Ecclesiastes 8:9
“All this have I seen, and applied my heart unto every work that is done under the sun: there is a time wherein one man ruleth over another to his own hurt.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
All this have I seen,.... Observed, taken notice of, and thoroughly considered; all that is said above, concerning the…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
To his own hurt - Or, “to the hurt of the subject.” The case is still that of an unwise king whose command is obeyed Ecc…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Ecclesiastes 8:9-13
Solomon, in the beginning of the chapter, had warned us against having any thing to do with seditious subjects; here, in…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
All this have I seen The formula which had been used before (chs. Ecc 5:18; Ecc 7:23) to enforce the results of the…
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