Ecclesiastes 3:13

Though indeed, that any man should eat and drink, and see blessedness, in all his toil, it is, the gift of God.

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

And also that every man should eat and drink, and enjoy the good of all his labour, it is the gift of God.

In Context

12I know that there is no blessedness in them,—save to be glad, and to do well with one’s life.

14I know, that, whatsoever God doeth, the same, shall be age-abiding, unto it, there is nothing to add, and, from it, there is nothing to take away,—and, God, hath done it, that men should stand in awe before him.

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Cross References

Deuteronomy 28:30A wife, shalt thou betroth, and, another man shall lie with her. A house, shalt thou build, and shalt not dwell therein,—A vineyard, shalt thou plant, and shalt not throw it open;

Judges 6:3And so it used to be, if Israel had sown, then came up Midian and Amalek and the sons of the east, yea came up against them,

Ecclesiastes 2:24There was nothing more blessed for Man [than] that he should eat and drink, and see his desireth for blessedness in his toil,—even this, saw, I myself, that, from the hand of God, it was.

Ecclesiastes 6:2A man to whom God giveth riches and gains and honour, so that nothing doth he lack for his soul—of all that he craveth, and yet God doth not give him power to eat thereof, but, a man unknown, eateth it,—this, was vanity, and, an incurable evil, it was.

Isaiah 65:21Then shall they build houses and dwell in them,—And plant vineyards and eat the fruit of them;

Matthew Henry on Ecclesiastes 3:12-16

Mutability of Human Affairs. 11 He hath made every thing beautiful in his time: also he hath set the world in their heart, so that no man can find out the work that God maketh from the beginning to the end. 12 I know that there is no good in them, but for a man to rejoice, and to do good in his life. 13 And also that every man should eat and drink, and enjoy the good of all his labour, it is the gift of God. 14 I know that, whatsoever God doeth, it shall be for ever: nothing can be put to it, nor any thing taken… Read the whole commentary →

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