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Ecclesiastes 6:1 Cross-References
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The Vanity of Wealth Without Enjoyment
“There is an evil which I have seen under the sun, and it is common among men:”
Ecclesiastes 6:1 (KJV)
Commentary on Ecclesiastes 6:1
There is an evil which I have seen under the sun (רָעָה אֲשֶׁר רָאִיתִי תַּחַת הַשָּׁמֶשׁ, ra'ah asher ra'iti tachat hashemesh)—the Preacher introduces another troubling observation in his comprehensive investigation of life 'under the sun.' The Hebrew ra'ah denotes not moral evil but calamity, misfortune, or oppressive hardship. And it is common among men (רַבָּה הִיא עַל־הָאָדָם, rabbah hi al-ha'adam)—literally 'heavy it is upon mankind,' indicating this evil weighs heavily and affects many.This opening formula (similar to 5:13) signals Qoheleth's empirical methodology: he observes, analyzes...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Ecclesiastes 6:1
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