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Ecclesiastes 3:10 Cross-References
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“I have seen the travail, which God hath given to the sons of men to be exercised in it.”
Ecclesiastes 3:10 (KJV)
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Commentary on Ecclesiastes 3:10
I have seen the travail, which God hath given to the sons of men to be exercised in it (רָאִיתִי אֶת־הָעִנְיָן אֲשֶׁר נָתַן אֱלֹהִים לִבְנֵי הָאָדָם לַעֲנוֹת בּוֹ, ra'iti et-ha'inyan asher natan Elohim livnei ha'adam la'anot bo). The word 'inyan' (עִנְיָן) means business, task, or occupation—the range of human activities. The verb 'la'anot' (לַעֲנוֹת) can mean to be occupied, afflicted, or humbled. God has given humanity the 'travail' (עִנְיָן, inyan) of working within time's constraints and seasons' cycles.This isn't punishment but providential design. God assigns humans the task of laboring ...
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Cross-References for Ecclesiastes 3:10
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“And I gave my heart to seek and search out by wisdom concerning all things that are done under heaven: this sore travail hath God given to the sons of man to be exercised therewith.”
“for out of it you were taken. For you are dust”
“God gives wisdom”
“but in labor and travail worked night and day”
“brothers”