Ecclesiastes 9:6
What does Ecclesiastes 9:6 mean?
A plain-English look at Ecclesiastes 9:6 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000As well their love, as their hatred and their envy, is perished long ago; neither have they any more a portion for ever in anything that is done under the sun.
KJV
King James Version · 1611Also their love, and their hatred, and their envy, is now perished; neither have they any more a portion for ever in any thing that is done under the sun.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901As well their love, as their hatred and their envy, is perished long ago; neither have they any more a portion for ever in anything that is done under the sun.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949Their love and their hate and their envy are now ended; and they have no longer a part for ever in anything which is done under the sun.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862Their love also, their hatred also, their envy also, hath already perished, and they have no more a portion to the age in all that hath been done under the sun.
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752Their love also, and their hatred, and their envy are all perished, neither have they any part in this world, and in the work that is done under the sun.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890Their love also, and their hatred, and their envy is already perished; neither have they any more for ever a portion in all that is done under the sun.
Context
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Ecclesiastes 2:18
And I hated all my labor wherein I labored under the sun, seeing that I must leave it unto the man that shall be after me.
- Proverbs 10:28
The hope of the righteousshall begladness; But the expectation of the wicked shall perish.
- Psalms 146:3
Put not your trust in princes, Nor in the son of man, in whom there is no help.
- Exodus 1:8
Now there arose a new king over Egypt, who knew not Joseph.
- Ecclesiastes 6:12
For who knoweth what is good for man in his life, all the days of his vain life which he spendeth as a shadow? for who can tell a man what shall be after him under the sun?
- Matthew 2:20
Arise and take the young child and his mother, and go into the land of Israel: for they are dead that sought the young child’s life.
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