Ecclesiastes 11:2
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Ecclesiastes 11:2 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Ecclesiastes 11:2 is a verse from the book of Ecclesiastes in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Give a portion to seven, and also to eight; for thou knowest not what evil shall be upon the earth." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Ecclesiastes 11:2 — KJV
“Give a portion to seven, and also to eight; for thou knowest not what evil shall be upon the earth.”
— Ecclesiastes 11:2 (KJV)
Ecclesiastes 11:2 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 11:2
“For there is a man whose labour is in wisdom, and in knowledge, and in equity; yet to a man that hath not laboured therein shall he leave it for his portion. This also is vanity and a great evil. leave: Heb. give”
Shares key themes with Ecclesiastes 11:2: give, portion, also
“And GOD saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually. every...: or, the whole imagination: the Hebrew word signifieth not only the imagination, but also the purposes and desires continually: Heb. every day”
Shares key themes with Ecclesiastes 11:2: also, evil, earth
“Of fowls also of the air by sevens, the male and the female; to keep seed alive upon the face of all the earth. by sevens: Heb. seven seven”
Shares key themes with Ecclesiastes 11:2: seven, also, earth
“Fulfil her week, and we will give thee this also for the service which thou shalt serve with me yet seven other years.”
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“Likewise shalt thou do with thine oxen, and with thy sheep: seven days it shall be with his dam; on the eighth day thou shalt give it me.”
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