Ecclesiastes 10:16
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Ecclesiastes 10:16 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Ecclesiastes 10:16 is a verse from the book of Ecclesiastes in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Woe to thee, O land, when thy king is a child, and thy princes eat in the morning!" Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Ecclesiastes 10:16 — KJV
“Woe to thee, O land, when thy king is a child, and thy princes eat in the morning!”
— Ecclesiastes 10:16 (KJV)
Ecclesiastes 10:16 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 10:16
“And king Ahaz commanded Urijah the priest, saying, Upon the great altar burn the morning burnt offering, and the evening meat offering, and the king's burnt sacrifice, and his meat offering, with the burnt offering of all the people of the land, and their meat offering, and their drink offerings; and sprinkle upon it all the blood of the burnt offering, and all the blood of the sacrifice: and the brasen altar shall be for me to enquire by.”
Shares key themes with Ecclesiastes 10:16: land, king, eat
“And as the evil figs, which cannot be eaten, they are so evil; surely thus saith the LORD, So will I give Zedekiah the king of Judah, and his princes, and the residue of Jerusalem, that remain in this land, and them that dwell in the land of Egypt:”
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“But woe unto them that are with child, and to them that give suck, in those days! for there shall be great distress in the land, and wrath upon this people.”
Shares key themes with Ecclesiastes 10:16: woe, land, child
“And these are the kings that reigned in the land of Edom, before there reigned any king over the children of Israel.”
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“Only the land of the priests bought he not; for the priests had a portion assigned them of Pharaoh, and did eat their portion which Pharaoh gave them: wherefore they sold not their lands. priests: or, princes”
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