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Ecclesiastes 6:10

King James Version (KJV)

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Ecclesiastes 6:10

Verse 10 of 12

Scripture focus

That which hath been is named already, and it is known that it [is] man: neither may he contend with him that is mightier than he.

Ecclesiastes 6:10 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Ecclesiastes 6:10

Theological / Devotional

Named already. Another way of stating the point of view expressed in ch. 1:9 — “There is no new thing under the sun.”

It is man. No person is more than human, irrespective of who he may be. The Hebrew word here used for “man” is ’adam, which describes a human being as being taken from the dust, ’adamah (see on Gen. 1:26; Num. 24:3). The greatest of men are but mortal, destined to return to the dust (Eccl. 12:7).

Contend with him. Presumably, with God, in harmony with Isa. 45:9; Rom. 9:20 (see Job 33:12). Jewish commentators prefer the translation, “mightier than it,” making the pronoun refer to death. The KJV translation is preferable.

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