Ecclesiastes 8:6
Ecclesiastes · Old Testament · Chapter 8
“Because to every purpose there is time and judgment, therefore the misery of man is great upon him.”Ecclesiastes 8:6
What Does Ecclesiastes 8:6 Mean?
Ecclesiastes 8:6 is found in the book of Ecclesiastes, chapter 8, verse 6 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 14 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Key themes in this passage include Judgment.
Cross-References (14)
These passages are connected to Ecclesiastes 8:6 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Ecclesiastes 3:1“To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven:”Ecclesiastes 3:17“I said in mine heart, God shall judge the righteous and the wicked: for there is a time there for every purpose and for every work.”Job 24:1“Why, seeing times are not hidden from the Almighty, do they that know him not see his days?”Ecclesiastes 3:11“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.”Luke 19:42“Saying, If thou hadst known, even thou, at least in this thy day, the things which belong unto thy peace! but now they are hid from thine eyes.”Proverbs 15:22“Without counsel purposes are disappointed: but in the multitude of counsellors they are established.”Ecclesiastes 7:13“Consider the work of God: for who can make that straight, which he hath made crooked?”Luke 17:26“And as it was in the days of Noe, so shall it be also in the days of the Son of man.”Job 10:13“And these things hast thou hid in thine heart: I know that this is with thee.”Ecclesiastes 11:9“Rejoice, O young man, in thy youth; and let thy heart cheer thee in the days of thy youth, and walk in the ways of thine heart, and in the sight of thine eyes: but know thou, that for all these things God will bring thee into judgment.”Isaiah 3:11“Woe unto the wicked! it shall be ill with him: for the reward of his hands shall be given him.”Isaiah 22:12“And in that day did the Lord GOD of hosts call to weeping, and to mourning, and to baldness, and to girding with sackcloth:”Luke 13:25“When once the master of the house is risen up, and hath shut to the door, and ye begin to stand without, and to knock at the door, saying, Lord, Lord, open unto us; and he shall answer and say unto you, I know you not whence ye are:”Hebrews 3:7“Wherefore (as the Holy Ghost saith, To day if ye will hear his voice,”
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