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Ecclesiastes 4:2 Cross-References
Explore 3 cross-references for Ecclesiastes 4:2 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Ecclesiastes chapter 4 verse 2 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“Wherefore I praised the dead which are already dead more than the living which are yet alive.”
Ecclesiastes 4:2 (KJV)
Commentary on Ecclesiastes 4:2
Wherefore I praised the dead which are already dead more than the living which are yet alive—facing relentless oppression without comfort (4:1), the Preacher reaches a shocking conclusion. The Hebrew shabach (שָׁבַח, praised/congratulated) doesn't advocate suicide but honestly confronts unbearable suffering's logic: death offers escape from perpetual injustice. The dead are 'already dead' (she-kevar metu, שֶׁכְּבָר מֵתוּ)—their suffering is finished; the living 'yet alive' (achayim, עֲחַיִּים) must endure ongoing torment.This isn't the Bible's final word on suffering—Job, Psalms, Isaiah, and s...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Ecclesiastes 4:2
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“because the work that is worked under the sun was grievous to me; for all is vanity and a chasing after wind.”
“For to him that is joined to all the living there is hope: for a living dog is better than a dead lion.”