Parallel Verses New International Version or wealth lost through some misfortune, so that when they have children there is nothing left for them to inherit. King James Bible But those riches perish by evil travail: and he begetteth a son, and there is nothing in his hand. Darby Bible Translation or those riches perish by some evil circumstance, and if he have begotten a son, there is nothing in his hand. World English Bible Those riches perish by misfortune, and if he has fathered a son, there is nothing in his hand. Young's Literal Translation And that wealth hath been lost in an evil business, and he hath begotten a son and there is nothing in his hand! Ecclesiastes 5:14 Parallel Commentary Clarke's Commentary on the BibleAnd he begetteth a son, and there is nothing in his hand - He has been stripped of his property by unfortunate trade or by plunderers; and he has nothing to leave to his children. Treasury of Scripture Knowledge those Job 27:16,17 Though he heap up silver as the dust, and prepare raiment as the clay... and he 1 Samuel 2:6-8,36 The LORD kills, and makes alive: he brings down to the grave, and brings up... Psalm 109:9-12 Let his children be fatherless, and his wife a widow... Library Naked or Clothed?'As he came forth of his mother's womb, naked shall he return to go as he came, and shall take nothing of his labour, which he may carry away in his hand.'--ECCLES. v. 15. '... Their works do follow them.'--REV. xiv. 13. It is to be observed that these two sharply contrasted texts do not refer to the same persons. The former is spoken of a rich worldling, the latter of 'the dead who die in the Lord.' The unrelieved gloom of the one is as a dark background against which the triumphant assurance of … Alexander Maclaren—Expositions of Holy Scripture Literature. Ecclesiastes Cross References Psalm 39:6 "Surely everyone goes around like a mere phantom; in vain they rush about, heaping up wealth without knowing whose it will finally be. Ecclesiastes 5:13 I have seen a grievous evil under the sun: wealth hoarded to the harm of its owners, Ecclesiastes 5:15 Everyone comes naked from their mother's womb, and as everyone comes, so they depart. They take nothing from their toil that they can carry in their hands. Jump to Previous Adventure Bad Begetteth Begotten Destruction Evil Fathered Hand Labor Misfortune Perish Riches Support Travail Venture WealthJump to Next Adventure Bad Begetteth Begotten Destruction Evil Fathered Hand Labor Misfortune Perish Riches Support Travail Venture WealthLinks Ecclesiastes 5:14 NIVEcclesiastes 5:14 NLT Ecclesiastes 5:14 ESV Ecclesiastes 5:14 NASB Ecclesiastes 5:14 KJV Ecclesiastes 5:14 Bible Apps Ecclesiastes 5:14 Biblia Paralela Ecclesiastes 5:14 Chinese Bible Ecclesiastes 5:14 French Bible Ecclesiastes 5:14 German Bible Ecclesiastes 5:14 Commentaries THE HOLY BIBLE, NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION®, NIV® Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica®. Bible Hub |
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