Ecclesiastes 11:1
BREAD. Put by Figure of speech _Metonymy_ (of Effect), App-6, for the seed from which it is produced. UPON. upon the surface of. IT. the profit or result of it.... [ Continue Reading ]
BREAD. Put by Figure of speech _Metonymy_ (of Effect), App-6, for the seed from which it is produced. UPON. upon the surface of. IT. the profit or result of it.... [ Continue Reading ]
GIVE: i.e. in charity. A PORTION: i.e.. portion of the bread of Ecclesiastes 11:1. SEVEN... EIGHT. An idiomatic phrase denoting several or many, like the idiom "once... twice". several times (Job 33:14.Psalms 62:11; Psalms 62:11); "twice... thrice". often (Job 33:29; Isaiah 17:6); "three and four".... [ Continue Reading ]
WIND. Hebrew. _ruach._ App-9. SHALL NOT SOW. SHALL NOT REAP. The ploughing must be done when the early rains have come, even in the face of storm and tempest; otherwise there will be no reaping after the latter rains.... [ Continue Reading ]
AS. According as. See note on John 3:8. spirit. Hebrew. _ruach._ App-9. GOD. Hebrew. _Elohim._ (with Art.). the [true] God, or the Deity. App-4. See note on Ecclesiastes 1:13.... [ Continue Reading ]
PROSPER. Hebrew. _kasher:_ supposed to be. later Hebrew word, but. kindred form seems to be found in Psalms 68:6, where "with chains" should be rendered "into prosperity". See App-75.... [ Continue Reading ]
MAN. Hebrew. _'adam_ (with Art.) App-14. See note on Ecclesiastes 1:13. AND REJOICE. let him rejoice.... [ Continue Reading ]
REJOICE, &C.. positive command, not irony; qualified by the solemn fact: "but know thou", &c. YOUNG MAN. a chosen youth, implying beauty and strength. YOUTH. childhood. THY YOUTH. Same word as "young man". JUDGMENT. the judgment.... [ Continue Reading ]
EVIL. sadness. YOUTH. dawn of life. Hebrew. _shaharuth._ Occurs only here... [ Continue Reading ]