Ecclesiastes 9:12

King James 3 - The Literal Traslation

For man also does not know his time. As the fish that are caught in the evil net, and as the birds that are caught in the trap, like these are the sons of men snared in an evil time, when it falls suddenly on them.

Cross References

Psalm 11:6

He shall rain snares on the wicked one; fire and brimstone and a scorching wind shall be the portion of their cup.

Proverbs 24:22

for their calamity shall rise suddenly, and who knows the ruin of both of them?

Proverbs 29:6

An evil man is a snare by transgression, but the righteous ones sing and rejoice.

Proverbs 6:15

On account of this, calamity shall come suddenly; he is broken quickly and there is no healing.

Ecclesiastes 3:19

For the event of the sons of men, and the event of beasts, even one event is to them. As this one dies, so that one dies; yea, one breath is to all; so that there is to the man no advantage over the beast; for all is vanity.

Ecclesiastes 8:11

Where sentence on an evil work is not executed speedily, on account of this the heart of the sons of men is filled in them to do an evil act.

Ecclesiastes 8:8

Man is not a ruler over the spirit, to restrain the spirit; and not he has power in the day of death. And there is no discharge in that war, and wickedness shall not deliver its possessors.

Ecclesiastes 9:13

This wisdom I saw also under the sun, and it is great to me:

Isaiah 24:18

And it shall be, he who flees from the sound of terror shall fall into the pit. And he who comes up out of the midst of the pit shall be taken in the snare. For the windows from on high are opened, and the earth’s foundations quake.

Isaiah 30:13

So this iniquity shall be to you as a broken section falling, like the bulging out of a high wall, the breaking of which comes suddenly, in an instant.

Ezekiel 32:3

So says the Lord Jehovah: And I will spread out My net over you with an assembly of many peoples, and they will make you go up in My net.

Hosea 7:12

When they go, I will spread My net over them; I will bring them down like the birds of the heavens; I will chastise them, as a report to their congregation.

Hosea 9:8

Ephraim is a watchman with my God. The prophet is a snare of a fowler on all his ways; hatred is in the house of his God.

Luke 12:20

But God said to him, Fool! This night they demand your soul from you; and that which you prepared, to whom will it be?

Luke 12:39

But know this, that if the housemaster had known in what hour the thief is coming, he would have watched and would not have allowed his house to be dug through.

2 Corinthians 6:2

For He says, “In an acceptable time I heard you, and in a day of salvation I helped you.” Behold, now is the acceptable time! Behold, now is the day of salvation! Isa. 49:8

1 Thessalonians 5:3

For when they say, Peace and safety! Then sudden destruction comes upon them, like the birth-pain to the one having babe in womb, and they shall not escape, not one.

2 Timothy 2:26

and they regained their senses out of the snare of the devil, being captured by him to do the will of that one.

1 Peter 2:12

having your behavior good among the nations, in that which they speak against you as evildoers; having watched your good works, they may glorify God in the day of visitation.

2 Peter 2:12

But these as unreasoning natural beasts, having been born for capture and corruption, blaspheming in that of which they are ignorant, they shall utterly perish in their corruption,