Ecclesiastes 9:12
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
For surely no man knows his time: Like fish caught in a cruel net or birds trapped in a snare, so men are ensnared in an evil time that suddenly falls upon them.

Young's Literal Translation
For even man knoweth not his time; as fish{.htm" title="{"> that are taken hold of by an evil net, and as birds that are taken hold of by a snare, like these [are] the sons of man snared at an evil time, when it falleth upon them suddenly.

King James Bible
For man also knoweth not his time: as the fishes that are taken in an evil net, and as the birds that are caught in the snare; so [are] the sons of men snared in an evil time, when it falleth suddenly upon them.

Hebrew
For
כִּ֡י (kî)
Conjunction
Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction

surely
גַּם֩ (gam)
Conjunction
Strong's 1571: Assemblage, also, even, yea, though, both, and

no
לֹֽא־ (lō-)
Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's 3808: Not, no

man
הָאָדָ֜ם (hā·’ā·ḏām)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 120: Ruddy, a human being

knows
יֵדַ֨ע (yê·ḏa‘)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 3045: To know

his time:
עִתּ֗וֹ (‘it·tōw)
Noun - common singular construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's 6256: Time, now, when

Like fish
כַּדָּגִים֙ (kad·dā·ḡîm)
Preposition-k, Article | Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 1709: A fish

caught
שֶׁנֶּֽאֱחָזִים֙ (šen·ne·’ĕ·ḥā·zîm)
Pronoun - relative | Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine plural
Strong's 270: To grasp, take hold, take possession

in a cruel
רָעָ֔ה (rā·‘āh)
Adjective - feminine singular
Strong's 7451: Bad, evil

net
בִּמְצוֹדָ֣ה (bim·ṣō·w·ḏāh)
Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 4686: A net, capture, a fastness

or birds
וְכַ֨צִּפֳּרִ֔ים (wə·ḵaṣ·ṣip·po·rîm)
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-k, Article | Noun - common plural
Strong's 6833: A little bird

trapped
הָאֲחֻז֖וֹת (hā·’ă·ḥu·zō·wṯ)
Article | Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - feminine plural
Strong's 270: To grasp, take hold, take possession

in a snare,
בַּפָּ֑ח (bap·pāḥ)
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 6341: A, sheet, a spring net

so men
בְּנֵ֣י (bə·nê)
Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's 1121: A son

are ensnared
יֽוּקָשִׁים֙ (yū·qā·šîm)
Verb - Pual - Participle - masculine plural
Strong's 3369: To lay a bait or lure

in an evil
רָעָ֔ה (rā·‘āh)
Adjective - feminine singular
Strong's 7451: Bad, evil

time
לְעֵ֣ת (lə·‘êṯ)
Preposition-l | Noun - common singular construct
Strong's 6256: Time, now, when

that suddenly
פִּתְאֹֽם׃ (piṯ·’ōm)
Adverb
Strong's 6597: Suddenness, suddenly

falls
כְּשֶׁתִּפּ֥וֹל (kə·šet·tip·pō·wl)
Preposition-k, Pronoun - relative | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular
Strong's 5307: To fall, lie

upon them.
עֲלֵיהֶ֖ם (‘ă·lê·hem)
Preposition | third person masculine plural
Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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