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# let him rejoice in all of them

"he should enjoy them all" or "he should rejoice without ceasing in all of them"

# the coming days of darkness

Future time is spoken of as if the "days are coming" And, here the word "darkness" refers to death. Alternate translation: "how many days that he will be dead" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metaphor]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-euphemism]])

# for they will be many

Here the word "they" refers to the "days of darkness" Alternate translation: "for he will be dead for many more days than he is alive" or "for he will be dead forever"

# Everything to come is meaningless

Possible meanings are 1) Alternate translation: "No one knows what will happen after he dies" or 2) Alternate translation: "Everything to come is meaningless" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metaphor]])

# Everything to come

Possible meanings are 1) "Everything that happens after death" or 2) "Everything that happens in the future"
From PDF Ecclesiastes 10-12 2019-04-01 12:50:56 +00:00			`# let him rejoice in all of them`
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From PDF Ecclesiastes 10-12 2019-04-01 12:50:56 +00:00			`"he should enjoy them all" or "he should rejoice without ceasing in all of them"`
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			`# the coming days of darkness`

Change to new format As per email from Chris Jarka. 2019-02-11 22:07:05 +00:00			`Future time is spoken of as if the "days are coming" And, here the word "darkness" refers to death. Alternate translation: "how many days that he will be dead" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metaphor]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-euphemism]])`
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			`# for they will be many`

Replace all AT: with Alternate translation: 2018-02-10 00:34:10 +00:00			`Here the word "they" refers to the "days of darkness" Alternate translation: "for he will be dead for many more days than he is alive" or "for he will be dead forever"`
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Mismatches 2018-09-06 17:21:33 +00:00			`# Everything to come is meaningless`
Remainder of books formated per verse 2017-12-12 06:13:24 +00:00
Change to new format As per email from Chris Jarka. 2019-02-11 22:07:05 +00:00			`Possible meanings are 1) Alternate translation: "No one knows what will happen after he dies" or 2) Alternate translation: "Everything to come is meaningless" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metaphor]])`
Remainder of books formated per verse 2017-12-12 06:13:24 +00:00
			`# Everything to come`

			`Possible meanings are 1) "Everything that happens after death" or 2) "Everything that happens in the future"`