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Ecclesiastes 8:10

King James Version (KJV)

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Ecclesiastes 8:10

Verse 10 of 17

Scripture focus

And so I saw the wicked buried, who had come and gone from the place of the holy, and they were forgotten in the city where they had so done: this [is] also vanity.

Ecclesiastes 8:10 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Ecclesiastes 8:10

Theological / Devotional

I saw. See Job 21:30-32. Some wicked men are buried with great honors (2 Chron. 16:13, 14; cf. Jer. 22:18, 19).

Place of the holy. Rather, “the holy place,” that is, of the sanctuary (see Lev. 7:6). Some men, unconverted and evil, attend church, conform to the outward requirements of church membership, and at death are accorded expensive church funerals. This has been true of royalty in many instances.

Forgotten. Many ancient Hebrew MSS, together with numerous ancient versions, read “praised,” which accords better with the context.

The city. Probably Jerusalem.

Had so done. That is, had ruled over others to their own hurt (v. 9), had lived ungodly lives, and had enjoyed the “praise” of their subordinates. After death, their names passed into oblivion.

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