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Ecclesiastes 8:16 Cross-References
Explore 9 cross-references for Ecclesiastes 8:16 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Ecclesiastes chapter 8 verse 16 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“When I applied mine heart to know wisdom, and to see the business that is done upon the earth: (for also there is that neither day nor night seeth sleep with his eyes:)”
Ecclesiastes 8:16 (KJV)
Commentary on Ecclesiastes 8:16
When I applied mine heart to know wisdom, and to see the business that is done upon the earth—the Preacher describes his investigative method: wholehearted intellectual pursuit ('applied mine heart,' natati et-libi, נָתַתִּי אֶת־לִבִּי) combined with empirical observation ('to see the business,' lir'ot et-ha'inyan, לִרְאוֹת אֶת־הָעִנְיָן). This represents comprehensive investigation—both theoretical reflection and practical observation.For also there is that neither day nor night seeth sleep with his eyes—this phrase likely describes either the Preacher's own exhaustive investigation (staying ...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Ecclesiastes 8:16
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“and his travail is grief; yes”
“to stay up late”
“And I gave my heart to seek and search out by wisdom concerning all things that are done under heaven: this sore travail hath God given to the sons of man to be exercised therewith.”
“whether he eats little or much; but the abundance of the rich will not allow him to sleep.”
“For he knoweth not that which shall be: for who can tell him when it shall be?”
“and the frost by night; and my sleep fled from my eyes.”
“and he has neither son nor brother. There is no end to all of his labor”
“and applied my mind to every work that is done under the sun. There is a time in which one man has power over another to his hurt.”
“and my heart sought to know and to search out”