I also realized something else here on earth that is senseless. Read commentary on this popular bible verse and understand the real meaning behind gods word using john gills exposition of the bible. I returned, and saw under the sun, that the race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, neither yet bread to the wise, nor yet riches to men of u. Ecclesiastes 9 bible commentary matthew henry concise. It is not the first bible to be published by the group, but is their first original translation of ancient hebrew, greek, and aramaic biblical texts. Ecclesiastes 9 but all this i laid to heart, examining it. And a powerful king came against it, surrounded it and built huge siege works against it. Remember, now, your grand creator in the days of your young manhood, before the calamitous days. I again saw under the sun that the race is not to the swift and the battle is not to the warriors, and neither is bread to the wise nor wealth to the discerning nor favor to men of ability. The wife god gives you is your reward for all your earthly toil.
Even though the actions of godly and wise people are in gods hands, no one knows whether god will show them favor. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. I returned, and saw under the sun, that the race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, neither yet bread to the wise, nor yet riches to. As kids, we are read stories where good things happen to good people and bad things happen to bad. They continued to worship demons and idols made of gold, silver, bronze, stone, and woodidols that can neither see nor hear nor walk. Or do the facts that god is all knowing and in sovereign control of our lives and of everything in our world negate their use entirely. Ecclesiastes 9 online bible new world translation 1984. Ecclesiastes 9 but all this i laid to heart, examining. Enjoy 1 life with your beloved wife 2 during all the days of your fleeting 3 life that god 4 has given you on earth 5 during all your fleeting days. Exegetes tend to produce a wooden translation without realizing it. Work hard at whatever you do, because there will be no action, no thought, no knowledge, no wisdom in the world of the deadand that is where you are going.
It may be worrisome to contemplate and very painful to experience, but we are admonished through solomon that such things will occur. The race is not to the swift or the battle to the strong, nor does food come to the wise or wealth to the brilliant or favor to the learned. This is an authorized website of jehovahs witnesses. New world translation of the holy scriptures wikipedia. As fish are caught in a cruel net, or birds are taken in a snare, so people are trapped by evil times that fall.
The new testament portion was released in 1950, as the new world translation of the christian greek scriptures, with the complete bible released in 1961. Enjoy life with your wife, whom you love, all the days of this meaningless life that god has given you under the sun all your meaningless days. The new world translation of the holy scriptures is published by jehovahs witnesses. Should the words luck, fortunate, or chance, be they good or bad, be included in a christians vocabulary. Should luck, fortunate, or chance, be included in a. Ecclesiastes 9, new living translation nlt the bible app. Ecclesiastes 9 niv bible so i reflected on all this. The author of ecclesiastes made a puzzling statement when he wrote that time and chance happen to them all ecclesiastes 9. A bible study in easyenglish 2800 word vocabulary on the book of ecclesiastes. Even though things are beautifuland in an overall sense, he means life is beautifulit is perplexing because we cannot figure out what god is doing.
The wise do not always earn a living, intelligent people do not always get rich, and capable people do not always rise to high. New world translation of the holy scriptures 20 revision. The fastest runner doesnt always win the race, and. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read the wisdom books. Peshitta, targum, and talmud attribute the authorship of the book to king solomon. The new world translation of the holy scriptures nwt is a modernlanguage translation of the bible published by the watchtower bible and tract society for jehovahs witnesses in 1961. Now viewing scripture range from the book of ecclesiastes chapter 9. Ecclesiastes 9 is the ninth chapter of the book of ecclesiastes in the hebrew bible or the old testament of the christian bible. This is an authorized web site of jehovahs witnesses. Ecclesiastes 911 niv a common destiny for all so i. Ecclesiastes 911 new international version niv a common destiny for all. The attitude of a sinner in rejecting wisdoms counsel when the need no longer exists is followed by others with evil results. There is a common fate for the righteous and the wicked, for the good and the bad, for the clean and the unclean, for the one who sacrifices and the one who does not.
You probably think that the fastest runner will win the race. New world translation of the holy scriptures wikiquote. The value of wisdom is forced home at a time of crisis when circumstances make it imperative that something be done. The fastest runner doesnt always win the race, and the strongest warrior doesnt always win the battle. Ecclesiastes 9 1 so i reflected on all this and concluded that the righteous and the wise and what they do are in gods hands, but no man knows whether love or hate awaits him. The holy bible, english standard version with cross. God has made everything fit beautifully 1 in its appropriate time, but 2 he has also placed ignorance 3 in the human heart 4 so that 5 people 6 cannot discover what god has ordained, 7 from the beginning to the end 8 of their lives. Ecclesiastes 9 new international version niv biblica. Old and new testaments kindle edition by bibles, crossway.
By 1989 the new world translation was translated into eleven languages. Revelation 9 new living translation nlt blue letter bible. Ecclesiastes 1 new international version niv biblica. For when you go to the grave, b there will be no work or planning or knowledge or wisdom. Such possibilities must be part of our thinking if we are going to face.
I returned to see under the sun that the swift do not have the race, nor the mighty ones the battle, nor do the wise also have the food, nor do the understanding ones also have the riches, nor do even those having knowledge have the favor. At the same time, since those responsible for this new translation are primarily exegetes, our perspective is often so entrenched in the firstcentury world that we are blind as to how the english reader would look at the text today. The book contains philosophical speeches by a character called the qoheleth the teacher, composed probably between 5th to 2nd century bce. History proves that the strongest army does not always win the battle. Their works all events which befal them are governed by his providence, and therefore although we cannot fully understand the reasons of all, yet we may be assured they are done righteously no man no man can judge by their present outward condition, whether god loves or hates them. The holy bible, english standard version with crossreferences. Ecclesiastes 9 bible commentary wesleys explanatory notes.
All share a common destinythe righteous and the wicked, the good and the bad, the cle. Oct 08, 2016 i want to look today at the preachers call to rejoice and to consider how he thought joy was possible in this cursed, crooked, and confusing world. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the holy bible, english standard version with crossreferences. So i reflected on all this and concluded that the righteous and the wise and what they do are in gods hands, but no one knows whether love or hate awaits them. The hope of winning causes us to press forward and give our all. In traditional jewish texts and throughout church history up to the 18th and 19th centuries, king solomon is named as the author, but modern scholars. The new world translation of the holy scriptures 1984 is published by jehovahs witnesses. Ecclesiastes 9 a common destiny for all 1 so i reflected on all this and concluded that the righteous and the wise and what they do are in gods hands, but no one knows whether love or hate awaits them. We have a deep desire to understand the beginning from the end. The just, the wise, and their deeds are in the hand of god. We can apply the attitude reflected in ecclesiastes 9. Ecclesiastes 9, new international version niv the bible app.
Useful bible studies ecclesiastes commentary chapter 9. Study flashcards on new world translation 20 revision at. Jun 27, 2016 i returned, and saw under the sun, that the race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, neither yet bread to the wise, nor yet riches to men of u. A beautiful flower blooms, but it is only beautiful for a little while, not always. The title ecclesiastes is a latin transliteration of the greek translation of the hebrew kohelet also written as koheleth, qoheleth or qohelet, the pseudonym used by the author of the book.