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Ecclesiastes 11:8 Cross-References
Explore 20 cross-references for Ecclesiastes 11:8 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Ecclesiastes chapter 11 verse 8 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“But if a man live many years, and rejoice in them all; yet let him remember the days of darkness; for they shall be many. All that cometh is vanity.”
Ecclesiastes 11:8 (KJV)
Commentary on Ecclesiastes 11:8
But if a man live many years, and rejoice in them all—the conjunction 'but' (כִּי) introduces qualification to verse 7's celebration of life. The Hebrew samach (שָׂמַח, rejoice) commands active joy throughout life's duration. However, the verse immediately adds sobering perspective: yet let him remember the days of darkness; for they shall be many. The 'days of darkness' (יְמֵי הַחֹשֶׁךְ) likely refer to death and what follows—the grave, Sheol, the state of death. The phrase 'they shall be many' (הַרְבֵּה יִהְיוּ) creates striking contrast: however long earthly life lasts, death's duration far...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Ecclesiastes 11:8
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“Yet a little while the light is with you. Walk while you have the light, that darkness doesn't overtake you. He who walks in the darkness doesn't know where he is going.,Then Jesus said unto them, Yet a little while is the light with you. Walk while ye have the light, lest darkness come upon you: for he that walketh in darkness knoweth not whither he goeth.,,,,,,,,”
“that they understood this”
“and in the day of adversity consider; yes”
“a day of clouds and thick darkness. As the dawn spreading on the mountains”
“How that they told you there should be mockers in the last time”
“before the evil days come”
“and lives long”
“before he cause darkness”
“because a man has no better thing under the sun”
“and is laid low. Yes”