Ecclesiastes 1:5
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Ecclesiastes 1:5 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Ecclesiastes 1:5 is a verse from the book of Ecclesiastes in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "The sun also ariseth, and the sun goeth down, and hasteth to his place where he arose. hasteth: Heb. panteth" Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Ecclesiastes 1:5 — KJV
“The sun also ariseth, and the sun goeth down, and hasteth to his place where he arose. hasteth: Heb. panteth”
— Ecclesiastes 1:5 (KJV)
Ecclesiastes 1:5 in Context — About the Book of Ecclesiastes
Ecclesiastes is the Bible's most unflinching look at life under the sun — wealth, pleasure, work, and wisdom all tested and found fleeting. Its honesty disarms cynics, then lands on bedrock: fear God, keep His commands, and receive each ordinary day as His gift.
Cross-References for Ecclesiastes 1:5
“And he put down the idolatrous priests, whom the kings of Judah had ordained to burn incense in the high places in the cities of Judah, and in the places round about Jerusalem; them also that burned incense unto Baal, to the sun, and to the moon, and to the planets, and to all the host of heaven. put...: Heb. caused to cease idolatrous...: Heb. Chemarim planets: or, twelve signs or, constellations”
Shares key themes with Ecclesiastes 1:5: sun, also, down
“Are they not on the other side Jordan, by the way where the sun goeth down, in the land of the Canaanites, which dwell in the champaign over against Gilgal, beside the plains of Moreh?”
Shares key themes with Ecclesiastes 1:5: sun, goeth, down
“Then they said, Behold, there is a feast of the LORD in Shiloh yearly in a place which is on the north side of Bethel, on the east side of the highway that goeth up from Bethel to Shechem, and on the south of Lebonah. yearly: Heb. from year to year on the east...: or, toward the sunrising of the highway: or, on the highway”
Shares key themes with Ecclesiastes 1:5: sun, goeth, place
“And he stripped off his clothes also, and prophesied before Samuel in like manner, and lay down naked all that day and all that night. Wherefore they say, Is Saul also among the prophets? lay: Heb. fell”
Shares key themes with Ecclesiastes 1:5: also, down, where
“And when thou hast stayed three days, then thou shalt go down quickly, and come to the place where thou didst hide thyself when the business was in hand, and shalt remain by the stone Ezel. quickly: or, diligently: Heb. greatly when the...: Heb. in the day of the business Ezel: or, that sheweth the way”
Shares key themes with Ecclesiastes 1:5: down, place, where
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