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Ecclesiastes 1:3
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What do people get for all their hard work under the sun?
What profit has man of all his labor wherein he labors under the sun?
What do people really gain from all the hard work they do here on earth?
What profit hath a man of all his labor, which he taketh under the sun?
What does man gain from all his labor in which he labors under the sun?
What advantage does man have from all his work Which he does under the sun (while earthbound)?
What does man gain by all the toil at which he toils under the sun?
What hath a man more of alle his trauel, bi which he traueilith vndur the sunne?
What profit hath man of all his labour wherein he laboureth under the sun?
What does a man gain from all his labor, at which he toils under the sun?
What is there to show for all of our hard work here on this earth?
What profit hath man of all his labor wherein he laboreth under the sun?
What is a man profited by all his work which he does under the sun?
What does a person gain from all his labor at which he toils under the sun?
What profit hath man of all his labour wherewith he laboureth under the sun?
Do people really gain anything from all the hard work they do in this life?
What profit hath man of all his labour wherein he laboureth under the sun?
What profite hath a man of all his labour which hee taketh vnder the Sunne?
What does a man get for all his work which he does under the sun?
What do people gain from all the toil at which they toil under the sun?
What remaineth vnto man in all his trauaile, which he suffereth vnder ye sunne?
What profit has a man of all his labor at which he toils under the sun?
You spend your life working, laboring, and what do you have to show for it?
What profit hath Man, in all his toil wherewith he toileth under the sun?
What hath a man more of all his labour, that he taketh under the sun?
What does man gain by all the toil at which he toils under the sun?
For what els hath a man of all the labour that he taketh vnder the sunne?
What advantage is there to a man in all his labour that he takes under the sun?
What does a person gain for all his effortsthat he labors at under the sun?
What does man gain from all his labor in which he labors under the sun?
What profit hath a man of all his labour which he taketh under the sun?
What does a person gain in all his toil with which he toils under the sun?
What is the profit to a man in all his labor which he labors under the sun?
What advantage [is] to man by all his labour that he laboureth at under the sun?
For what els hath a ma, of all the labor yt he taketh vnder the Sonne?
What advantage does a person have in all his work Which he does under the sun?
What profit has a man from all his labor In which he toils under the sun?
What advantage does man have in all his work Which he does under the sun?
What advantage does man have in all his laborIn which he labors under the sun?
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
profit: Ecclesiastes 2:22, Ecclesiastes 3:9, Ecclesiastes 5:16, Proverbs 23:4, Proverbs 23:5, Isaiah 55:2, Habakkuk 2:13, Habakkuk 2:18, Matthew 16:26, Mark 8:36, Mark 8:37, John 6:27
under: Ecclesiastes 2:11, Ecclesiastes 2:19, Ecclesiastes 4:3, Ecclesiastes 4:7, Ecclesiastes 5:18, Ecclesiastes 6:12, Ecclesiastes 7:11, Ecclesiastes 8:15-17, Ecclesiastes 9:3, Ecclesiastes 9:6, Ecclesiastes 9:13
Reciprocal: Genesis 3:17 - cursed Genesis 3:19 - In Psalms 119:96 - I have seen
Cross-References
See how he scattered his lightning about him; he has covered the depths of the sea.
"In what direction does light reside, and darkness, where is its place,
By the Lord 's decree the heavens were made; by a mere word from his mouth all the stars in the sky were created.
For he spoke, and it came into existence, he issued the decree, and it stood firm.
The godly bask in the light; the morally upright experience joy.
He covers himself with light as if it were a garment. He stretches out the skies like a tent curtain,
The Lord is God and he has delivered us. Tie the offering with ropes to the horns of the altar!
Let them praise the name of the Lord , for he gave the command and they came into existence.
I am the one who forms light and creates darkness; the one who brings about peace and creates calamity. I am the Lord , who accomplishes all these things.
The sun will no longer supply light for you by day, nor will the moon's brightness shine on you; the Lord will be your permanent source of light— the splendor of your God will shine upon you.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
What profit hath a man of all his labour which he taketh under the sun?] This is a general proof of the vanity of all things, since there is no profit arises to a man of all his labour; for, though it is put by way of question, it carries in it a strong negative. All things a man enjoys he gets by labour; for man, through sin, is doomed and born unto it, Job 5:7; he gets his bread by the sweat of his brow, which is a part of the curse for sin; and the wealth and riches got by a diligent hand, with a divine blessing, are got by labour; and so all knowledge of natural and civil things is acquired through much labour and weariness of the flesh; and these are things a man labours for "under the sun", which measures out the time of his labour: when the sun riseth, man goeth forth to his labour; and, by the light and comfortable warmth of it, he performs his work with more exactness and cheerfulness; in some climates, and in some seasons, its heat, especially at noon, makes labour burdensome, which is called, bearing "the heat and burden of the day", Matthew 20:12; and, when it sets, it closes the time of service and labour, and therefore the servant earnestly desires the evening shadow, Job 7:2. But now, of what profit and advantage is all this labour man takes under the sun, towards his happiness in the world above the sun? that glory and felicity, which lies in super celestial places in Christ Jesus? none at all. Or, "what remains of all his labour?" p as it may be rendered; that is, after death: so the Targum,
"what is there remains to a man after he is dead, of all his labour which he laboured under the sun in this world?''
nothing at all. He goes naked out of the world as he came into it; he can carry nothing away with him of all his wealth and substance he has acquired; nor any of his worldly glory, and grandeur, and titles of honour; these all die with him, his glory does not descend after him; wherefore it is a clear case that all these things are vanity of vanities; see Job 1:21. And, indeed, works of righteousness done by men, and trusted in, and by which they labour to establish a justifying righteousness, are of no profit and advantage to them in the business of justification and salvation; indeed, when these are done from right principles, and with right views, the labour in them shall not be in vain; God will not forget it; it shall have a reward of grace, though not of debt.
p מה יתדון בכל עמלו "quid habet amplius homo?" V. L. "quid residui?" Vatablus, Piscator, Mercerus, Gejerus, Rambachius; "quantum enim homini reliquum est, post omnem saum laborem?" Tigurine version.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
What profit ... - The question often repeated is the great practical inquiry of the book; it receives its final answer in Ecclesiastes 12:13-14. When this question was asked, the Lord had not yet spoken Matthew 11:28. The word “profit” (or pre-eminence) is opposed to “vanity.”
Hath a man - Rather, hath man.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Ecclesiastes 1:3. What profit hath a man — What is the sum of the real good he has gained by all his toils in life? They, in themselves, have neither made him contented nor happy.
