:15
King James Version
9 Jun 2026
“That which hath been is now; and that which is to be hath already been; and God requireth that which is past.”
מָה
properly, interrogative what? (including how? why? when?); but also exclamation, what! (including how!), or indefinitely what (including whatever, and even relatively, that which); often used with prefixes in various adverbial or conjunctive senses
הָיָה
it has been
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הָיָה
I AM. Hayah. The self-existent one. When Moses asked God His name God said I AM THAT I AM. Not I was or I will be but I AM. Always present always existing always enough. Jesus used the same words: before Abraham was I AM.
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בָּקַשׁ
he will seek
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בָּקַשׁ
Seek, search. Baqash. To search diligently. Seek the LORD while He may be found. This is not passive looking but intense searching with your whole heart.
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כְּבָר
already
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כְּבָר
properly, extent of time, i.e. a great while; hence, long ago, formerly, hitherto
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רָדַף
what was pursued
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רָדַף
to run after (usually with hostile intent; figuratively (of time) gone by)
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