Ecclesiastes 1:8
Ecclesiastes · Old Testament · Chapter 1
“All things are full of labour; man cannot utter it: the eye is not satisfied with seeing, nor the ear filled with hearing.”Ecclesiastes 1:8
What Does Ecclesiastes 1:8 Mean?
Ecclesiastes 1:8 is found in the book of Ecclesiastes, chapter 1, verse 8 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 14 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (14)
These passages are connected to Ecclesiastes 1:8 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Matthew 11:28“Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.”Proverbs 27:20“Hell and destruction are never full; so the eyes of man are never satisfied.”Ecclesiastes 4:8“There is one alone, and there is not a second; yea, he hath neither child nor brother: yet is there no end of all his labour; neither is his eye satisfied with riches; neither saith he, For whom do I labour, and bereave my soul of good? This is also vanity, yea, it is a sore travail.”Job 5:7“Yet man is born unto trouble, as the sparks fly upward.”Psalms 63:5“My soul shall be satisfied as with marrow and fatness; and my mouth shall praise thee with joyful lips:”Proverbs 30:15“The horseleach hath two daughters, crying, Give, give. There are three things that are never satisfied, yea, four things say not, It is enough:”Ecclesiastes 2:11“Then I looked on all the works that my hands had wrought, and on the labour that I had laboured to do: and, behold, all was vanity and vexation of spirit, and there was no profit under the sun.”Ecclesiastes 2:26“For God giveth to a man that is good in his sight wisdom, and knowledge, and joy: but to the sinner he giveth travail, to gather and to heap up, that he may give to him that is good before God. This also is vanity and vexation of spirit.”Ecclesiastes 4:1“So I returned, and considered all the oppressions that are done under the sun: and behold the tears of such as were oppressed, and they had no comforter; and on the side of their oppressors there was power; but they had no comforter.”Ecclesiastes 5:10“He that loveth silver shall not be satisfied with silver; nor he that loveth abundance with increase: this is also vanity.”Ecclesiastes 7:24“That which is far off, and exceeding deep, who can find it out?”Matthew 5:6“Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled.”Romans 8:22“For we know that the whole creation groaneth and travaileth in pain together until now.”Revelation 7:16“They shall hunger no more, neither thirst any more; neither shall the sun light on them, nor any heat.”
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