New American Standard Bible 2020
Ecclesiastes 5:14-17
14When that wealthH6239 was lostH6 through badH7451 businessH6045 and he had fatheredH3205 a sonH1121, then thereH369 wasH369 nothingH369H3972 1to supportH3027 him. 152As he cameH3318 nakedH6174 from his mother’sH517 wombH990, so he will returnH7725H1980 as he cameH935. He will 3takeH5375 nothingH3972H3808 from the fruitH5999 ofH5999 his laborH5999 that he can carryH1980 in his handH3027. 16ThisH2090 alsoH1571 is a sickeningH2470 evilH7463: exactlyH3605H5980 as a person 4isH935 bornH935, soH3651 will he 5dieH1980. 6WhatH4100 then is the advantageH3504 for him whoH7945 7laborsH5998 for the windH7307? 17AllH3605 his lifeH3117 8he alsoH1571 eatsH398 in darknessH2822 with 9greatH7235 irritationH3708, sicknessH2483, and angerH7110.
Notes
- 1. Ecclesiastes 5:14 Lit in his hand ↩
- 2. Ecclesiastes 5:15 Job 1:21 ↩
- 3. Ecclesiastes 5:15 Ps 49:17; 1 Tim 6:7 ↩
- 4. Ecclesiastes 5:16 Lit comes ↩
- 5. Ecclesiastes 5:16 Lit go ↩
- 6. Ecclesiastes 5:16 Eccl 1:3; 2:11; 3:9 ↩
- 7. Ecclesiastes 5:16 Prov 11:29 ↩
- 8. Ecclesiastes 5:17 Ps 127:2 ↩
- 9. Ecclesiastes 5:17 Eccl 2:23 ↩
Commentaries on Ecclesiastes 5
- 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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