# General Information:

The writer uses merisms to describe various aspects of life from one extreme to the other. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-merism]])

# every matter

"every event" or "every activity" or "everything that can happen"

# under heaven

This refers to things that are done on earth. See how you translated this in [Ecclesiastes 1:3](../01/03.md). Alternate translation: "on the earth" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-idiom]])