Ecclesiastes 8:9
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Ecclesiastes 8:9 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Ecclesiastes 8:9 is a verse from the book of Ecclesiastes in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "All this have I seen, and applied my heart unto every work that is done under the sun: there is a time wherein one man r..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Ecclesiastes 8:9 — KJV
“All this have I seen, and applied my heart unto every work that is done under the sun: there is a time wherein one man ruleth over another to his own hurt.”
— Ecclesiastes 8:9 (KJV)
Ecclesiastes 8:9 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 8:9
“I have seen all the works that are done under the sun; and, behold, all is vanity and vexation of spirit.”
Shares key themes with Ecclesiastes 8:9: seen, work, done
“Yea, better is he than both they, which hath not yet been, who hath not seen the evil work that is done under the sun.”
Shares key themes with Ecclesiastes 8:9: seen, work, done
“And it came to pass at the time of the going down of the sun, that Joshua commanded, and they took them down off the trees, and cast them into the cave wherein they had been hid, and laid great stones in the cave's mouth, which remain until this very day.”
Shares key themes with Ecclesiastes 8:9: sun, time, wherein
“And Israel served the LORD all the days of Joshua, and all the days of the elders that overlived Joshua, and which had known all the works of the LORD, that he had done for Israel. overlived...: Heb. prolonged their days after Joshua”
Shares key themes with Ecclesiastes 8:9: work, done, one
“The LORD said also unto me in the days of Josiah the king, Hast thou seen that which backsliding Israel hath done? she is gone up upon every high mountain and under every green tree, and there hath played the harlot.”
Shares key themes with Ecclesiastes 8:9: seen, every, done
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