American Standard Version

Ecclesiastes 8:5-8

5Whoso keepeththecommandmentH4687shallknowH3045noevilרָ֑עRa'H7451thingדָּבָ֣רda.VarH1697;andawiseחָכָֽם׃cha.KhamH2450man’sheartלֵ֥בlevH3820discernethtimeוְעֵ֣תve.'EtH6256andjudgmentH4941:

6fortoeverypurposethereisatimeעֵ֣ת'etH6256andjudgmentH4941;becausethemiseryofmanH120isgreatרַבָּ֥הra.BahH7227uponhim:

7forheknowethnotthatwhichshallbeשֶּׁיִּֽהְיֶ֑הshei.yih.YehH1961;forwhocantellיַגִּ֥ידya.GidH5046himhowH4100itshallbeיִֽהְיֶ֔הyih.YehH1961?

8ThereisnomanH120thathath poweroverthespiritH7307toretainthespiritH7307;neitherhathhepoweroverthedayבְּי֣וֹםbe.YomH3117ofdeathהַמָּ֔וֶתha.Ma.vetH4194;andthereisnodischargeinwarH4421:neithershallwickednessרֶ֖שַׁעRe.sha'H7562deliverH4422himthatisgiventoit.

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Commentaries on Ecclesiastes 8

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

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