Ecclesiastes 9:12 BSB

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23 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
כִּ֡י	ki	for	H3588 →
גַּם֩	gam	also	H1571 →
לֹֽא־	lo'-	not	H3808 →
יֵדַ֨ע	ye.Da'	he knows	H3045 →
הָאָדָ֜ם	ha.'a.Dam	<the> humankind	H120 →
אֶת־	'et-	<obj.>	H853 →
עִתּ֗וֹ	i.To	time his	H6256 →
כַּדָּגִים֙	ka.da.Gim	like <the> fish<es>	H1709 →
שֶׁנֶּֽאֱחָזִים֙	she.ne.'e.cha.Zim	that [are] caught	H270 →
בִּמְצוֹדָ֣ה	bim.tzo.Dah	in a net	H4685 →
רָעָ֔ה	ra.'Ah	evil	H7451 →
וְכַ֨צִּפֳּרִ֔ים	ve.Khatz.tzi.po.Rim	and like <the> birds	H6833 →
הָאֲחֻז֖וֹת	ha.'a.chu.Zot	that are caught	H270 →
בַּפָּ֑ח	ba.Pach	in <the> snare	H6341 →
כָּהֵ֗ם	ka.Hem	like <the> them
יֽוּקָשִׁים֙	yu.ka.Shim	[are] ensnared	H3369 →
בְּנֵ֣י	be.Nei	[the] children of	H1121 →
הָֽאָדָ֔ם	ha.'a.Dam	<the> humankind	H120 →
לְעֵ֣ת	le.'Et	to a time	H6256 →
רָעָ֔ה	ra.'Ah	evil	H7451 →
כְּשֶׁתִּפּ֥וֹל	ke.shet.ti.Pol	when that <it> falls	H5307 →
עֲלֵיהֶ֖ם	'a.lei.Hem	on them	H5921 →
פִּתְאֹֽם׃	pit.'Om	suddenly	H6597 →

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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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
1 Thessalonians 5:3
While people are saying, “Peace and security,” destruction will come upon them suddenly, like labor pains on a pregnant woman, and they will not escape.
leads to
- Luke 21:34–35
  But watch yourselves, or your hearts will be weighed down by dissipation, drunkenness, and the worries of life—and that day will spring upon you suddenly like a snare.
- Matthew 24:37–39
  As it was in the days of Noah, so will it be at the coming of the Son of Man.
- Luke 17:26–30
  Just as it was in the days of Noah, so also will it be in the days of the Son of Man:
- Psalms 73:18–20
  Surely You set them on slick ground; You cast them down into ruin.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- Revelation 18:7–8
  As much as she has glorified herself and lived in luxury, give her the same measure of torment and grief. In her heart she says, ‘I sit as queen; I am not a widow…
Through
Proverbs 6:15
Therefore calamity will come upon him suddenly; in an instant he will be shattered beyond recovery.
leads to
- Jeremiah 19:11
  and you are to proclaim to them that this is what the LORD of Hosts says: I will shatter this nation and this city, like one shatters a potter’s jar that can never again…
- 2 Chronicles 36:16
  But they mocked the messengers of God, despising His words and scoffing at His prophets, until the wrath of the LORD against His people was stirred up beyond remedy.
Through
Proverbs 29:6
An evil man is caught by his own sin, but a righteous one sings and rejoices.
leads to
- Exodus 15:1
  Then Moses and the Israelites sang this song to the LORD: “I will sing to the LORD, for He is highly exalted. The horse and rider He has thrown into the sea.

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 91:3Surely He will deliver you from the snare of the fowler, and from the deadly plague.1 Thessalonians 5:3While people are saying, “Peace and security,” destruction will come upon them suddenly, like labor pains on a pregnant woman, and they will not escape.Amos 3:5Does a bird land in a snare where no bait has been set? Does a trap spring from the ground when it has nothing to catch?Luke 21:34–36But watch yourselves, or your hearts will be weighed down by dissipation, drunkenness, and the worries of life—and that day will spring upon you suddenly like a snare.Ecclesiastes 8:5–7Whoever keeps his command will come to no harm, and a wise heart knows the right time and procedure.Proverbs 29:6An evil man is caught by his own sin, but a righteous one sings and rejoices.Proverbs 6:15Therefore calamity will come upon him suddenly; in an instant he will be shattered beyond recovery.Proverbs 7:23until an arrow pierces his liver, like a bird darting into a snare—not knowing it will cost him his life.Psalms 49:12But a man, despite his wealth, cannot endure; he is like the beasts that perish.2 Timothy 2:26Then they will come to their senses and escape the snare of the devil, who has taken them captive to his will.Job 18:8–10For his own feet lead him into a net, and he wanders into its mesh.2 Corinthians 6:2For He says: “In the time of favor I heard you, and in the day of salvation I helped you.” Behold, now is the time of favor; now is the day of salvation!Psalms 73:18–20Surely You set them on slick ground; You cast them down into ruin.Luke 12:20But God said to him, ‘You fool! This very night your life will be required of you. Then who will own what you have accumulated?’Proverbs 7:22–23He follows her on impulse, like an ox going to the slaughter, like a deer bounding into a trap,Job 1:13One day, while Job’s sons and daughters were eating and drinking wine in their oldest brother’s house,Ezekiel 32:3This is what the Lord GOD says: ‘I will spread My net over you with a company of many peoples, and they will draw you up in My net.Psalms 37:19In the time of evil they will not be ashamed, and in the days of famine they will be satisfied.

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