Ecclesiastes 3:11
Ecclesiastes · Old Testament · Chapter 3
“He hath made every thing beautiful in his time: also he hath set the world in their heart, so that no man can find out the work that God maketh from the beginning to the end.”Ecclesiastes 3:11
What Does Ecclesiastes 3:11 Mean?
Ecclesiastes 3:11 is found in the book of Ecclesiastes, chapter 3, verse 11 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 20 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Key themes in this passage include Creation.
Cross-References (20)
These passages are connected to Ecclesiastes 3:11 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Romans 11:33“O the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and knowledge of God! how unsearchable are his judgments, and his ways past finding out!”Romans 1:19“Because that which may be known of God is manifest in them; for God hath shewed it unto them.”Job 11:7“Canst thou by searching find out God? canst thou find out the Almighty unto perfection?”Ecclesiastes 8:17“Then I beheld all the work of God, that a man cannot find out the work that is done under the sun: because though a man labour to seek it out, yet he shall not find it; yea farther; though a wise man think to know it, yet shall he not be able to find it.”Job 5:9“Which doeth great things and unsearchable; marvellous things without number:”Mark 7:37“And were beyond measure astonished, saying, He hath done all things well: he maketh both the deaf to hear, and the dumb to speak.”Psalms 104:24“O LORD, how manifold are thy works! in wisdom hast thou made them all: the earth is full of thy riches.”Genesis 1:31“And God saw every thing that he had made, and, behold, it was very good. And the evening and the morning were the sixth day.”Ecclesiastes 7:29“Lo, this only have I found, that God hath made man upright; but they have sought out many inventions.”Deuteronomy 32:4“He is the Rock, his work is perfect: for all his ways are judgment: a God of truth and without iniquity, just and right is he.”Matthew 13:22“He also that received seed among the thorns is he that heareth the word; and the care of this world, and the deceitfulness of riches, choke the word, and he becometh unfruitful.”Romans 1:28“And even as they did not like to retain God in their knowledge, God gave them over to a reprobate mind, to do those things which are not convenient;”Job 9:10“Which doeth great things past finding out; yea, and wonders without number.”Job 37:23“Touching the Almighty, we cannot find him out: he is excellent in power, and in judgment, and in plenty of justice: he will not afflict.”Matthew 11:27“All things are delivered unto me of my Father: and no man knoweth the Son, but the Father; neither knoweth any man the Father, save the Son, and he to whomsoever the Son will reveal him.”Job 37:5“God thundereth marvellously with his voice; great things doeth he, which we cannot comprehend.”Ecclesiastes 3:22“Wherefore I perceive that there is nothing better, than that a man should rejoice in his own works; for that is his portion: for who shall bring him to see what shall be after him?”Ecclesiastes 7:13“Consider the work of God: for who can make that straight, which he hath made crooked?”Psalms 111:2“The works of the LORD are great, sought out of all them that have pleasure therein.”Ecclesiastes 8:6“Because to every purpose there is time and judgment, therefore the misery of man is great upon him.”
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