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Text -- Ecclesiastes 8:7 (NET)

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8:7 Surely no one knows the future, and no one can tell another person what will happen.
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Wesley: Ecc 8:7 - -- Men are generally ignorant of future events, and therefore their minds are disquieted.

Men are generally ignorant of future events, and therefore their minds are disquieted.

JFB: Ecc 8:7 - -- The sinner, by neglecting times (for example, "the accepted time, and the day of salvation, 2Co 6:2), is taken by surprise by the judgment (Ecc 3:22; ...

The sinner, by neglecting times (for example, "the accepted time, and the day of salvation, 2Co 6:2), is taken by surprise by the judgment (Ecc 3:22; Ecc 6:12; Ecc 9:12). The godly wise observe the due times of things (Ecc 3:1), and so, looking for the judgment, are not taken by surprise, though not knowing the precise "when" (1Th 5:2-4); they "know the time" to all saving purposes (Rom 13:11).

TSK: Ecc 8:7 - -- he knoweth : Ecc 6:12, Ecc 9:12, Ecc 10:14; Pro 24:22, Pro 29:1; Mat 24:44, Mat 24:50, Mat 25:6-13; 1Th 5:1-3 when : or, how

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Barnes: Ecc 8:7 - -- When - Or, as in the margin. For the meaning of this verse, compare marginal references.

When - Or, as in the margin. For the meaning of this verse, compare marginal references.

Poole: Ecc 8:7 - -- Men are generally ignorant of all future events, and of the success of their endeavours, and therefore their minds are greatly disquieted, and their...

Men are generally ignorant of all future events, and of the success of their endeavours, and therefore their minds are greatly disquieted, and their expectations frequently disappointed, and they fall into many mistakes and miscarriages, which they could and would prevent if they did foresee the issues of things.

Who can tell him? no wise man, no astrologer or other artist, can discover this.

Haydock: Ecc 8:7 - -- Past. Protestants and Septuagint, "that shall be." (Haydock)

Past. Protestants and Septuagint, "that shall be." (Haydock)

Gill: Ecc 8:7 - -- For he knoweth not that which shall be,.... Or that "it shall be" b; that he ever shall have the opportunity again he has lost, nor what is to come he...

For he knoweth not that which shall be,.... Or that "it shall be" b; that he ever shall have the opportunity again he has lost, nor what is to come hereafter; what shall be on the morrow, or what shall befall him in the remaining part of his days; what troubles and sorrows he shall meet with, or what will be the case and circumstances of his family after his death;

for who can tell him when it shall be? or "how it shall be" c? how it will be with him or his; no one that pretends to judicial astrology, or to the art of divination, or any such devices, can tell him what is to come; future things are only certainly known by God; none but he can tell what will certainly come to pass; see Ecc 3:22; Jarchi interprets it of a man's not considering for what God will bring him to judgment, and that no man can tell him the vengeance and punishment that will be inflicted.

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Commentary -- Verse Notes / Footnotes

NET Notes: Ecc 8:7 Heb “Who can tell him what will be?”

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Commentary -- Verse Range Notes

TSK Synopsis: Ecc 8:1-17 - --1 True wisdom is modest.2 Kings are to be respected.6 Divine providence is to be observed.12 It is better with the godly in adversity, than with the w...

MHCC: Ecc 8:6-8 - --God has, in wisdom, kept away from us the knowledge of future events, that we may be always ready for changes. We must all die, no flight or hiding-pl...

Matthew Henry: Ecc 8:6-8 - -- Solomon had said (Ecc 8:5) that a wise man's heart discerns time and judgment, that is, a man's wisdom will go a great way, by the blessing of God...

Keil-Delitzsch: Ecc 8:7-8 - -- Ecc 8:7 and Ecc 8:8 thus continue the For and For : "For he knoweth not that which shall be; for who can tell him who it will be? There is no man ...

Constable: Ecc 6:10--11:7 - --III. THE LIMITATIONS OF WISDOM 6:10--11:6 Clues in the text indicate the value and purpose of 6:10-11:6. The phr...

Constable: Ecc 7:1--8:17 - --B. God's Inscrutable Plan chs. 7-8 Solomon proceeded in this section to focus on the plan of God, His de...

Constable: Ecc 8:1-17 - --3. The value and limitations of wisdom ch. 8 This chapter begins by lauding wisdom (v. 1), and i...

Constable: Ecc 8:1-9 - --The value of wisdom 8:1-9 In Solomon's day the king had far-reaching power over his subjects. Therefore it became imperative to avoid his wrath. We mu...

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Introduction / Outline

JFB: Ecclesiastes (Book Introduction) The Hebrew title is Koheleth, which the speaker in it applies to himself (Ecc 1:12), "I, Koheleth, was king over Israel." It means an Assembler or Con...

JFB: Ecclesiastes (Outline) INTRODUCTION. (Ecc. 1:1-18)

TSK: Ecclesiastes 8 (Chapter Introduction) Overview Ecc 8:1, True wisdom is modest; Ecc 8:2, Kings are to be respected; Ecc 8:6, Divine providence is to be observed; Ecc 8:12, It is better ...

Poole: Ecclesiastes 8 (Chapter Introduction) CHAPTER 8 Kings to be greatly respected, Ecc 8:1-5 . Our times uncertain; death not to be resisted, Ecc 8:6-8 . An evil magistrate buried and forgo...

MHCC: Ecclesiastes (Book Introduction) The name of this book signifies " The Preacher." The wisdom of God here preaches to us, speaking by Solomon, who it is evident was the author. At the...

MHCC: Ecclesiastes 8 (Chapter Introduction) (Ecc 8:1-5) Commendations of wisdom. (Ecc 8:6-8) To prepare for sudden evils and death. (Ecc 8:9-13) It shall be well with the righteous, and ill wi...

Matthew Henry: Ecclesiastes (Book Introduction) An Exposition, with Practical Observations, of The Book of Ecclesiastes We are still among Solomon's happy men, his happy servants, that stood contin...

Matthew Henry: Ecclesiastes 8 (Chapter Introduction) Solomon, in this chapter, comes to recommend wisdom to us as the most powerful antidote against both the temptations and vexations that arise from ...

Constable: Ecclesiastes (Book Introduction) Introduction Title The title of this book in the Hebrew text is all of verse 1. The Se...

Constable: Ecclesiastes (Outline)

Constable: Ecclesiastes Ecclesiastes Bibliography Archer, Gleason L., Jr. "The Linguistic Evidence for the Date of Ecclesiastes'." Jour...

Haydock: Ecclesiastes (Book Introduction) ECCLESIASTES. INTRODUCTION. This Book is called Ecclesiastes, or the preacher, (in Hebrew, Coheleth ) because in it Solomon, as an excelle...

Gill: Ecclesiastes (Book Introduction) INTRODUCTION TO ECCLESIASTES This book has been universally received into the canon of the Scriptures, by Jews and Christians. The former, indeed, ...

Gill: Ecclesiastes 8 (Chapter Introduction) INTRODUCTION TO ECCLESIASTES 8 The preacher begins this chapter with the praise of wisdom, from its excellency and usefulness, Ecc 8:1; and advises...

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