Ecclesiastes 8:7
Ecclesiastes · Old Testament · Chapter 8
“For he knoweth not that which shall be: for who can tell him when it shall be?”Ecclesiastes 8:7
What Does Ecclesiastes 8:7 Mean?
Ecclesiastes 8:7 is found in the book of Ecclesiastes, chapter 8, verse 7 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 11 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (11)
These passages are connected to Ecclesiastes 8:7 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Ecclesiastes 10:14“A fool also is full of words: a man cannot tell what shall be; and what shall be after him, who can tell him?”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?”Proverbs 24:22“For their calamity shall rise suddenly; and who knoweth the ruin of them both?”Ecclesiastes 6:12“For who knoweth what is good for man in this life, all the days of his vain life which he spendeth as a shadow? for who can tell a man what shall be after him under the sun?”Ecclesiastes 9:12“For man also knoweth not his time: as the fishes that are taken in an evil net, and as the birds that are caught in the snare; so are the sons of men snared in an evil time, when it falleth suddenly upon them.”Matthew 24:50“The lord of that servant shall come in a day when he looketh not for him, and in an hour that he is not aware of,”Matthew 24:44“Therefore be ye also ready: for in such an hour as ye think not the Son of man cometh.”Matthew 25:6“And at midnight there was a cry made, Behold, the bridegroom cometh; go ye out to meet him.”Proverbs 29:1“He, that being often reproved hardeneth his neck, shall suddenly be destroyed, and that without remedy.”Ecclesiastes 8:16“When I applied mine heart to know wisdom, and to see the business that is done upon the earth: (for also there is that neither day nor night seeth sleep with his eyes:)”1 Thessalonians 5:1“But of the times and the seasons, brethren, ye have no need that I write unto you.”
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