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Ecclesiastes 3:19 Cross-References
Explore 11 cross-references for Ecclesiastes 3:19 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Ecclesiastes chapter 3 verse 19 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“For that which befalleth the sons of men befalleth beasts; even one thing befalleth them: as the one dieth, so dieth the other; yea, they have all one breath; so that a man hath no preeminence above a beast: for all is vanity.”
Ecclesiastes 3:19 (KJV)
Commentary on Ecclesiastes 3:19
For that which befalleth (מִקְרֶה, miqreh)—'happening' or 'fate,' used repeatedly to emphasize the common destiny. They have all one breath (רוּחַ אֶחָד, ruach echad)—the same animating life-force, from ruach meaning 'spirit,' 'wind,' or 'breath.' No preeminence (מוֹתַר, motar)—'advantage' or 'profit,' one of Ecclesiastes' key terms questioning earthly gain.Qoheleth radically levels human and animal existence at the biological plane—both die, both return to dust, both possess ruach as mere breath. This isn't denying the imago Dei but demonstrating that from an earthly, materialistic viewpoint,...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Ecclesiastes 3:19
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“despite his riches”
“is like the animals that perish.”
“and is laid low. Yes”
“Remember how short my time is: wherefore hast thou made all men in vain?”
“you have made my days handbreadths. My lifetime is as nothing before you. Surely every man stands as a breath. Selah.,Behold, thou hast made my days as an handbreadth; and mine age is as nothing before thee: verily every man at his best state is altogether vanity. Selah., הִנֵּה טְפָחוֹת נָתַתָּה יָמַי וְחֶלְדִּי כְאַיִן נֶגְדֶּךָ אַךְ כָּל־הֶבֶל כָּל־אָדָם נִצָּב סֶלָה׃ ,Behold, Thou hast made my days as hand-breadths; And mine age is as nothing before Thee; Surely every man at his best estate is altogether vanity. Selah,38:6 ἰδοὺ παλαιστὰς ἔθου τὰς ἡμέρας μου καὶ ἡ ὑπόστασίς μου ὡσεὶ οὐθὲν ἐνώπιόν σου πλὴν τὰ σύμπαντα ματαιότης πᾶς ἄνθρωπος ζῶν διάψαλμα,38:5 Behold, thou hast made my days old; and my existence is as nothing before thee: nay, every man living is altogether vanity. Pause.,,,,”
“Therefore I went about to cause my heart to despair of all the labour which I took under the sun.”
“and the fool walks in darkness-- and yet I perceived that one event happens to them all.”
“even as of the fool”
“and return to the dust.”
“and are as water split on the ground”