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Ecclesiastes 8:9

All this I have seen, applying my mind to every deed that is done under the sun; there is a time when one man lords it over another to his own detriment.

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ASV

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 hath power over another to his hurt.

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.

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20 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853 →
כָּל־kol-allH3605 →
זֶ֤הzehthisH2088 →
רָאִ֙יתִי֙ra.'I.tiI have seenH7200 →
וְנָת֣וֹןve.na.Tonand I have givenH5414 →
אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853 →
לִבִּ֔יli.Biheart myH3820 →
לְכָֽל־le.kholto everyH3605 →
מַעֲשֶׂ֔הma.'a.SehdeedH4639 →
אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherwhichH834 →
נַעֲשָׂ֖הna.'a.Sahit is doneH6213 →
תַּ֣חַתTa.chatunderH8478 →
הַשָּׁ֑מֶשׁha.Sha.meshthe sunH8121 →
עֵ֗ת'Eta timeH6256 →
אֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherwhenH834 →
שָׁלַ֧טsha.Lathe domineersH7980 →
הָאָדָ֛םha.'a.Dam<the> personH120 →
בְּאָדָ֖םbe.'a.Damover a personH120 →
לְרַ֥עle.Ra'for evilH7451 →
לֽוֹ׃loof him

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Ecclesiastes 5:8If you see the oppression of the poor and the denial of justice and righteousness in the province, do not be astonished at the matter; for one official is watched by a superior, and others higher still are over them.Proverbs 2:2if you incline your ear to wisdom and direct your heart to understanding,Ecclesiastes 5:13There is a grievous evil I have seen under the sun: wealth hoarded to the harm of its owner,Ecclesiastes 4:7–8Again, I saw futility under the sun.Exodus 14:28The waters flowed back and covered the chariots and horsemen—the entire army of Pharaoh that had chased the Israelites into the sea. Not one of them survived.2 Kings 14:10–12You have indeed defeated Edom, and your heart has become proud. Glory in that and stay at home. Why should you stir up trouble so that you fall—you and Judah with you?”Ecclesiastes 3:10I have seen the burden that God has laid upon the sons of men to occupy them.Deuteronomy 2:30But Sihon king of Heshbon would not let us pass through, for the LORD your God had made his spirit stubborn and his heart obstinate, that He might deliver him into your hand, as is the case this day.Exodus 14:5–9When the king of Egypt was told that the people had fled, Pharaoh and his officials changed their minds about them and said, “What have we done? We have released Israel from serving us.”Ecclesiastes 7:25I directed my mind to understand, to explore, to search out wisdom and explanations, and to understand the stupidity of wickedness and the folly of madness.Ecclesiastes 1:14I have seen all the things that are done under the sun, and have found them all to be futile, a pursuit of the wind.Ecclesiastes 1:13And I set my mind to seek and explore by wisdom all that is done under heaven. What a heavy burden God has laid upon the sons of men to occupy them!2 Kings 25:7And they slaughtered the sons of Zedekiah before his eyes. Then they put out his eyes, bound him with bronze shackles, and took him to Babylon.Ecclesiastes 8:16When I applied my mind to know wisdom and to observe the task that one performs on the earth—though his eyes do not see sleep in the day or even in the night—Proverbs 22:17Incline your ear and hear the words of the wise—apply your mind to my knowledge—

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King Solomon in Old Age — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
King Solomon in Old Age — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
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