Ecclesiastes 4:12
Bible › Ecclesiastes › Chapter 4 › Verse 12
And if one prevail against him, two shall withstand him; and a threefold cord is not quickly broken.And though one may be overpowered, two can resist. Moreover, a cord of three strands is not quickly broken.
In other translations
And if one prevail against him, two shall withstand him; and a threefold cord is not quickly broken.And though one may be overpowered, two can resist. Moreover, a cord of three strands is not quickly broken.
Hebrew words
וְאִם־ve'im-and thoughH518יִתְקְפוֹyitkefosomeone will overpower himH8630הָאֶחָדha'echadthe one [person]H259הַשְּׁנַיִםhashenayimthe two [people]H8147יַעַמְדוּya'amduthey will standH5975נֶגְדּוֹnegdobefore himH5048וְהַחוּטvehachutand the threadH2339הַמְשֻׁלָּשׁhamshulash<the> threefoldH8027לֹאlo'notH3808בִמְהֵרָהvimherah<in> quicklyH4120יִנָּתֵק׃yinatekit will be torn apartH5423
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Related verses
- Daniel 3:16-1716 Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed–nego, answered and said to the king, O Nebuchadnezzar, we are not careful to answer thee in this matter. 17 If it be so, our God whom we serve is able to deliver us from the burning fiery furnace, and he will deliver us out of thine hand, O king.16 Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego replied to the king, “O Nebuchadnezzar, we have no need to answer you in this matter. 17 If the God whom we serve exists, then He is able to deliver us from the blazing fiery furnace and from your hand, O king.
- Ephesians 4:3Endeavouring to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace.and with diligence to preserve the unity of the Spirit through the bond of peace.
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