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Ecclesiastes 4:8 Cross-References
Explore 17 cross-references for Ecclesiastes 4:8 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Ecclesiastes chapter 4 verse 8 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“There is one alone, and there is not a second; yea, he hath neither child nor brother: yet is there no end of all his labour; neither is his eye satisfied with riches; neither saith he, For whom do I labour, and bereave my soul of good? This is also vanity, yea, it is a sore travail.”
Ecclesiastes 4:8 (KJV)
Commentary on Ecclesiastes 4:8
There is one alone, and there is not a second—isolation defined: echad (אֶחָד, one) with ein sheni (אֵין שֵׁנִי, no companion). Yea, he hath neither child nor brother—no family connections or heirs. Yet there is no end of all his labour—ein ketz le-khol amalo (אֵין קֵץ לְכָל־עֲמָלוֹ), endless toil accumulating wealth with no one to share or inherit it.Neither is his eye satisfied with riches—gam-eino lo-tisba osher (גַּם־עֵינוֹ לֹא־תִשְׂבַּע עֹשֶׁר), insatiable greed drives perpetual labor. The climactic question: For whom do I labour, and bereave my soul of good? This person never asks the ob...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Ecclesiastes 4:8
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“the lust of the flesh”
“Hell and destruction are never full; so the eyes of man are never satisfied.”
“nor the ear filled with hearing.”
“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.”
“who lay field to field”
“because they have a good reward for their labor.”
“It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him a helper suitable for him.”
“who has joined himself to Yahweh”