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Ecclesiastes 3:14

King James Version (KJV)

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Ecclesiastes 3:14

Verse 14 of 22

Scripture focus

I know that, whatsoever God doeth, it shall be for ever: nothing can be put to it, nor any thing taken from it: and God doeth [it], that [men] should fear before him.

Ecclesiastes 3:14 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Ecclesiastes 3:14

Theological / Devotional

For ever. From the same Hebrew word translated “world” in v. 11 (see on v. 11). Here Solomon affirms the effective immutability of the divine will, operative in the affairs of men (see Ps. 33:11; Isa. 46:10; Mal. 1:10).

Men should fear. Not abject fear (see on Deut. 4:10; 6:5) but a reverential awe based on an enlightened understanding of the divine attributes (Ps. 40:3; 64:9) and the operation of the divine will in human affairs (see Isa. 45:18; Mal. 3:6; cf. Rev. 15:3, 4).

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