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Ecclesiastes 6:10 Cross-References
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“That which hath been is named already, and it is known that it is man: neither may he contend with him that is mightier than he.”
Ecclesiastes 6:10 (KJV)
Commentary on Ecclesiastes 6:10
That which hath been is named already (מַה־שֶּׁהָיָה כְּבָר נִקְרָא שְׁמוֹ)—To 'name' something in Hebrew thought is to determine its nature and destiny. Everything that comes into existence was already predetermined by God. And it is known that it is man (wĕ-nōda' ăšer-hū' ādām)—humanity's identity as mortal dust (ādām from ădāmâ, 'ground') is fixed.Neither may he contend with him that is mightier than he—Job learned this lesson (Job 40:1-5). Man cannot argue with his Creator. Yet Romans 9:20 uses similar language: 'who art thou that repliest against God?' The difference: in Christ, we approa...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Ecclesiastes 6:10
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“as I am”
“'What are you making?' or your work”
“Shall he that contendeth with the Almighty instruct him? he that reproveth God”
“and that which is to be has been long ago: and God seeks again that which is passed away.”
“he shall come up like a lion from the pride of the Jordan against the strong habitation: for I will suddenly make them run away from it; and whoever is chosen”
“Why does he still find fault? For who withstands his will?”
“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”
“because he doesn't give account of any of his matters?”
“he can't answer him one time in a thousand.”
“You are gods, all of you are sons of the Most High.,I have said, Ye are gods; and all of you are children of the most High., אֲנִי־אָמַרְתִּי אֱלֹהִים אַתֶּם וּבְנֵי עֶלְיוֹן כֻּלְּכֶם׃ ,I said: Ye are godlike beings, And all of you sons of the Most High.,81:6 ἐγὼ εἶπα θεοί ἐστε καὶ υἱοὶ ὑψίστου πάντες,81:6 I have said, Ye are gods; and all of you children of the Most High.,,,,”