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Ecclesiastes 8:17 Cross-References
Explore 11 cross-references for Ecclesiastes 8:17 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Ecclesiastes chapter 8 verse 17 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“Then I beheld all the work of God, that a man cannot find out the work that is done under the sun: because though a man labour to seek it out, yet he shall not find it; yea further; though a wise man think to know it, yet shall he not be able to find it.”
Ecclesiastes 8:17 (KJV)
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Commentary on Ecclesiastes 8:17
Solomon's conclusion after observing divine providence is profoundly humbling: human wisdom has inherent limitations. The threefold repetition—'cannot find out,' 'shall not find it,' 'shall not be able to find it'—emphasizes the absolute certainty of human epistemological limits. The phrase 'all the work of God' (kol-ma'aseh ha'Elohim, כָּל־מַעֲשֵׂה הָאֱלֹהִים) encompasses God's sovereign governance of history, providence, and redemptive purposes. 'Under the sun' (tachat hashemesh, תַּחַת הַשָּׁמֶשׁ), used 29 times in Ecclesiastes, denotes earthly, temporal existence apart from divine revelati...
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Cross-References for Ecclesiastes 8:17
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“yet so that man can't find out the work that God has done from the beginning even to the end.”
“it was too painful for me;”
“and his ways past tracing out!”
“marvelous things without number;”
“Yahweh”
“I will be wise; but it was far from me.”
“Yahweh”
“neither do I have the knowledge of the Holy One.”
“nor how the bones grow in the womb of her who is with child; even so you don't know the work of God who does all.”