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Ecclesiastes 9:3

King James Version (KJV)

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Ecclesiastes 9:3

Verse 3 of 18

Scripture focus

This [is] an evil among all [things] that are done under the sun, that [there is] one event unto all: yea, also the heart of the sons of men is full of evil, and madness [is] in their heart while they live, and after that [they go] to the dead.

Ecclesiastes 9:3 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Ecclesiastes 9:3

Theological / Devotional

This is an evil. Solomon is still unreconciled to the fact that good men and bad alike die.

Full of evil. All sin is devoid of reason and good sense. It does not seem reasonable that the majority should prefer the enjoyments of this life to an eternity in the new earth.

Go to the dead. Literally, “after it to the dead [ones]” (see Job 30:23; Isa. 14:9; 38:18; Eze. 32:18).

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