Verse 3
an evil. The Preposition (= B) in bebol, gives the force of the superlative: i.e. the greatest or worst calamity of all, &c.
evil = calamity. Hebrew. ra'a' App-44 .
under the sun. See note on Ecclesiastes 1:3 .
madness. Plural as elsewhere. See note on Ecclesiastes 1:17 .
they go. Omit these words and note the Figure of speech Aposiopesis ( App-6 ), "and after that to the dead! "See the following note.
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