And so I saw the wicked buried, who had come and (i) gone from the (k) place of the holy, and they were forgotten in the city where they had so done: this [is] also vanity.
(i) That is, others as wicked as they.
(k) They who feared God and worshipped him as he had appointed.
Verse Ecclesiastes 8:10. _WHO HAD COME AND GONE FROM THE PLACE OF THE HOLY_] The place of the holy is the sacred office which they held, _anointed_ either as _kings_ or _priests_ to God; and, not havi...
i. e., “I saw wicked (rulers) buried, who came into the world and went from the Holy place (the seat of authority and justice, Deuteronomy 19:17; 2 Chronicles 19:6), and they were forgotten in the cit...
CHAPTER 8 _ 1. Prudence before kings (Ecclesiastes 8:1)_ 2. Of the righteous and the wicked (Ecclesiastes 8:11) 3. The conclusion (Ecclesiastes 8:14)...
THE ONE END OF RIGHTEOUSNESS AND UNRIGHTEOUSNESS. The good are soon forgotten, the wicked enjoy honour and long life; the best thing a man can do is to enjoy life while he has it. Ecclesiastes 8:10 is...
I SAW. I have seen. THE WICKED. lawless men (plural) Hebrew. _rasha'._ App-44. COME AND GONE. Supply the complex Figure of speech _Ellipsis_ (App-6), "I have seen wicked men come [to the grave; and...
_And so I saw the wicked buried_ The English version is scarcely intelligible, and as far as it is so, goes altogether astray. We must therefore begin with a new translation, AND SO I HAVE SEEN THE WI...
ALL THIS HAVE I SEEN— _All this have I observed, when I bestowed all the application that I was capable of on all works which are done under the sun; while man exerciseth an absolute authority over ma...
2. Work even when one discovers the oppression of the righteous. Ecclesiastes 8:9-13 TEXT 8:9-13 9 All this I have seen and applied my mind to every deed that has been done under the sun wherein a...
And so I saw the wicked buried, who had come and gone from the place of the holy, and they were forgotten in the city where they had so done: this is also vanity. AND SO (OR, THEN) I SAW THE WICKED...
KINGS'COURTS NEED WARY WALKING 1-17. Be discreet in relation with a ruler. God's purpose must be carried out. His rule must be righteous, though this is often not seen in actual life. God's ways are...
WHO HAD COME] RV 'and they came' to the grave. AND GONE.. SO DONE] RV 'and they that had done right went away from the holy place, and were forgotten in the city.'...
THE TEACHER SEARCHES FOR THE PURPOSE OF OUR LIVES BOOK OF ECCLESIASTES _HILDA BRIGHT AND KITTY PRIDE_ CHAPTER 8 THE WISE WAY TO OBEY THE PEOPLE WHO HAVE AUTHORITY – ECCLESIASTES 8:1-9...
THEY HAD SO DONE. — An ambiguity in translation of this verse arises from the fact that the word translated “so” is rendered “well” (2 Kings 7:9 and elsewhere). Consequently some understand the verse,...
וּ בְ כֵ֡ן רָאִיתִי֩ רְשָׁעִ֨ים קְבֻרִ֜ים וָ
THIRD SECTION The Quest Of The Chief Good In Wealth, And In The Golden Mean Ecclesiastes 6:1; Ecclesiastes 7:1, and Ecclesiastes 8:1 IN the foregoing Section Coheleth has shown that the C
Ecclesiastes 8:1 THE QUEST IN THE GOLDEN MEAN. Ecclesiastes 7:1; Ecclesiastes 8:1 There be many that say, "Who will show us any gold?" mistaking gold for their god or good. For though th
In this division, dealing with the evidences of the vanity of life, the preacher sets forth certain deductions. The highest wisdom is submission to things as they are. Who knows anything? he asks. The...
_Works. In life and death hypocrites are mixed with the unjust; and this excites indignation._...
All this have I seen, and applied my heart unto every work that is done under the sun: there is a time wherein one man ruleth over another to his own hurt. (10) And so I saw the wicked buried, who had...
THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 1 THROUGH 12. The Book of Ecclesiastes is, up to a certain point, the converse of the Book of Proverbs. (see NOTE TO PROVERBS below) It is the experience of a...
AND SO I SAW THE WICKED BURIED,.... Or "truly" k, verily, as the Targum, this is matter of fact; or "then I saw", as Aben Ezra and others, upon applying his heart to every work; or when be observed pa...
And so I saw the wicked buried, who had come and gone from the place of the holy, and they were forgotten in the city where they had so done: this [is] also vanity. Ver. 10. _And so I saw the wicked...
_All this I have seen_ All these things before mentioned; _and applied my heart unto every work_ I have been a diligent observer of all actions and events. _There is a time when one man ruleth_, &c. T...
And so I saw the wicked buried, in an honorable burial, WHO HAD COME AND GONE FROM THE PLACE OF THE HOLY, where they sat as God's representatives, AND THEY, the godly people, WERE FORGOTTEN IN THE CIT...
OVER AGAINST TYRANNY AND INJUSTICE...
"SO THEN,. HAVE SEEN THE WICKED BURIED, THOSE WHO USED TO GO IN AND OUT FROM THE HOLY PLACE, AND THEY ARE SOON FORGOTTEN IN THE CITY WHERE THEY DID THUS. THIS TOO IS VANITY."THE WICKED" -in the contex...
9-13 Solomon observed, that many a time one man rules over another to his hurt, and that prosperity hardens them in their wickedness. Sinners herein deceive themselves. Vengeance comes slowly, but it...
AND SO, in like manner, or such another vanity or disorder, I saw the wicked; wicked princes or rulers, as the next clause limits this. BURIED; die quietly in their beds, and afterward be buried with...
Ecclesiastes 8:10 Then H3651 saw H7200 (H8804) wicked H7563 buried H6912 (H8803) come H935 (H8804) gone...
CHAPTER 8 ADVICE WITH REGARD TO SERVING THE KING. THE PROBLEM OF THE DEATH OF THE WICKED. His survey now digresses to consider a wise man's responsibility when serving the king, followed by a number...
THE PROBLEM OF THE WICKED WHO DIE UNPUNISHED (ECCLESIASTES 8:10). The writer now turns to consideration of how and why the wicked die unpunished, and the fact that justice is only carelessly applied,...
Ecclesiastes 7:19-8 Koheleth seems to have had a suspicion all the time that his view of life was a low one. He intimates that he had tried for a better, but failed to reach it: "I said, I will be wis...
CONTENTS: Wisdom recommended as an antidote against the temptations and vexations arising from the vanity of the world. CHARACTERS: God, Solomon. CONCLUSION: Heavenly wisdom makes a man a good man, e...
Ecclesiastes 8:1. _Who is as the wise man; and who knoweth the interpretation of a thing?_ In the Vulgate these two questions end the seventh chapter, to which they evidently belong. Placing them at t...
_And so I saw the wicked buried, who had come and gone from the place of the holy, and they were forgotten in the city where they had so done: this is also vanity._ THE WICKED MAN’S LIFE, FUNERAL AND...
ECCLESIASTES—NOTE ON ECCLESIASTES 8:10 The Preacher has already pointed out that people do not always get what they deserve in this life (Ecclesiastes 3:16;...
CRITICAL NOTES.— ECCLESIASTES 8:9. THERE IS A TIME WHEN ONE MAN RULETH OVER ANOTHER TO HIS OWN HURT.] This was the definite direction of the Preacher’s observations. He tried to discover what were th...
EXPOSITION ECCLESIASTES 8:1 Section 5. There is no use in repining or rebelling; _true wisdom counsels obedience to the powers that be_,_ and submission to the dispensations of Providence_._ _Howeve...
Who is as the wise man? and who knows the interpretation of a thing? a man's wisdom makes his face to shine, and the boldness of his face shall be changed. I counsel thee to keep the king's commandmen...
2 Kings 9:34; 2 Kings 9:35; Acts 6:13; Ecclesiastes 2:16; Ecclesi
And so — In like manner. The wicked — Wicked princes or rulers. Buried — With state and pomp. Who — Had administered publick justice, which is frequently signified by the phrase of coming in and going...