the Week of Proper 21 / Ordinary 26
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Ecclesiastes 5:9
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But the advantage of the land in everything is this—a king committed to a cultivated field.
After all, a king who cultivates the field is an advantage to the land.
The encrease of the earth vpholdeth all thyng: yea the kyng hym selfe is maynteyned by husbandry.
Moreover the earth is every way profitable: the king [himself] is dependent upon the field.
Moreover the profit of the land is for all; even the king is served from the field.
And the advantage of a land, it is among all; even a king has a field being tilled.
Even the king is a slave—his country owns him.
Moreouer the profit of the earth is for all: the king himselfe is serued by the field.
Moreover the profit of the earth is for all: the king himself is served by the field.
The whole londe also with the feldes and all that is therin, is in subieccion and bondage vnto ye kinge.
After all, a king who cultivates the field is an advantage to the land.
Moreover the profit of the earth is for all: the king himself is served by the field.
It is good generally for a country where the land is worked to have a king.
And the advantage of a land is for everyone. There is a king to [protect] the cultivated field.
Moreover, the profit of the earth is for all: the king [himself] is served by the field.
The produce of the land is seized by all of them, even the king is served by the fields.
And since the king is the highest official, he benefits most from the taxes paid on the land.
The lover of money never has enough money; the lover of luxury never has enough income. This too is pointless.
And the abundance of the earth is ouer all: the King also consisteth by the fielde that is tilled.
Moreover the riches of the earth are for all; the king, himself, is served by cultivating his own field.
Moreover the profit of the eretz is for all. The king profits from the field.
He that loveth silver shall not be satisfied with silver; nor he that loveth abundance, with increase; this also is vanity.
Even the king milks the land for his own profit!
After all, a country does better with a king in power.
He that loves silver shall not be satisfied with silver: and who has loved gain, in the abundance thereof? this is also vanity.
Moreover the profit of the earth is for all: the king himself is served by the field.
The produce of the earth is taken by all; the king himself profits from the fields.
But all things considered, this is an advantage for a land: a king for a plowed field.
And, the profit of the earth, is, for all, - a king, by the field, is served.
(5-8) Moreover there is the king that reigneth over all the land subject to him.
The produce of the land is exploited by everyone; even the king profits from the field of the poor!
But this is gain for a land in every way: a king committed to cultivated fields.
After all, a king who cultivates the field is beneficial to the land.
The wealth of the country is divided up among them all. Even the king makes sure he gets his share of the profits.
Even a king depends on the harvest.
The profit from the land is taken by all; the king is served by the field.
and ferthermore the kyng of al erthe comaundith to the seruaunt.
But in all, a king is an advantage to a land with cultivated fields.
And the abundance of a land is for all. A king for a field is served.
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
the profit: Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:30, Genesis 3:17-19, Psalms 104:14, Psalms 104:15, Psalms 115:16, Proverbs 13:23, Proverbs 27:23-27, Proverbs 28:19, Jeremiah 40:10-12
the king: 1 Samuel 8:12-17, 1 Kings 4:7-23, 1 Chronicles 27:26-31
Reciprocal: Genesis 3:23 - till Genesis 9:20 - an husbandman 1 Corinthians 12:22 - General
Cross-References
Kenan, Mahalalel, Jared,
the son of Methuselah, the son of Enoch, the son of Jared, the son of Mahalaleel, the son of Cainan,
Gill's Notes on the Bible
Moreover, the profit of the earth is for all,.... Or, "the excellency of the earth in" or "above all things [is] this" y; that God most high rules over all the earth, and is higher than the kings of it, and all oppressors in it; or in all respects there is a preference, a superior excellency in the country as opposed to the city, especially in this, that there are not so many tumults, riots, and oppressions there; though this is mostly understood of the preference and superior excellency of agriculture, or tillage of the earth. So the Targum,
"the excellency of the praise of tilling the earth is above all things:''
and to the same purpose Jarchi and Aben Ezra; and the profit arising from it is enjoyed by all; it is for all, even the beasts of the field have grass from hence, as well as man has bread corn, and all other necessaries;
the king [himself] is served by the field; his table is served with bread corn, and flesh, and wine, and fruits of various sorts, the produce of the earth, which spring from it, or are nourished by it; were it not for husbandry the king himself and his family could not subsist; and therefore it becomes kings to encourage it, and not oppress those who are employed in it: or "the king [is a] servant to the field" z; some kings have addicted themselves to husbandry, and been great lovers of it, as Uzziah was, 2 Chronicles 26:10; and some of the Chinese emperors, as their histories a show; and the kings of Persia b: Vulcan, in the shield of Achilles, represented the reapers, gatherers, and binders of sheaves at work in the field, and a king standing among the sheaves with a sceptre in his hand, looking on with great pleasure, while a dinner is prepared by his orders for the workmen c; many of the Roman generals, and high officers, were called from the plough, particularly Cincinnatus d; and these encouraged husbandry in their subjects, as well as took care of their own farms. There is another sense of the words given, besides many more;
"and the most excellent Lord of the earth (that is, the most high God) is the King of every field that is tilled; (that is, the King of the whole habitable world;) or the King Messiah, Lord of his field, the church, and who is the most eminent in all the earth e.''
The Midrash interprets it of the holy blessed God.
y ויתרון ארץ בכל היא "et praestantia terrae in omnibus ipsa", Montanus; "porro excellentia terrae prae omnibus est", Vatablus; "et praecellentia terrae in omnibus est", Gejerus. z מלך לשדה נעבד "rex agro sit servus", Montanus, Piscator, Gejerus; "rex agro servit", Mercerus, so some in Drusius. a Vid. Martin. Sinic. Histor. l. 2. p. 36. & l. 4. p. 92. & l. 3. p. 287. b Xenophon. Oeconom. p. 482. c Homer. Iliad. 18. v. 550-558. d Flor. Hist. Roman. l. 1. c. 11. e So Schmidt Rambachius.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
The king himself is served by the field - Rather, the king is subject to the field, i. e., is dependent on its cultivation. The higher ranks, if they oppress the lower, lose thereby their own means of subsistence.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Ecclesiastes 5:9. The profit of the earth is for all — The earth, if properly cultivated, is capable of producing food for every living creature; and without cultivation none has a right to expect bread.
The king himself is served by the field. — Without the field he cannot have supplies for his own house; and, unless agriculture flourish, the necessary expenses of the state cannot be defrayed. Thus, God joins the head and feet together; for while the peasant is protected by the king as executor of the laws, the king himself is dependent on the peasant; as the wealth of the nation is the fruit of the labourer's toil.
