Ecclesiastes 9:6

Ecclesiastes 9:6 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Also their love, and their hatred, and their envy, is now perished; neither have they any more a portion for ever in any thing that is done under the sun.
• New International Version (NIV)Their love, their hate and their jealousy have long since vanished; never again will they have a part in anything that happens under the sun.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Their love and their hate and their envy have already perished, and forever they have no more share in all that is done under the sun.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Also their love, their hatred, and their envy have now perished; Nevermore will they have a share In anything done under the sun.

Context of Ecclesiastes 9:6

4[There is no exemption,] but whoever is joined with all the living, has hope; surely a live dog is better than a dead lion. 5For the living know that they will die; but the dead know nothing, and they no longer have a reward [here], for the memory of them is forgotten. Indeed their love, their hatred and their zeal have already perished, and they will no longer have a share [in this age] in anything that is done under the sun. 7Go your way, eat your bread with joy and drink your wine with a cheerful heart [if you are righteous, wise, and in the hands of God]; for God has already approved and accepted your works. 8Let your clothes always be white [with purity], and do not let the oil [of gladness] be lacking on your head.

Ecclesiastes 9:6 word by word

גַּ֣ם אַהֲבָתָ֧ם גַּם־שִׂנְאָתָ֛ם גַּם־קִנְאָתָ֖ם כְּבָ֣ר אָבָ֑דָה וְחֵ֨לֶק אֵין־לָהֶ֥ם עוֹד֙ לְעוֹלָ֔ם בְּכֹ֥ל אֲשֶֽׁר־נַעֲשָׂ֖ה תַּ֥חַת הַשָּֽׁמֶשׁ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Also their loveאַהֲבָה'ahăbâh · loveH160
• and their hatredשִׂנְאָהώin'âh · hatingH8135
• and their envyקִנְאָהqin'âh · jealousyH7068
• is nowכְּבָרkebâr · alreadyH3528
• perishedאָבַד'âbad · to perishH6
• neither have they any more a portionחֵ֫לֶקchêleq · portionH2506
• for everעוֹלָם‛ôlâm ‛ôlâm · forever: enduringH5769
• that is doneעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to make: doH6213
• under the sunשֶׁ֫מֶשׁshemesh · sunH8121

Cross-references for Ecclesiastes 9:6

• Exodus 1:8Now a new king arose over Egypt, who did not know Joseph [nor the history of his accomplishments].
• Job 3:17There [in death] the wicked cease from raging, And there the weary are at rest.
• Psalms 146:3Do not trust in princes, In mortal man, in whom there is no salvation (help).
• Proverbs 10:28The hope of the righteous [those of honorable character and integrity] is joy, But the expectation of the wicked [those who oppose God and ignore His wisdom] comes to nothing.
• Matthew 2:20“Get up! Take the Child and His mother, and go to the land of Israel; for those who sought the Child’s life are dead.”
• Ecclesiastes 2:18So I hated all the fruit (gain) of my labor for which I had labored under the sun, because I must leave it to the man who will succeed me.
• Ecclesiastes 6:12For who [limited by human wisdom] knows what is good for man during his lifetime, during the few days of his futile life? He spends them like a shadow [staying busy, but achieving nothing of lasting value]. For who can tell a man what will happen after him [to his work, his treasure, his plans] under the sun [after his life is over]?

Commentaries on Ecclesiastes 9:6

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 6Also their love, and their hatred - It is evident that he speaks here of the ignorance, want of power, etc., of the dead, in reference only to this life. And though they have no more a portion under the sun, yet he does not intimate that they have none anywhere else. A man threatens to conquer kingdoms, etc. He dies; what are his threats?Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 4-10Verses 4-10 The most despicable living man's state, is preferable to that of the most noble who have died impenitent. Solomon exhorts the wise and pious to cheerful confidence in God, whatever their condition in life. The meanest morsel, coming from their Father's love, in answer to prayer, will have a peculiar relish. Not that we may set our hearts upon the delights of sense, but what God has given us we may use with wisdom. The joy here described, is…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 4-6Hope for enjoyment exists only if the person hoping is alive. So, it is better to be alive (compare Ecclesiastes 6:3; 7:1).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 66. love, and ... hatred, &c.--(referring to Ec 9:1; see on Ec 9:1). Not that these cease in a future world absolutely (Eze 32:27; Re 22:11); but as the end of this verse shows, relatively to persons and things in this world. Man's love and hatred can no longer be exercised for good or evil in the same way as here; but the fruits of them remain. What he is at death he remains for ever. "Envy," too, marks the wicked as referred to, since it was therewith…Read the comment

Topics related to Ecclesiastes 9:6

• Dead (People)
• Death
• Hades

In the dictionaries

• Event
• Evil
• Remember
• Reward
• Death
• Decease, in the Old Testament and Apocyphra
• Eschatology of the Old Testament
• Psalms, Book of
• Synagogue, the Great
• Wisdom

Commentaries on Ecclesiastes 9

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings