Ecclesiastes 2:22 BSB

Original language & word study

12 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
כִּ֠י	ki	for	H3588 →
מֶֽה־	meh-	what?	H4100 →
הֹוֶ֤ה	ho.Veh	[is] becoming	H1933 →
לָֽאָדָם֙	la.'a.Dam	to the person	H120 →
בְּכָל־	be.khol	in all	H3605 →
עֲמָל֔וֹ	a.ma.Lo	toil his	H5999 →
וּבְרַעְי֖וֹן	u.ve.ra'.Yon	and in [the] striving of	H7475 →
לִבּ֑וֹ	li.Bo	heart his	H3820 →
שֶׁה֥וּא	she.Hu'	that he	H1931 →
עָמֵ֖ל	'a.Mel	[was] a laborer	H6001 →
תַּ֥חַת	Ta.chat	under	H8478 →
הַשָּֽׁמֶשׁ׃	ha.Sha.mesh	the sun	H8121 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

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Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Philippians 4:6
Be anxious for nothing, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God.
leads to
- Matthew 6:25–33
  Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more than food, and the body more…
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- Proverbs 3:5–6
  Trust in the LORD with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding;
- 1 Peter 5:7
  Cast all your anxiety on Him, because He cares for you.
- Psalms 55:22
  Cast your burden upon the LORD and He will sustain you; He will never let the righteous be shaken.
- 1 Thessalonians 5:17–18
  Pray without ceasing.
Through
Psalms 127:2
In vain you rise early and stay up late, toiling for bread to eat— for He gives sleep to His beloved.
leads to
- Ecclesiastes 5:12
  The sleep of the worker is sweet, whether he eats little or much, but the abundance of the rich man permits him no sleep.
- Psalms 4:8
  I will lie down and sleep in peace, for You alone, O LORD, make me dwell in safety.
- Job 11:18
  You will be secure, because there is hope, and you will look around and lie down in safety.

The gold bar shows how strongly the cross-reference sources tie the two verses together: a long bar means many compiled references make the connection, a short one means few.

Psalms 127:2In vain you rise early and stay up late, toiling for bread to eat— for He gives sleep to His beloved.Ecclesiastes 1:3What does a man gain from all his labor, at which he toils under the sun?Ecclesiastes 4:6Better one handful with tranquility than two handfuls with toil and pursuit of the wind.Philippians 4:6Be anxious for nothing, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God.1 Timothy 6:8But if we have food and clothing, we will be content with these.Ecclesiastes 3:9What does the worker gain from his toil?1 Peter 5:7Cast all your anxiety on Him, because He cares for you.Matthew 6:34Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Today has enough trouble of its own.Ecclesiastes 4:8There is a man all alone, without even a son or brother. And though there is no end to his labor, his eyes are still not content with his wealth: “For whom do I toil and bereave my soul of enjoyment?” This too is futile—a miserable task.Ecclesiastes 8:15So I commended the enjoyment of life, because there is nothing better for a man under the sun than to eat and drink and be merry. For this joy will accompany him in his labor during the days of his life that God gives him under the sun.Matthew 16:26What will it profit a man if he gains the whole world, yet forfeits his soul? Or what can a man give in exchange for his soul?Matthew 6:11Give us this day our daily bread.Ecclesiastes 5:17Moreover, all his days he eats in darkness, with much sorrow, sickness, and anger.Ecclesiastes 6:7–8All a man’s labor is for his mouth, yet his appetite is never satisfied.Ecclesiastes 5:10–11He who loves money is never satisfied by money, and he who loves wealth is never satisfied by income. This too is futile.Job 5:7Yet man is born to trouble as surely as sparks fly upward.Luke 12:29And do not be concerned about what you will eat or drink. Do not worry about it.Matthew 6:25Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothes?

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