Ecclesiastes 8:10

Ecclesiastes 8:10 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And so I saw the wicked buried, who had come and gone from the place of the holy, and they were forgotten in the city where they had so done: this is also vanity.
• New International Version (NIV)Then too, I saw the wicked buried—those who used to come and go from the holy place and receive praise in the city where they did this. This too is meaningless.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Then I saw the wicked buried. They used to go in and out of the holy place and were praised in the city where they had done such things. This also is vanity.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then I saw the wicked buried, who had come and gone from the place of holiness, and they were forgotten in the city where they had so done. This also is vanity.

Context of Ecclesiastes 8:10

8No man has authority to restrain the wind with the wind, or authority over the day of death; and there is no discharge in the time of war, and evil will not deliver those who practice it. 9All this I have seen and applied my mind to every deed that has been done under the sun wherein a man has exercised authority over another man to his hurt. So then, I have seen the wicked buried, those who used to go in and out from the holy place, and they are soon forgotten in the city where they did thus. This too is futility. 11Because the sentence against an evil deed is not executed quickly, therefore the hearts of the sons of men among them are given fully to do evil. 12Although a sinner does evil a hundred times and may lengthen his life, still I know that it will be well for those who fear God, who fear Him openly.

Ecclesiastes 8:10 word by word

וּבְכֵ֡ן רָאִיתִי֩ רְשָׁעִ֨ים קְבֻרִ֜ים וָבָ֗אוּ וּמִמְּק֤וֹם קָדוֹשׁ֙ יְהַלֵּ֔כוּ וְיִֽשְׁתַּכְּח֥וּ בָעִ֖יר אֲשֶׁ֣ר כֵּן־עָשׂ֑וּ גַּם־זֶ֖ה הָֽבֶל׃Read the interlinear

• Soכֵּןkên · soH3651
• then, I have seenרָאָהrâ'âh · to see: seeH7200
• the wickedרָשָׁעrâshâ‛ · wickedH7563
• buriedקָבַרqâbar · to buryH6912
• those who used to goבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
• in and out from the holyקָדוֹשׁqâdôsh qâdôsh · holyH6918
• placeמָקוֹםmâqôm mâqôm meqômâh meqômâh · placeH4725
• forgottenשָׁכַחshâkach shâkêach · to forgetH7911
• in the cityעִיר‛îyr ‛âr ‛âyar · cityH5892
• whereאֲשֶׁר'ăsher · whichH834
• they didעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to make: doH6213
• thusכֵּןkên · rightH3651
• Thisזֶהzeh · thisH2088
• tooגַּםgam · alsoH1571
• is futilityהֶ֫בֶלhebel hăbêl · vanityH1892

Cross-references for Ecclesiastes 8:10

• 2 Kings 9:34When he came in, he ate and drank; and he said, “See now to this cursed woman and bury her, for she is a king’s daughter.”
• Job 21:18Are they as straw before the wind, And like chaff which the storm carries away?
• Luke 16:22Now the poor man died and was carried away by the angels to Abraham’s bosom; and the rich man also died and was buried.
• Psalms 122:1I was glad when they said to me, “Let us go to the house of the Lord.”
• Acts 6:13They put forward false witnesses who said, “This man incessantly speaks against this holy place and the Law;
• Ecclesiastes 2:16For there is no lasting remembrance of the wise man as with the fool, inasmuch as in the coming days all will be forgotten. And how the wise man and the fool alike die!
• Ecclesiastes 9:5For the living know they will die; but the dead do not know anything, nor have they any longer a reward, for their memory is forgotten.
• Psalms 31:12I am forgotten as a dead man, out of mind; I am like a broken vessel.
• Proverbs 10:7The memory of the righteous is blessed, But the name of the wicked will rot.
• Jeremiah 17:13O Lord, the hope of Israel, All who forsake You will be put to shame. Those who turn away on earth will be written down, Because they have forsaken the fountain of living water, even the Lord.
• Hebrews 10:38But My righteous one shall live by faith; And if he shrinks back, My soul has no pleasure in him.

Commentaries on Ecclesiastes 8:10

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 10Who had come and gone from the place of the holy - The place of the holy is the sacred office which they held, anointed either as kings or priests to God; and, not having fulfilled the holy office in a holy way, have been carried to their graves without lamentation, and lie among the dead without remembrance.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 10i. e., “I saw wicked (rulers) buried, who came into the world and went from the Holy place (the seat of authority and justice, Deuteronomy 19:17; 2 Chronicles 19:6), and they were forgotten in the city where they had so ruled to the hurt of their subjects: this - their death and oblivion - shews their lot also to be vanity.” Others interpret the verse: “I have seen wicked men buried; and (others) came into the world, and from the Holy place they went out…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 9-13Verses 9-13 Solomon observed, that many a time one man rules over another to his hurt, and that prosperity hardens them in their wickedness. Sinners herein deceive themselves. Vengeance comes slowly, but it comes surely. A good man's days have some substance; he lives to a good purpose: a wicked man's days are all as a shadow, empty and worthless. Let us pray that we may view eternal things as near, real, and all-important.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 9-11In this world, unfairness often wins. It can be frustrating when bad people seem to succeed.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1010. the wicked--namely, rulers (Ec 8:9). buried--with funeral pomp by man, though little meriting it (Jr 22:19); but this only formed the more awful contrast to their death, temporal and eternal, inflicted by God (Lu 16:22, 23). come and gone from the place of the holy--went to and came from the place of judicature, where they sat as God's representatives (Psa 82:1-6), with pomp [Holden]. Weiss translates, "Buried and gone (utterly), even from the holy…Read the comment

Topics related to Ecclesiastes 8:10

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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