Ecclesiastes 3:10

I have seen all the trouble, 1 Which God has given to the sons of men to be troubled with. 1

Updated Brenton Septuagint

In The King James Version

I have seen the travail, which God hath given to the sons of men to be exercised in it.

In Context

9What advantage has he that works in those things wherein he labors? 1

11All the things which he has made are beautiful in his time: 1 He has also set the whole world in their heart, 1 That man might not find out 1 The work which God has wrought from the beginning even to the end. 1

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Cross References

Ecclesiastes 1:13And I applied my heart to seek out 1 And examine by wisdom concerning all things 1 That are done under heaven, 1 For God has given to the sons of men 1 An evil trouble 1 To be troubled therewith. 1

Matthew Henry on Ecclesiastes 3:2-11

Mutability of Human Affairs. 1 To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven: 2 A time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up that which is planted; 3 A time to kill, and a time to heal; a time to break down, and a time to build up; 4 A time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance; 5 A time to cast away stones, and a time to gather stones together; a time to embrace, and a time to refrain from embracing; 6 A time to get,… Read the whole commentary →

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