Bible quiz 1

(ב) הֲבֵ֤ל הֲבָלִים֙ אָמַ֣ר קֹהֶ֔לֶת הֲבֵ֥ל הֲבָלִ֖ים הַכֹּ֥ל הָֽבֶל׃
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(ב) הֲבֵ֤ל הֲבָלִים֙ אָמַ֣ר קֹהֶ֔לֶת הֲבֵ֥ל הֲבָלִ֖ים הַכֹּ֥ל הָֽבֶל׃
Literal Meaning: Everything is a transitory breath, said Kohelet.
Figurative Meaning: Everything is temporary.
(ג) מַה־יִּתְר֖וֹן לָֽאָדָ֑ם בְּכָל־עֲמָל֔וֹ שֶֽׁיַּעֲמֹ֖ל תַּ֥חַת הַשָּֽׁמֶשׁ׃
Literal Meaning: What advantage is there for a man to work under the sun.
Figurative Meaning: What is the point of putting effort into things, what's the point of hard work?
(ד) דּ֤וֹר הֹלֵךְ֙ וְד֣וֹר בָּ֔א וְהָאָ֖רֶץ לְעוֹלָ֥ם עֹמָֽדֶת׃
Literal Meaning: Generations come and go, but the Earth always remains there.
Figurative Meaning: People come and go, but the world goes on.
(ה) וְזָרַ֥ח הַשֶּׁ֖מֶשׁ וּבָ֣א הַשָּׁ֑מֶשׁ וְאֶ֨ל־מְקוֹמ֔וֹ שׁוֹאֵ֛ף זוֹרֵ֥חַֽ ה֖וּא שָֽׁם׃
Literal Meaning: Sun rises and then goes back to its place and glides back to where it rises.
Figurative Meaning: Everything is cyclical OR the world will keep going OR there's always a new day.
(ו) הוֹלֵךְ֙ אֶל־דָּר֔וֹם וְסוֹבֵ֖ב אֶל־צָפ֑וֹן סוֹבֵ֤ב ׀ סֹבֵב֙ הוֹלֵ֣ךְ הָר֔וּחַ וְעַל־סְבִיבֹתָ֖יו שָׁ֥ב הָרֽוּחַ׃
Literal Meaning: Wind blows in several directions, turns and turns, goes back to its cycles.
Figurative Meaning: Life's unpredictable, changes a lot, even if we think we're progressing we could shift course really quickly and reverse itself OR everything you do will come back to you.
(ז) כָּל־הַנְּחָלִים֙ הֹלְכִ֣ים אֶל־קַיָּ֔ם וְהַיָּ֖ם אֵינֶ֣נּוּ מָלֵ֑א אֶל־מְק֗וֹם שֶׁ֤הַנְּחָלִים֙ הֹֽלְכִ֔ים שָׁ֛ם הֵ֥ם שָׁבִ֖ים לָלָֽכֶת׃
Literal Meaning: All streams go to the sea and the sea is never filled. To the place where rivers go they return again.
Figurative Meaning: Perfection will never full be achieved OR everything is cyclic but we are never satisfied.
(ח) כָּל־הַדְּבָרִ֣ים יְגֵעִ֔ים לֹא־יוּכַ֥ל אִ֖ישׁ לְדַבֵּ֑ר לֹא־תִשְׂבַּ֥ע עַ֙יִן֙ לִרְא֔וֹת וְלֹא־תִמָּלֵ֥א אֹ֖זֶן מִשְּׁמֹֽעַ׃
Literal Meaning: All things are wearisome, no man can ever state them. The eye can never be satisfied from seeing. The ear does not fill from hearing.
Figurative Meaning: We're always looking for new experiences. Old experiences start to feel no hum, what once was exciting is no longer (wearisome).
(ט) מַה־שֶּֽׁהָיָה֙ ה֣וּא שֶׁיִּהְיֶ֔ה וּמַה־שֶׁנַּֽעֲשָׂ֔ה ה֖וּא שֶׁיֵּעָשֶׂ֑ה וְאֵ֥ין כָּל־חָדָ֖שׁ תַּ֥חַת הַשָּֽׁמֶשׁ׃
Literal Meaning: What was is what will be. What is done is that which has been done. Nothing is new under the sun.
Figurative Meaning: Some might think something is new but someone somewhere has thought of it and done it before.
(י) יֵ֥שׁ דָּבָ֛ר שֶׁיֹּאמַ֥ר רְאֵה־זֶ֖ה חָדָ֣שׁ ה֑וּא כְּבָר֙ הָיָ֣ה לְעֹֽלָמִ֔ים אֲשֶׁ֥ר הָיָ֖ה מִלְּפָנֵֽנוּ׃
Literal Meaning: There are at times things of which they say - look it is new! But it already was for ages before us.
Figurative Meaning: Similar to 9, nothing's new.
(יא) אֵ֥ין זִכְר֖וֹן לָרִאשֹׁנִ֑ים וְגַ֨ם לָאַחֲרֹנִ֜ים שֶׁיִּהְי֗וּ לֹֽא־יִהְיֶ֤ה לָהֶם֙ זִכָּר֔וֹן עִ֥ם שֶׁיִּהְי֖וּ לָאַחֲרֹנָֽה׃
Literal Meaning: Early ones will not be remembered, and the late ones and the last ones will not either.
Figurative Meaning: Nobody will be remembered.
Kohelet's GoalTo study and probe with wisdom everything that happens on Earth.