Ecclesiastes 7:24 — Compare All Translations

English (YLT) 1898 Young's Literal Translation by Robert Young

Far off [is] that which hath been, and deep, deep, who doth find it?

English ASV

That which is, is far off and exceeding deep; who can find it out?

English Amplified

That which is is far off, and that which is deep is very deep--who can find it out [true wisdom independent of the fear of God]? [Job 28:12-28; I Cor. 2:9-16.]

English Amplified Classic Bible 1987

That which is is far off, and that which is deep is very deep–who can find it out [true wisdom independent of the fear of God]? [Job 28:12-28; I Cor. 2:9-16.]

English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025

What exists is out of reach and very deep. Who can fathom it?

English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible

What exists is beyond reach and very deep. Who can discover it?

English Darby 1890 : Public Domain

Whatever hath been, is far off, and exceeding deep: who will find it out?

English EASY 2024

People cannot understand these things. The meaning of life is too difficult for anyone to understand.

English ERV 2006 - Only For Website

I cannot understand why things are as they are. It is too hard for anyone to understand.

That which has been is far off, and deep, very deep; who can find it out?

English GNT (Good News Translation)

How can anyone discover what life means? It is too deep for us, too hard to understand.

English God's Word - GW 1995

Whatever wisdom may be, it is out of reach. It is deep, very deep. Who can find out what it is?

English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website

What exists is beyond [reach] and very deep. Who can discover it?

English KJV 1611

That which is far off, and exceeding deep, who can find it out?

English LSB

What has been is far away and exceedingly deep. Who can find it?

English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)

That which exists is far off and so deep that it is incomprehensible. Who can discover it?

English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)

What has been is remote and exceedingly mysterious. Who can discover it?

English NASU 1989 - New American Standard Update - Only for Website

What exists is far-reaching; it is deep, very deep: who can find it out?

English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)

Whatever has happened is beyond human understanding; it is far deeper than anyone can fathom.

English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website

No matter what else wisdom may be, it's far away and very deep. Who can find it?

English NIV

Whatever wisdom may be, it is far off and most profound- who can discover it?

English NKJ 1982

As for that which is far off and exceedingly deep, Who can find it out?

English NLT

Wisdom is always distant and very difficult to find.

English NRSV 1989 - Only for website

That which is, is far off, and deep, very deep; who can find it out?

English RSV (Revised Standard Version)

That which is, is far off, and deep, very deep; who can find it out?

English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)

Wisdom is far away and very difficult to find.

English Tyndale 1537

yea and so deep that I might not reach unto her.

Ecclesiastes 7:24 — Compare Translations