Ecclesiastes 8:8

Easy To Read Version

No person has the power to keep his spirit from leaving. No person has the power to stop his death. During war, a soldier does not have the freedom to go any place he wants to go. In the same way, if a person does evil, that evil won’t allow him to be free.

Cross References

2 Samuel 14:14

We will all die some day. We will be like water that is spilled on the ground. No person can gather this water back from the ground. You know God forgives people. God made plans for people who are forced to run away for safety—God doesn’t force them to run away from him!

2 Kings 7:15

The men went after the Aramean army as far as the Jordan River. All along the road there were clothes and weapons. The Arameans had thrown these things down when they hurried away. The messengers went back to Samaria and told the king.

Job 14:5

Man’s life is limited.\par God, you decide how long a man lives.\par You set those limits for a man\par and nothing can change them.\par

Job 34:14

If God decided to take his spirit\par and his breath of life away from people,\par

Psalm 89:48

No person will live and never die.\par No person will escape the grave.\par \i (SELAH {\cf2\super [514]})\i0 \par

Psalm 9:17

People who forget God are bad.\par They will go to the place of death.\par

Proverbs 12:3

Evil people are never safe. But good people will be safe and secure.

Proverbs 14:32

During times of trouble, evil people are defeated. But good people win a victory even during death.

Ecclesiastes 3:21

Who knows what happens to the spirit of a man? Who knows if a man’s spirit goes up to God while an animal’s spirit goes down into the ground?

Ecclesiastes 8:13

Evil people don’t respect God, so those people won’t really get good things. Those evil people won’t live long lives. Their lives won’t be like the shadows that become longer and longer \{as the sun goes down\}.

Ecclesiastes 9:12

A person never knows what will happen to him next. He is like a fish caught in a net—the fish does not know what will happen. He is like a bird caught in a trap—the bird does not know what will happen. In the same way, a person is trapped by the bad things that suddenly happen to him.

Isaiah 28:15

You people say, “We have made an agreement with death. We have a contract with Sheol—\{the place of death\}. So we will not be punished. Punishment will pass us without hurting us. We will hide behind our tricks and lies.”

Isaiah 28:18

Your agreement with death will be erased. Your contract with Sheol {\cf2\super [261]} will not help you.

Isaiah 47:10

You do bad things, but still you feel safe.\par You think to yourself,\par ‘No one sees the wrong things I do.’\par You think that your wisdom and knowledge\par will save you.\par You think to yourself,\par ‘I am the only one.\par No one is important like me.’\par

1 Corinthians 15:43

When the body is “planted,” it is without honor. But it is raised in glory. When the body is “planted,” it is weak. But when it is raised, it has power.

2 Corinthians 13:4

It is true that Christ was weak when he was killed on the cross. But he lives now by God’s power. And it is true that we are weak in Christ. But for you we will be alive in Christ by God’s power.

Hebrews 9:27

Every person must die once. After a person dies, he is judged.