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Ecclesiastes 5:9

King James Version (KJV)

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Ecclesiastes 5:9

Verse 9 of 20

Scripture focus

Moreover the profit of the earth is for all: the king [himself] is served by the field.

Ecclesiastes 5:9 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Ecclesiastes 5:9

Theological / Devotional

The profit of the earth. The meaning of the Hebrew of v. 9 is obscure. Perhaps a clearer rendering of the first part of the verse would be, “There is a profit from the land in return for all [honest labor].”

The king. King Uzziah engaged extensively in agriculture (2 Chron. 26:10). The ruler of an agricultural country is often close to his people, for he meets his subjects with no lines of greedy officials between him and them.

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