Ecclesiastes 9:6

Easy To Read Version

After a person is dead, his love, hate, and jealousy are all gone. And dead people will never again share in the things that happen on earth.

Cross References

Exodus 1:8

Then a new king began to rule Egypt. This king did not know Joseph.

Proverbs 10:28

The things good people hope for bring happiness. The things bad people hope for bring ruin.

Ecclesiastes 2:10

Anything my eyes saw and wanted, I got for myself. My mind was pleased with all the things I did. And this happiness was the reward for all my hard work.

Ecclesiastes 3:22

So I saw that the best thing a person can do is to enjoy what he does. That is all he has. \{Also a person should not worry about the future.\} Why? Because no one can help that person see what will happen in the future.

Ecclesiastes 6:12

Who knows what is best for a person during his short life on earth? His life passes like a shadow. No one can tell him what will happen later.

Ecclesiastes 9:1

I thought about all these things very carefully. I saw that God controls what happens to the good and wise people and the things they do. People don’t know if they will be loved or hated. And people don’t know what will happen in the future.

Isaiah 38:11

So I said,\par “I will not see the Lord YAH {\cf2\super [366]} in\par the land of the living again.\par I will not see the people living on earth.\par

Matthew 2:20

The angel said, “Get up! Take the baby and his mother and go to Israel. The people that were trying to kill the baby are now dead.”