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Ecclesiastes 5:9 Cross-References
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“Moreover the profit of the earth is for all: the king himself is served by the field.”
Ecclesiastes 5:9 (KJV)
Commentary on Ecclesiastes 5:9
Moreover the profit of the earth is for all: the king himself is served by the field—this verse's interpretation is debated. The Hebrew yitron erets ba-kol (יִתְרוֹן־אֶרֶץ בַּכֹּל, profit of the earth is for all) may mean agriculture benefits everyone, or that hierarchy extends everywhere (connecting to v. 8). The phrase melekh le-sadeh ne'evad (מֶלֶךְ לְשָׂדֶה נֶעֱבָד, king for/to the field is served/enslaved) is ambiguous.Most likely meaning: Even the king depends on agriculture—the field serves him. This highlights human interdependence and agriculture's foundational importance. Despite hie...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Ecclesiastes 5:9
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“The heaven”
“who provided food for the king and his household: each man had to make provision for a month in the year.”
“and plants for man to cultivate”
“Behold, I have given you every herb yielding seed, which is on the surface of all the earth, and every tree, which bears fruit yielding seed. It will be your food.,And God said, Behold, I have given you every herb bearing seed, which is upon the face of all the earth, and every tree, in the which is the fruit of a tree yielding seed; to you it shall be for meat.,וַיֹּאמֶר אֱלֹהִים הִנֵּה נָתַתִּי לָכֶם אֶת־כָּל־עֵשֶׂב זֹרֵעַ זֶרַע אֲשֶׁר עַל־פְּנֵי כָל־הָאָרֶץ וְאֶת־כָּל־הָעֵץ אֲשֶׁר־בּוֹ פְרִי־עֵץ זֹרֵעַ זָרַע לָכֶם יִהְיֶה לְאָכְלָה׃ ,And God said: Behold”
“And over them that did the work of the field for tillage of the ground was Ezri the son of Chelub:”
“and captains of fifties; and [he will set some] to plow his ground”
“but injustice sweeps it away.”
“Because you have listened to your wife's voice, and have eaten of the tree, of which I commanded you, saying, 'You shall not eat of it,' cursed is the ground for your sake. In toil you will eat of it all the days of your life.,And unto Adam he said, Because thou hast hearkened unto the voice of thy wife, and hast eaten of the tree, of which I commanded thee, saying, Thou shalt not eat of it: cursed is the ground for thy sake; in sorrow shalt thou eat of it all the days of thy life;,וּלְאָדָם אָמַר כִּי־שָׁמַעְתָּ[c] לְקוֹל אִשְׁתֶּךָ וַתֹּאכַל מִן־הָעֵץ אֲשֶׁר צִוִּיתִיךָ לֵאמֹר לֹא תֹאכַל מִמֶּנּוּ אֲרוּרָה הָאֲדָמָה בַּעֲבוּרֶךָ בְּעִצָּבוֹן תֹּאכֲלֶנָּה כֹּל יְמֵי חַיֶּיךָ׃ ,And unto Adam He said: Because thou hast hearkened unto the voice of thy wife”
“He that tilleth his land shall have plenty of bread: but he that followeth after vain persons shall have poverty enough.”
“behold”