Ecclesiastes 9:12
King James Version
8 Jun 2026
“For man also knoweth not his time: as the fishes that are taken in an evil net, and as the birds that are caught in the snare; so are the sons of men snared in an evil time, when it falleth suddenly upon them.”
רַע
Evil, wicked, bad. Ra. The LORD will keep you from all evil. Not just some evil or most evil. All evil. His protection matches His power.
עֵת
time/ his
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עֵת
Time, season, appointed moment. Et. There is a time for everything. God has appointed the right season for every event in your life.
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בֵּן
the children of
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בֵּן
Son. Ben. A son with full rights. You are sons of God through faith in Christ Jesus. Full rights. Full access. Full inheritance.
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יָדַע
he knows
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יָדַע
To know, to perceive, to be acquainted with. Yada. The deepest form of knowing. God knows you completely and loves you still.
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עַל
on/ them
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עַל
above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications
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גַּם
also
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גַּם
properly, assemblage; used only adverbially also, even, yea, though; often repeated as correl. both...and
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יָקֹשׁ
are ensnared
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יָקֹשׁ
to ensnare (literally or figuratively)
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פִּתְאוֹם
suddenly
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פִּתְאוֹם
instantly
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