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Ecclesiastes 7:13 Cross-References
Explore 17 cross-references for Ecclesiastes 7:13 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Ecclesiastes chapter 7 verse 13 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“Consider the work of God: for who can make that straight, which he hath made crooked?”
Ecclesiastes 7:13 (KJV)
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Commentary on Ecclesiastes 7:13
Consider the work of God (רְאֵה אֶת־מַעֲשֵׂה הָאֱלֹהִים, re'eh et-ma'aseh ha'Elohim)—The command 'consider' (re'eh, literally 'see') calls for careful observation and meditation. 'Work' (ma'aseh) refers to God's acts in creation, providence, and sovereignty. The definite article ha'Elohim ('the God') emphasizes His unique deity.For who can make that straight, which he hath made crooked? (כִּי מִי יוּכַל לְתַקֵּן אֵת אֲשֶׁר עִוְּתוֹ, ki mi yukhal letaken et asher iveto)—The rhetorical question ('who can...?') expects the answer 'no one.' 'Make straight' (letaken) means to set right or correct, ...
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Cross-References for Ecclesiastes 7:13
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“That which is crooked cannot be made straight: and that which is wanting cannot be numbered.”
“he breaks down”
“Whoso is wise”
“and who can stop it? His hand is stretched out”
“lyre”
“yet so that man can't find out the work that God has done from the beginning even to the end.”
“having been foreordained according to the purpose of him who works all things after the counsel of his will;”
“I will have mercy on whom I have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I have compassion.{Exodus 33:19}”
“and from ancient times things that are not [yet] done; saying”
“since the day was I am he; and there is no one who can deliver out of my hand. I will work”