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Ecclesiastes 8:10 Cross-References
Explore 13 cross-references for Ecclesiastes 8:10 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Ecclesiastes chapter 8 verse 10 to related passages throughout the Bible.
The Wicked Prosper While the Righteous Suffer
“And so I saw the wicked buried, who had come and gone from the place of the holy, and they were forgotten in the city where they had so done: this is also vanity.”
Ecclesiastes 8:10 (KJV)
Commentary on Ecclesiastes 8:10
I saw the wicked buried, who had come and gone from the place of the holy—the Hebrew 'qadosh' (קָדוֹשׁ, holy place) likely refers to the Temple or sanctuary where these wicked individuals performed religious duties or maintained public piety. They 'came and went' (ba'u vayehalekhu, בָּאוּ וַיְהַלֵּכוּ) with apparent legitimacy, yet were morally corrupt.They were forgotten in the city where they had so done—despite their prominence and public religiosity, their memory quickly faded after death. The irony is sharp: those who sought honor through religious appearances gained neither lasting reput...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Ecclesiastes 8:10
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“but the name of the wicked will rot.”
“even as of the fool”
“but the dead don't know anything”
“This man never stops speaking blasphemous words against this holy place and the law.,And set up false witnesses, which said, This man ceaseth not to speak blasphemous words against this holy place, and the law:,,,,,,,,”
“as chaff that the storm carries away?”
“Yet shall he be brought to the grave”
“my soul has no pleasure in him.{Habakkuk 2:3-4},Now the just shall live by faith: but if any man draw back, my soul shall have no pleasure in him.,,,,,,,,”
“I am forgotten as a dead man out of mind: I am like a broken vessel.”
“among those that shall come after.”
“and that he was carried away by the angels to Abraham's bosom. The rich man also died”