Ecclesiastes 3:18
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Ecclesiastes 3:18 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Ecclesiastes 3:18 is a verse from the book of Ecclesiastes in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "I said in mine heart concerning the estate of the sons of men, that God might manifest them, and that they might see tha..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Ecclesiastes 3:18 — KJV
“I said in mine heart concerning the estate of the sons of men, that God might manifest them, and that they might see that they themselves are beasts. that God...: or, that they might clear God, and see, etc”
— Ecclesiastes 3:18 (KJV)
Ecclesiastes 3:18 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 3:18
“And he was driven from the sons of men; and his heart was made like the beasts, and his dwelling was with the wild asses: they fed him with grass like oxen, and his body was wet with the dew of heaven; till he knew that the most high God ruled in the kingdom of men, and that he appointeth over it whomsoever he will. his heart...: or, he made his heart equal, etc”
Shares key themes with Ecclesiastes 3:18: heart, sons, men
“I sought in mine heart to give myself unto wine, yet acquainting mine heart with wisdom; and to lay hold on folly, till I might see what was that good for the sons of men, which they should do under the heaven all the days of their life. to give...: Heb. to draw my flesh with wine all...: Heb. the number of the days of their life”
Shares key themes with Ecclesiastes 3:18: mine, heart, sons
“And know ye this day: for I speak not with your children which have not known, and which have not seen the chastisement of the LORD your God, his greatness, his mighty hand, and his stretched out arm,”
Shares key themes with Ecclesiastes 3:18: men, god, might
“And I gave my heart to seek and search out by wisdom concerning all things that are done under heaven: this sore travail hath God given to the sons of man to be exercised therewith. to be...: or, to afflict them”
Shares key themes with Ecclesiastes 3:18: heart, concerning, sons
“There were giants in the earth in those days; and also after that, when the sons of God came in unto the daughters of men, and they bare children to them, the same became mighty men which were of old, men of renown.”
Shares key themes with Ecclesiastes 3:18: sons, men, god
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