Ecclesiastes 9:4
Ecclesiastes · Old Testament · Chapter 9
“For to him that is joined to all the living there is hope: for a living dog is better than a dead lion.”Ecclesiastes 9:4
What Does Ecclesiastes 9:4 Mean?
Ecclesiastes 9:4 is found in the book of Ecclesiastes, chapter 9, verse 4 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 8 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (8)
These passages are connected to Ecclesiastes 9:4 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Job 14:7“For there is hope of a tree, if it be cut down, that it will sprout again, and that the tender branch thereof will not cease.”Isaiah 38:18“For the grave cannot praise thee, death can not celebrate thee: they that go down into the pit cannot hope for thy truth.”Luke 16:26“And beside all this, between us and you there is a great gulf fixed: so that they which would pass from hence to you cannot; neither can they pass to us, that would come from thence.”Lamentations 3:21“This I recall to my mind, therefore have I hope.”Job 27:8“For what is the hope of the hypocrite, though he hath gained, when God taketh away his soul?”Isaiah 57:18“I have seen his ways, and will heal him: I will lead him also, and restore comforts unto him and to his mourners.”Job 24:19“Drought and heat consume the snow waters: so doth the grave those which have sinned.”Ecclesiastes 4:2“Wherefore I praised the dead which are already dead more than the living which are yet alive.”
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