Ecclesiastes 8:7

NETBible

Surely no one knows the future, 1  and no one can tell another person what will happen. 2 

NIV ©

Since no man knows the future, who can tell him what is to come?

NASB ©

If no one knows what will happen, who can tell him when it will happen?

NLT ©

Indeed, how can people avoid what they don’t know is going to happen?

MSG ©

It's true that no one knows what's going to happen, or when. Who's around to tell us?

BBE ©

No one is certain what is to be, and who is able to say to him when it will be?

NRSV ©

Indeed, they do not know what is to be, for who can tell them how it will be?

NKJV ©

For he does not know what will happen; So who can tell him when it will occur?

KJV
For he knoweth
<03045> (8802)
not that which shall be: for who can tell
<05046> (8686)
him when it shall be? {when...: or, how it shall be?}
NASB ©
If
<3588>
no
<369>
one
<369>
knows
<3045>
what
<4100>
will happen
<1961>
, who
<4310>
can tell
<5046>
him when
<3588>
<3512> it will happen
<1961>
?
LXXM
oti
<3754> 
CONJ
ouk
<3364> 
ADV
estin
<1510> 
V-PAI-3S
ginwskwn
<1097> 
V-PAPNS
ti
<5100> 
I-ASN
to
<3588> 
T-ASN
esomenon
<1510> 
V-FMPAS
oti
<3754> 
CONJ
kaywv
<2531> 
ADV
estai
<1510> 
V-FMI-3S
tiv
<5100> 
I-NSM
anaggelei
<312> 
V-FAI-3S
autw
<846> 
D-DSM
NET [draft] ITL
Surely
<03588>
no one
<0369>
knows
<03045>
the future, and no one can tell
<05046>
another person what
<0834>
will happen
<01961>
.
HEBREW
wl
<0>
dygy
<05046>
ym
<04310>
hyhy
<01961>
rsak
<0834>
yk
<03588>
hyhys
<01961>
hm
<04100>
edy
<03045>
wnnya
<0369>
yk (8:7)
<03588>
NETBible

Surely no one knows the future, 1  and no one can tell another person what will happen. 2 

NET Notes

1 tn Heb “what will be.”

2 tn Heb “Who can tell him what will be?”