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 one has authority over the wind to restrain it, nor authority over the day of death. As no one is discharged during a battle, so wickedness cannot rescue its master. 9I have seen all this while applying my mind to everything done under the sun: sometimes one person dominates another person to his own harm. Then I saw the wicked buried—they used to come and go from the holy place, but will soon be forgotten in the very city where they did this. This too is meaningless. 11When the sentence against a crime is not swiftly carried out, the human heart is encouraged to do evil. 12Even though a sinner might commit a hundred crimes and prolong his days, yet I know that it will be well for those who fear God, for those who revere Him.

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

Words taken from the KJV.

• And soכֵּןkên · rightH3651
• I sawרָאָהrâ'âh · to see: seeH7200
• the wickedרָשָׁעrâshâ‛ · wickedH7563
• buriedקָבַרqâbar · to buryH6912
• who had comeבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
• and goneהָלַךְhâlak · to go: wentH1980
• from the placeמָקוֹםmâqôm mâqôm meqômâh meqômâh · placeH4725
• of the holyקָדוֹשׁqâdôsh qâdôsh · holyH6918
• and they were forgottenשָׁכַחshâkach shâkêach · to forgetH7911
• in the cityעִיר‛îyr ‛âr ‛âyar · cityH5892
• where they had so doneעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to make: doH6213
• also vanityהֶ֫בֶלhebel hăbêl · vanityH1892

Cross-references for Ecclesiastes 8:10

• 2 Kings 9:34Then he went inside, ate and drank. Then he said, “Attend now to this cursed woman and bury her, for she was a king’s daughter.”
• Job 21:18How often are they like straw before the wind; like chaff swept away by a storm?
• Luke 16:22“It happened that the poor man died and was carried by the angels to Abraham’s side. Then the rich man also died and was buried.
• Psalms 122:1A Song of Ascents. Of David. I rejoiced when they said to me, “Let us go to the House of Adonai.”
• Acts 6:13They set up false witnesses who said, “This man never stops speaking words against this holy place and the Torah.
• Ecclesiastes 2:16For the wise man, together with the fool, is not remembered forever. For in the days to come both will be forgotten. Alas, the wise, just like the fool, must die!
• Ecclesiastes 9:5For the living know that they will die, but the dead know nothing. They have no further reward, even the memory of them is forgotten.
• Psalms 31:12Because of all my adversaries I am the contempt of my neighbors and a dread to my acquaintances. Seeing me on the street, they flee from me.
• Proverbs 10:7The memory of the righteous is a blessing, but the name of the wicked will rot.
• Jeremiah 17:13Adonai, You are the hope of Israel! All who forsake You will be ashamed. Those who depart from You will be written in the dirt, for they have forsaken Adonai, the fountain of living waters.
• Hebrews 10:38But My righteous one shall live by emunah; and if he shrinks back, My soul takes 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

• Church
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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