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Ecclesiastes 6:4

King James Version (KJV)

“In our prayers we talk to God, in our Bible study God talks to us, and we had better let God do most of the talking.”
— D.L. Moody

Ecclesiastes 6:4

Verse 4 of 12

Scripture focus

For he cometh in with vanity, and departeth in darkness, and his name shall be covered with darkness.

Ecclesiastes 6:4 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Ecclesiastes 6:4

Theological / Devotional

He. Rather “it,” the stillborn child — not the rich man.

With vanity. The meaning is that the stillborn child comes into the world to no purpose.

Darkness. The stillborn child is immediately disposed of, with no funeral rites, no ceremony to pay it honor, to keep it in remembrance. It remains nameless, unrecorded. A child may eventually achieve glory, honor, and fame, but the stillborn child never emerges from the silence and darkness of death.

By SdaBc