Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Ecclesiastes 3:9 Cross-References
Explore 6 cross-references for Ecclesiastes 3:9 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Ecclesiastes chapter 3 verse 9 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“What profit hath he that worketh in that wherein he laboureth?”
Ecclesiastes 3:9 (KJV)
Commentary on Ecclesiastes 3:9
What profit hath he that worketh in that wherein he laboureth? (מַה־יִּתְרוֹן הָעוֹשֶׂה בַּאֲשֶׁר הוּא עָמֵל, mah-yitron ha'oseh ba'asher hu amel)—this question, following the famous 'time for everything' passage (3:1-8), applies theological pressure to the poem's meaning. If God has appointed times for every activity, and all these times cycle endlessly, what lasting advantage (yitron, יִתְרוֹן) does the worker gain? The seasons change, activities rotate, but does anything truly advance or accumulate permanent value?The question isn't rhetorical despair but theological realism. From a purely ...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Ecclesiastes 3:9
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“What profit hath a man of all his labour which he taketh under the sun?”
“but the talk of the lips leads only to poverty.”
“that in all points as he came”
“and of the striving of his heart”
“and at the labor that I had labored to do; and behold”
“if he gains the whole world”