Ecclesiastes 8:9 Cross References

Ecclesiastes 8:9

9: I have thought deeply about all that goes on here in the world, where people have the power to hurt each other.

Ecclesiastes 5:8

  1. If you see a poor person being oppressed by the powerful and justice being miscarried throughout the land, don't be surprised! For every official is under orders from higher up, and matters of justice only get lost in red tape and bureaucracy.

Ecclesiastes 4:7

  1. I observed yet another example of meaninglessness in our world.
  2. This is the case of a man who is all alone, without a child or a brother, yet who works hard to gain as much wealth as he can. But then he asks himself, "Who am I working for? Why am I giving up so much pleasure now?" It is all so meaningless and depressing.

Ecclesiastes 5:13

  1. There is another serious problem I have seen in the world. Riches are sometimes hoarded to the harm of the saver,

Ecclesiastes 3:10

  1. I have thought about this in connection with the various kinds of work God has given people to do.

2 Kings 14:10

  1. You have indeed destroyed Edom and are very proud about it. Be content with your victory and stay at home! Why stir up trouble that will bring disaster on you and the people of Judah?"
  2. But Amaziah refused to listen, so King Jehoash of Israel mobilized his army against King Amaziah of Judah. The two armies drew up their battle lines at Beth-shemesh in Judah.
  3. Judah was routed by the army of Israel, and its army scattered and fled for home.

2 Kings 25:7

  1. The king of Babylon made Zedekiah watch as all his sons were killed. Then they gouged out Zedekiah's eyes, bound him in bronze chains, and led him away to Babylon.

Exodus 14:28

  1. The waters covered all the chariots and charioteers--the entire army of Pharaoh. Of all the Egyptians who had chased the Israelites into the sea, not a single one survived.

Ecclesiastes 7:25

  1. I searched everywhere, determined to find wisdom and to understand the reason for things. I was determined to prove to myself that wickedness is stupid and that foolishness is madness.

Deuteronomy 2:30

  1. But King Sihon refused to allow you to pass through, because the LORD your God made Sihon stubborn and defiant so he could help you defeat them, as he has now done.

Exodus 14:5

  1. When word reached the king of Egypt that the Israelites were not planning to return to Egypt after three days, Pharaoh and his officials changed their minds. "What have we done, letting all these slaves get away?" they asked.
  2. So Pharaoh called out his troops and led the chase in his chariot.
  3. He took with him six hundred of Egypt's best chariots, along with the rest of the chariots of Egypt, each with a commander.
  4. The LORD continued to strengthen Pharaoh's resolve, and he chased after the people of Israel who had escaped so defiantly.
  5. All the forces in Pharaoh's army--all his horses, chariots, and charioteers--were used in the chase. The Egyptians caught up with the people of Israel as they were camped beside the shore near Pi-hahiroth, across from Baal-zephon.

Ecclesiastes 1:14

  1. Everything under the sun is meaningless, like chasing the wind.
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