Ecclesiastes 1:15
Ecclesiastes · Old Testament · Chapter 1
“That which is crooked cannot be made straight: and that which is wanting cannot be numbered.”Ecclesiastes 1:15
What Does Ecclesiastes 1:15 Mean?
Ecclesiastes 1:15 is found in the book of Ecclesiastes, chapter 1, verse 15 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 11 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (11)
These passages are connected to Ecclesiastes 1:15 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Ecclesiastes 7:13“Consider the work of God: for who can make that straight, which he hath made crooked?”Ecclesiastes 7:12“For wisdom is a defence, and money is a defence: but the excellency of knowledge is, that wisdom giveth life to them that have it.”Job 23:13“But he is in one mind, and who can turn him? and what his soul desireth, even that he doeth.”Matthew 6:27“Which of you by taking thought can add one cubit unto his stature?”Ecclesiastes 3:14“I know that, whatsoever God doeth, it shall be for ever: nothing can be put to it, nor any thing taken from it: and God doeth it, that men should fear before him.”Isaiah 40:4“Every valley shall be exalted, and every mountain and hill shall be made low: and the crooked shall be made straight, and the rough places plain:”Job 11:6“And that he would shew thee the secrets of wisdom, that they are double to that which is! Know therefore that God exacteth of thee less than thine iniquity deserveth.”Job 34:29“When he giveth quietness, who then can make trouble? and when he hideth his face, who then can behold him? whether it be done against a nation, or against a man only:”Lamentations 3:37“Who is he that saith, and it cometh to pass, when the Lord commandeth it not?”Isaiah 42:16“And I will bring the blind by a way that they knew not; I will lead them in paths that they have not known: I will make darkness light before them, and crooked things straight. These things will I do unto them, and not forsake them.”Daniel 4:35“And all the inhabitants of the earth are reputed as nothing: and he doeth according to his will in the army of heaven, and among the inhabitants of the earth: and none can stay his hand, or say unto him, What doest thou?”
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