Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Ecclesiastes 1:8 Cross-References
Explore 13 cross-references for Ecclesiastes 1:8 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Ecclesiastes chapter 1 verse 8 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“All things are full of labour; man cannot utter it: the eye is not satisfied with seeing, nor the ear filled with hearing.”
Ecclesiastes 1:8 (KJV)
Commentary on Ecclesiastes 1:8
The Preacher observes: 'All things are full of labour; man cannot utter it: the eye is not satisfied with seeing, nor the ear filled with hearing.' The Hebrew 'yegeaim' (יְגֵעִים, full of labour/wearisome) describes exhausting toil that never satisfies. Human language cannot fully express this weariness—'man cannot utter it' (lo-yukhal ish ledabber, לֹא־יוּכַל אִישׁ לְדַבֵּר). The parallel phrases about eye and ear emphasize perpetual dissatisfaction: no amount of seeing satisfies visual appetite; no amount of hearing satiates auditory desire. This verse diagnoses the human condition: restless...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Ecclesiastes 1:8
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“Hell and destruction are never full; so the eyes of man are never satisfied.”
“and he has neither son nor brother. There is no end to all of his labor”
“'Enough:'”
“For we know that the whole creation groaneth and travaileth in pain together until now.”
“with increase: this also is vanity.”
“God gives wisdom”
“and at the labor that I had labored to do; and behold”
“the tears of those who were oppressed”
“is far off and exceedingly deep. Who can find it out?”