Ecclesiastes 2:20
Ecclesiastes · Old Testament · Chapter 2
“Therefore I went about to cause my heart to despair of all the labour which I took under the sun.”Ecclesiastes 2:20
What Does Ecclesiastes 2:20 Mean?
Ecclesiastes 2:20 is found in the book of Ecclesiastes, chapter 2, verse 20 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 9 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Key themes in this passage include Suffering.
Cross-References (9)
These passages are connected to Ecclesiastes 2:20 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Psalms 127:2“It is vain for you to rise up early, to sit up late, to eat the bread of sorrows: for so he giveth his beloved sleep.”Ecclesiastes 3:19“For that which befalleth the sons of men befalleth beasts; even one thing befalleth them: as the one dieth, so dieth the other; yea, they have all one breath; so that a man hath no preeminence above a beast: for all is vanity.”Genesis 43:14“And God Almighty give you mercy before the man, that he may send away your other brother, and Benjamin. If I be bereaved of my children, I am bereaved.”Job 17:11“My days are past, my purposes are broken off, even the thoughts of my heart.”Psalms 39:6“Surely every man walketh in a vain shew: surely they are disquieted in vain: he heapeth up riches, and knoweth not who shall gather them.”Ecclesiastes 7:25“I applied mine heart to know, and to search, and to seek out wisdom, and the reason of things, and to know the wickedness of folly, even of foolishness and madness:”1 Corinthians 15:19“If in this life only we have hope in Christ, we are of all men most miserable.”2 Corinthians 1:8“For we would not, brethren, have you ignorant of our trouble which came to us in Asia, that we were pressed out of measure, above strength, insomuch that we despaired even of life:”1 Thessalonians 3:3“That no man should be moved by these afflictions: for yourselves know that we are appointed thereunto.”
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