Ecclesiastes 3:10
Ecclesiastes · Old Testament · Chapter 3
“I have seen the travail, which God hath given to the sons of men to be exercised in it.”Ecclesiastes 3:10
What Does Ecclesiastes 3:10 Mean?
Ecclesiastes 3:10 is found in the book of Ecclesiastes, chapter 3, verse 10 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 6 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Key themes in this passage include Suffering.
Cross-References (6)
These passages are connected to Ecclesiastes 3:10 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Ecclesiastes 1:13“And I gave my heart to seek and search out by wisdom concerning all things that are done under heaven: this sore travail hath God given to the sons of man to be exercised therewith.”Genesis 3:19“In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread, till thou return unto the ground; for out of it wast thou taken: for dust thou art, and unto dust shalt thou return.”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 8:9“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.”1 Thessalonians 2:9“For ye remember, brethren, our labour and travail: for labouring night and day, because we would not be chargeable unto any of you, we preached unto you the gospel of God.”2 Thessalonians 3:8“Neither did we eat any man’s bread for nought; but wrought with labour and travail night and day, that we might not be chargeable to any of you:”
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