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Ecclesiastes 9:6

King James Version (KJV)

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Ecclesiastes 9:6

Verse 6 of 18

Scripture focus

Also their love, and their hatred, and their envy, is now perished; neither have they any more a portion for ever in any [thing] that is done under the sun.

Ecclesiastes 9:6 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Ecclesiastes 9:6

Theological / Devotional

Also their love. Love, hatred, and envy are generally the strong, ailing emotions during life; but in death they function no more.

Is now perished. In Hebrew this verb is in the singular number, by which attention is called to each passion individually.

A portion. When a man is alive he has a part to play, and may enjoy the reward of his labors. But death terminates his role in life. Job expresses the same truth (Job 14:10-14), as does the psalmist (Ps. 30:9), and the prophet Isaiah (Isa. 38:10).

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