Ecclesiastes 3:13 BSB

Original language & word study

12 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וְגַ֤ם	ve.Gam	and also	H1571 →
כָּל־	kol-	every	H3605 →
הָאָדָם֙	ha.'a.Dam	<the> person	H120 →
שֶׁיֹּאכַ֣ל	shei.yo.Khal	that he will eat	H398 →
וְשָׁתָ֔ה	ve.sha.Tah	and he will drink	H8354 →
וְרָאָ֥ה	ve.ra.'Ah	and he will see	H7200 →
ט֖וֹב	Tov	good	H2896 →
בְּכָל־	be.khol	in all	H3605 →
עֲמָל֑וֹ	a.ma.Lo	toil his	H5999 →
מַתַּ֥ת	ma.Tat	[is] a gift of	H4991 →
אֱלֹהִ֖ים	'E.lo.Him	God	H430 →
הִֽיא׃	Hi'	it	H1931 →

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

The walk

The walk8

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
Psalms 128:2
For when you eat the fruit of your labor, blessings and prosperity will be yours.
leads to
- Isaiah 3:10
  Tell the righteous it will be well with them, for they will enjoy the fruit of their labor.
- Ecclesiastes 5:18–19
  Here is what I have seen to be good and fitting: to eat and drink, and to find satisfaction in all the labor one does under the sun during the few days of life…
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- Isaiah 62:8
  The LORD has sworn by His right hand and by His mighty arm: “Never again will I give your grain to your enemies for food, nor will foreigners drink the new wine for which…
- Isaiah 65:21–23
  They will build houses and dwell in them; they will plant vineyards and eat their fruit.
- Deuteronomy 28:4
  The fruit of your womb will be blessed, as well as the produce of your land and the offspring of your livestock—the calves of your herds and the lambs of your flocks.
Through
Ecclesiastes 9:7
Go, eat your bread with joy, and drink your wine with a cheerful heart, for God has already approved your works:
leads to
- Ecclesiastes 3:12–13
  I know that there is nothing better for them than to rejoice and do good while they live,
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
Through
Ecclesiastes 2:24
Nothing is better for a man than to eat and drink and enjoy his work. I have also seen that this is from the hand of God.
leads to
- Ecclesiastes 8:15
  So 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…
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- Ecclesiastes 3:22
  I have seen that there is nothing better for a man than to enjoy his work, because that is his lot. For who can bring him to see what will come after him?

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.

Ecclesiastes 5:19Furthermore, God has given riches and wealth to every man, and He has enabled him to enjoy them, to accept his lot, and to rejoice in his labor. This is a gift from God.Nehemiah 8:10Then Nehemiah told them, “Go and eat what is rich, drink what is sweet, and send out portions to those who have nothing prepared, since today is holy to our Lord. Do not grieve, for the joy of the LORD is your strength.”Ecclesiastes 9:7Go, eat your bread with joy, and drink your wine with a cheerful heart, for God has already approved your works:Ecclesiastes 2:24Nothing is better for a man than to eat and drink and enjoy his work. I have also seen that this is from the hand of God.Isaiah 65:21–23They will build houses and dwell in them; they will plant vineyards and eat their fruit.Psalms 128:2For when you eat the fruit of your labor, blessings and prosperity will be yours.Ecclesiastes 9:9Enjoy life with your beloved wife all the days of the fleeting life that God has given you under the sun—all your fleeting days. For this is your portion in life and in your labor under the sun.Ecclesiastes 5:18–20Here is what I have seen to be good and fitting: to eat and drink, and to find satisfaction in all the labor one does under the sun during the few days of life that God has given him—for this is his lot.Psalms 34:12Who is the man who delights in life, who desires to see good days?Deuteronomy 28:30–31You will be pledged in marriage to a woman, but another man will violate her. You will build a house but will not live in it. You will plant a vineyard but will not enjoy its fruit.Deuteronomy 28:47–48Because you did not serve the LORD your God with joy and gladness of heart in all your abundance,Ecclesiastes 6:2God gives a man riches, wealth, and honor, so that he lacks nothing his heart desires; but God does not allow him to enjoy them. Instead, a stranger will enjoy them. This is futile and a grievous affliction.Judges 6:3–6Whenever the Israelites would plant their crops, the Midianites, Amalekites, and other people of the east would come up and invade them,

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Related verses

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About Ecclesiastes