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Ecclesiastes 4:14 Cross-References
Explore 13 cross-references for Ecclesiastes 4:14 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Ecclesiastes chapter 4 verse 14 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“For out of prison he cometh to reign; whereas also he that is born in his kingdom becometh poor.”
Ecclesiastes 4:14 (KJV)
Commentary on Ecclesiastes 4:14
For out of prison he cometh to reign (כִּי־מִבֵּית הָסוּרִים יָצָא לִמְלֹךְ, ki-mibeit hasurim yatsa limlokh)—literally 'from the house of prisoners he went out to become king.' Whereas also he that is born in his kingdom becometh poor (כִּי גַם בְּמַלְכוּתוֹ נוֹלַד רָשׁ, ki gam bemalkhuto nolad rash)—even one born into royalty can become impoverished.The contrast intensifies: the wise youth rises from prison to throne (recalling Joseph in Genesis 41), while the native-born royal descends into poverty through folly. The 'house of prisoners' (beit hasurim) emphasizes the depth of the reversal—c...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Ecclesiastes 4:14
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“He raiseth up the poor out of the dust”
“and they brought him hastily out of the dungeon. He shaved himself”
“the anointed of Yahweh”
“those who mourn are exalted to safety.”
“and put out the eyes of Zedekiah”
“So Jehoiakim slept with his fathers: and Jehoiachin his son reigned in his stead.”
“there fell a voice from the sky”
“in the twelfth month”
“he”