Ecclesiastes 5:17

God's Word

They spend their entire lives in darkness, in constant frustration, sickness, and resentment.

Cross References

Genesis 3:17

Then he said to the man, “You listened to your wife and ate fruit from the tree, although I commanded you, ‘You must never eat its fruit.’ The ground is cursed because of you. Through hard work you will eat ⌞food that comes⌟ from it every day of your life.

1 Kings 17:12

She said, “I solemnly swear, as the Lord your God lives, I didn’t bake any bread. I have one handful of flour in a jar and a little oil in a jug. I’m gathering wood. I’m going to prepare something for myself and my son so that we can eat it and then die.”

2 Kings 1:2

During the rebellion King Ahaziah fell through a window lattice in his upstairs room in Samaria and injured himself. So he sent messengers ⌞to Ekron⌟. He had told them, “Go ask Baalzebub, the god of Ekron, if I will recover from this injury.”

2 Kings 1:6

They told him that a man came to meet them and said to them, “Go back to the king who sent you. Tell him, ‘This is what the Lord says: Do you send messengers to seek advice from Baalzebub, the god of Ekron, because ⌞you think⌟ there is no God in Israel? You will not get up from the bed you are lying on. Instead, you will die there.’ ”

2 Kings 5:27

Naaman’s skin disease will cling to you and your descendants permanently!” When he left Elisha, Gehazi had a disease that made his skin as flaky as snow.

Job 21:25

Another person, never having tasted happiness, dies with a bitter soul.

Psalm 102:9

I eat ashes like bread and my tears are mixed with my drink

Psalm 127:2

It is useless to work hard for the food you eat by getting up early and going to bed late. The Lord gives ⌞food⌟ to those he loves while they sleep.

Psalm 39:6

Each person who walks around is like a shadow. They are busy for no reason. They accumulate riches without knowing who will get them.”

Psalm 78:33

He brought their days to an end like a whisper in the wind. He brought their years to an end in terror.

Ecclesiastes 2:10

If something appealed to me, I did it. I allowed myself to have any pleasure I wanted, since I found pleasure in my work. This was my reward for all my hard work.

Ecclesiastes 2:23

Their entire life is filled with pain, and their work is unbearable. Even at night their minds don’t rest. Even this is pointless.

Ecclesiastes 2:24

There is nothing better for people to do than to eat, drink, and find satisfaction in their work. I saw that even this comes from the hand of God.

Ecclesiastes 7:14

When times are good, be happy. But when times are bad, consider this: God has made the one time as well as the other so that mortals cannot predict their future.

Acts 12:23

Immediately, an angel from the Lord killed Herod for not giving glory to God. Herod was eaten by maggots, and he died.