Ecclesiastes 8:9
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“All this I have seen, applying my mind to every deed that is done under the sun; there is a time when one man lords it over another to his own detriment.”
A short, plain-language explanation of Ecclesiastes 8:9 goes here — the kind of answer a reader (or an AI assistant) can quote in one breath. Original meaning coming soon.
“All this I have seen, applying my mind to every deed that is done under the sun; there is a time when one man lords it over another to his own detriment.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“All this have I seen, and applied my heart unto every work that is done under the sun: there is a time wherein one man ruleth over another to his own hurt.”
King James Version · Public Domain“All this have I seen, and applied my heart unto every work that is done under the sun: there is a time wherein one man hath power over another to his hurt.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“All this I have seen so as to give my heart to every work that hath been done under the sun; a time that man hath ruled over man to his own evil.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Ecclesiastes 8:9 — 12 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Exodus 14:5When the king of Egypt was told that the people had fled, Pharaoh and his officials changed their minds about them and said, “What have we done? We have released Israel from serving us.”
- Exodus 14:28The waters flowed back and covered the chariots and horsemen—the entire army of Pharaoh that had chased the Israelites into the sea. Not one of them survived.
- Deuteronomy 2:30But Sihon king of Heshbon would not let us pass through, for the LORD your God had made his spirit stubborn and his heart obstinate, that He might deliver him into your hand, as is the case this day.
- 2 Kings 14:10You have indeed defeated Edom, and your heart has become proud. Glory in that and stay at home. Why should you stir up trouble so that you fall—you and Judah with you?”
- 2 Kings 25:7And they slaughtered the sons of Zedekiah before his eyes. Then they put out his eyes, bound him with bronze shackles, and took him to Babylon.
- Ecclesiastes 1:14I have seen all the things that are done under the sun, and have found them all to be futile, a pursuit of the wind.
- Ecclesiastes 3:10I have seen the burden that God has laid upon the sons of men to occupy them.
- Ecclesiastes 4:7Again, I saw futility under the sun.
- Ecclesiastes 5:7For as many dreams bring futility, so do many words. Therefore, fear God.
- Ecclesiastes 5:8If you see the oppression of the poor and the denial of justice and righteousness in the province, do not be astonished at the matter; for one official is watched by a superior, and others higher still are over them.
- Ecclesiastes 5:13There is a grievous evil I have seen under the sun: wealth hoarded to the harm of its owner,
- Ecclesiastes 7:25I directed my mind to understand, to explore, to search out wisdom and explanations, and to understand the stupidity of wickedness and the folly of madness.
Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).