Ecclesiastes 3:9
מַה ־ יִּתְרוֹן הָֽעוֹשֶׂה בַּאֲשֶׁר הוּא עָמֵֽל ׃
Hebrew Tanakh (Original)
In The King James Version
What profit hath he that worketh in that wherein he laboureth?
In Context
8עֵת לֶֽאֱהֹב וְעֵת לִשְׂנֹא עֵת מִלְחָמָה וְעֵת שָׁלֽוֹם ׃ ס
10רָאִיתִי אֶת ־ הָֽעִנְיָן אֲשֶׁר נָתַן אֱלֹהִים לִבְנֵי הָאָדָם לַעֲנוֹת בּֽוֹ ׃
Cross References
Ecclesiastes 1:3מַה ־ יִּתְרוֹן לָֽאָדָם בְּכָל ־ עֲמָלוֹ שֶֽׁיַּעֲמֹל תַּחַת הַשָּֽׁמֶשׁ ׃
Ecclesiastes 2:22כִּי מֶֽה ־ הֹוֶה לָֽאָדָם בְּכָל ־ עֲמָלוֹ וּבְרַעְיוֹן לִבּוֹ שֶׁהוּא עָמֵל תַּחַת הַשָּֽׁמֶשׁ ׃
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 →