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Ecclesiastes 1:5

King James Version (KJV)

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Ecclesiastes 1:5

Verse 5 of 18

Scripture focus

The sun also ariseth, and the sun goeth down, and hasteth to his place where he arose.

Ecclesiastes 1:5 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Ecclesiastes 1:5

Theological / Devotional

Hasteth. Heb. sha’aph, “to pant after,” “to grasp for eagerly,” “to be eager for.”

The figure is of a spirited horse snuffing up the air in his eagerness to burst into speed in a race. See Jer. 2:24 as an example of the figure, and Ps. 119:131 for its application to spiritual life.

Arose. Heb. zarach, in the participial form, which emphasizes continuous or repeated activity.

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