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Ecclesiastes 9:5 Cross-References
Explore 13 cross-references for Ecclesiastes 9:5 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Ecclesiastes chapter 9 verse 5 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“For the living know that they shall die: but the dead know not any thing, neither have they any more a reward; for the memory of them is forgotten.”
Ecclesiastes 9:5 (KJV)
Commentary on Ecclesiastes 9:5
For the living know that they shall die (כִּי הַחַיִּים יוֹדְעִים שֶׁיָּמֻתוּ)—the certainty of death is the one piece of knowledge all conscious humans share. In stark contrast, the dead know not any thing (הַמֵּתִים אֵינָם יוֹדְעִים מְאוּמָה)—those in Sheol, the shadowy realm of the departed, have no consciousness of earthly affairs. The phrase neither have they any more a reward (אֵין־עוֹד לָהֶם שָׂכָר) doesn't deny eternal reward but earthly recompense—the dead cannot earn wages, receive honor, or accumulate wealth "under the sun."The finality is devastating: for the memory of them is forg...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Ecclesiastes 9:5
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“and caused all memory of them to perish.”
“among those that shall come after.”
“who shall give you thanks?”
“Wilt thou shew wonders to the dead? shall the dead arise and praise thee? Selah.”
“and he doesn't know it. They are brought low”
“and after this”
“that he may cut off the memory of them from the earth;”
“even as of the fool”
“And so I saw the wicked buried”
“though Abraham doesn't know us”