Ecclesiastes 6:4
“For he cometh in with vanity, and departeth in darkness, and his name shall be covered with darkness.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
For he cometh in with vanity,.... The Targum adds, "into this world." Some understand this of the abortive, and render…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
He ... his - Rather, it ... its. The untimely birth is spoken of.
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Ecclesiastes 6:1-6
Solomon had shown, in the close of the foregoing chapter, how good it is to make a comfortable use of the gifts of God's…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
he cometh in with vanity The pronoun in the English Version refers the clause to the man who has heaped up riches, and…