The Meaning of Ecclesiastes 9:7 Explained

Ecclesiastes 9:7

KJV: Go thy way, eat thy bread with joy, and drink thy wine with a merry heart; for God now accepteth thy works.

YLT: Go, eat with joy thy bread, and drink with a glad heart thy wine, for already hath God been pleased with thy works.

Darby: Go, eat thy bread with joy, and drink thy wine with a merry heart; for God hath already accepted thy works.

ASV: Go thy way, eat thy bread with joy, and drink thy wine with a merry heart; for God hath already accepted thy works.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

Go thy way,  eat  thy bread  with joy,  and drink  thy wine  with a merry  heart;  for God  now  accepteth  thy works. 

What does Ecclesiastes 9:7 Mean?

Chapter Summary: Ecclesiastes 9

1  like things happen to good and bad
4  there is a necessity of death unto men
7  Comfort is all their portion in this life
11  God's providence rules over all
13  wisdom is better than strength

What do the individual words in Ecclesiastes 9:7 mean?

Go eat with joy your bread and drink with a heart merry your wine for already has accepted God for your works
לֵ֣ךְ אֱכֹ֤ל בְּשִׂמְחָה֙ לַחְמֶ֔ךָ וּֽשֲׁתֵ֥ה בְלֶב־ ט֖וֹב יֵינֶ֑ךָ כִּ֣י כְבָ֔ר רָצָ֥ה הָאֱלֹהִ֖ים אֶֽת־ מַעֲשֶֽׂיךָ

לֵ֣ךְ  Go 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperative, masculine singular
Root: הָלַךְ  
Sense: to go, walk, come.
אֱכֹ֤ל  eat 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperative, masculine singular
Root: אָכַל  
Sense: to eat, devour, burn up, feed.
בְּשִׂמְחָה֙  with  joy 
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, feminine singular
Root: שִׂמְחָה  
Sense: joy, mirth, gladness.
לַחְמֶ֔ךָ  your  bread 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct, second person masculine singular
Root: לֶחֶם  
Sense: bread, food, grain.
וּֽשֲׁתֵ֥ה  and  drink 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Imperative, masculine singular
Root: שָׁתָה  
Sense: to drink.
בְלֶב־  with  a  heart 
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: לֵב 
Sense: inner man, mind, will, heart, understanding.
ט֖וֹב  merry 
Parse: Adjective, masculine singular
Root: טָבַב 
Sense: good, pleasant, agreeable.
יֵינֶ֑ךָ  your  wine 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct, second person masculine singular
Root: יַיִן  
Sense: wine.
כְבָ֔ר  already 
Parse: Adverb
Root: כְּבָר  
Sense: already, long ago, a great while.
רָצָ֥ה  has  accepted 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, third person masculine singular
Root: רָצָא 
Sense: to be pleased with, be favourable to, accept favourably.
הָאֱלֹהִ֖ים  God 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine plural
Root: אֱלֹהִים  
Sense: (plural).
מַעֲשֶֽׂיךָ  your  works 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct, second person masculine singular
Root: מַעֲשֶׂה  
Sense: deed, work.