Ecclesiastes 9:4
“For to him that is joined to all the living there is hope: for a living dog is better than a dead lion.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
For to him that is joined to all the living there is hope,.... That is, who is among the living, is one of them, and, as…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
For to him - Rather: “Yet to him.” Notwithstanding evils, life has its advantage, and especially when compared with…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Ecclesiastes 9:4-10
Solomon, in a fret, had praised the dead more than the living (Ecc 4:2); but here, considering the advantages of life to…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
For to him that is joined to all the living there is hope A different and preferable punctuation gives the rendering:…
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