Ecclesiastes 3:18
Ecclesiastes · Old Testament · Chapter 3
“I said in mine heart concerning the estate of the sons of men, that God might manifest them, and that they might see that they themselves are beasts.”Ecclesiastes 3:18
What Does Ecclesiastes 3:18 Mean?
Ecclesiastes 3:18 is found in the book of Ecclesiastes, chapter 3, verse 18 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 19 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (19)
These passages are connected to Ecclesiastes 3:18 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Psalms 73:22“So foolish was I, and ignorant: I was as a beast before thee.”Psalms 49:12“Nevertheless man being in honour abideth not: he is like the beasts that perish.”Genesis 3:17“And unto Adam he said, Because thou hast hearkened unto the voice of thy wife, and hast eaten of the tree, of which I commanded thee, saying, Thou shalt not eat of it: cursed is the ground for thy sake; in sorrow shalt thou eat of it all the days of thy life;”Hebrews 9:27“And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment:”2 Peter 2:12“But these, as natural brute beasts, made to be taken and destroyed, speak evil of the things that they understand not; and shall utterly perish in their own corruption;”Romans 9:23“And that he might make known the riches of his glory on the vessels of mercy, which he had afore prepared unto glory,”1 Peter 1:24“For all flesh is as grass, and all the glory of man as the flower of grass. The grass withereth, and the flower thereof falleth away:”Job 11:12“For vain man would be wise, though man be born like a wild ass’s colt.”Job 14:1“Man that is born of a woman is of few days, and full of trouble.”Job 15:16“How much more abominable and filthy is man, which drinketh iniquity like water?”Job 40:8“Wilt thou also disannul my judgment? wilt thou condemn me, that thou mayest be righteous?”Psalms 49:14“Like sheep they are laid in the grave; death shall feed on them; and the upright shall have dominion over them in the morning; and their beauty shall consume in the grave from their dwelling.”Psalms 49:19“He shall go to the generation of his fathers; they shall never see light.”Psalms 49:20“Man that is in honour, and understandeth not, is like the beasts that perish.”Psalms 51:4“Against thee, thee only, have I sinned, and done this evil in thy sight: that thou mightest be justified when thou speakest, and be clear when thou judgest.”Psalms 73:18“Surely thou didst set them in slippery places: thou castedst them down into destruction.”Psalms 90:5“Thou carriest them away as with a flood; they are as a sleep: in the morning they are like grass which groweth up.”Romans 3:4“God forbid: yea, let God be true, but every man a liar; as it is written, That thou mightest be justified in thy sayings, and mightest overcome when thou art judged.”Job 18:3“Wherefore are we counted as beasts, and reputed vile in your sight?”
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