Ecclesiastes 6:4

NETBible

Though the stillborn child 1  came into the world 2  for no reason 3  and departed into darkness, though its name is shrouded in darkness, 4 

NIV ©

It comes without meaning, it departs in darkness, and in darkness its name is shrouded.

NASB ©

for it comes in futility and goes into obscurity; and its name is covered in obscurity.

NLT ©

I realize that his birth would have been meaningless and ended in darkness. He wouldn’t even have had a name,

MSG ©

It gets its start in a mist and ends up in the dark--unnamed.

BBE ©

In wind it came and to the dark it will go, and with the dark will its name be covered.

NRSV ©

For it comes into vanity and goes into darkness, and in darkness its name is covered;

NKJV ©

for it comes in vanity and departs in darkness, and its name is covered with darkness.

KJV
For he cometh
<0935> (8804)
in with vanity
<01892>_,
and departeth
<03212> (8799)
in darkness
<02822>_,
and his name
<08034>
shall be covered
<03680> (8792)
with darkness
<02822>_.
NASB ©
for it comes
<935>
in futility
<1892>
and goes
<1980>
into obscurity
<2822>
; and its name
<8034>
is covered
<3680>
in obscurity
<2822>
.
LXXM
oti
<3754> 
CONJ
en
<1722> 
PREP
mataiothti
<3153> 
N-DSF
hlyen
<2064> 
V-AAI-3S
kai
<2532> 
CONJ
en
<1722> 
PREP
skotei
<4655> 
N-DSN
poreuetai
<4198> 
V-PMI-3S
kai
<2532> 
CONJ
en
<1722> 
PREP
skotei
<4655> 
N-DSN
onoma
<3686> 
N-NSN
autou
<846> 
D-GSM
kalufyhsetai
<2572> 
V-FPI-3S
NET [draft] ITL
Though
<03588>
the stillborn child came
<0935>
into the world for no reason
<01892>
and departed
<01980>
into darkness
<02822>
, though its name
<08034>
is shrouded
<03680>
in darkness
<02822>
,
HEBREW
hoky
<03680>
wms
<08034>
Ksxbw
<02822>
Kly
<01980>
Ksxbw
<02822>
ab
<0935>
lbhb
<01892>
yk (6:4)
<03588>
NETBible

Though the stillborn child 1  came into the world 2  for no reason 3  and departed into darkness, though its name is shrouded in darkness, 4 

NET Notes

1 tn Heb “he”; the referent (“the stillborn child”) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

2 tn The phrase “into the world” does not appear in Hebrew, but is added in the translation for clarity.

3 sn The birth of the stillborn was in vain – it did it no good to be born.

4 sn The name of the stillborn is forgotten.