Ecclesiastes 9:6

Translations

Modern

Their love, their hate, and their envy have already vanished, and they will never again have a share in all that is done under the sun.

Traditional

Also their love, and their hatred, and their envy, is now perished; neither have they any more a portion for ever in any thing that is done under the sun.

Literal

Also their love and their hatred and their jealousy already have perished, and there is not unto them anymore a portion forever in all that is done under the sun.

Latin

Amor quoque, et odium, et invidiæ simul perierunt; nec habent partem in hoc sæculo, et in opere quod sub sole geritur.

Original

Hebrew

English

Their love, their hate, and their envy have already vanished, and they will never again have a share in all that is done under the sun.

Notes

Ecclesiastes 9:4–6

Hope for enjoyment exists only if the person hoping is alive. So, it is better to be alive (compare Ecclesiastes 6:3; 7:1).

Ecclesiastes 8:16–9:12

From observing life, it seems death often lacks meaning. Why do some people die while others live longer? God's decision on this is unpredictable (Ecclesiastes 7:13–14).

Related verses

Psalm 146:3–4
Put not your trust in princes, in mortal man, who cannot save.
Matthew 2:20
“Get up!” he said. “Take the Child and His mother and go to the land of Israel, for those seeking the Child’s life are now dead.”
Job 3:17–18
There the wicked cease from raging, and there the weary find rest.
Ecclesiastes 6:12
For who knows what is good for a man during the few days in which he passes through his fleeting life like a shadow? Who can tell a man what will come after him under the sun?
Exodus 1:8
Then a new king, who did not know Joseph, came to power in Egypt.
Ecclesiastes 2:18–23
I hated all for which I had toiled under the sun, because I must leave it to the man who comes after me.
Proverbs 10:28
The hope of the righteous is joy, but the expectations of the wicked will perish.

Glossary

Book of Ecclesiastes Forgetfulness, Land of Life

Topics

Dead (People): Unclassified Scriptures Relating To Death: Unclassified Scriptures Relating To Hades: The Realm (State) of the Dead Paranormal Praying to the Dead The Dead: Characterised by Absence of all Human Passions

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