Ecclesiastes 3:10 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“I have seen the travail, which God hath given to the sons of men to be exercised in it.”

Ecclesiastes 3:10 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Ecclesiastes 3:10 in 6 Bible Translations

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Ecclesiastes 3:10 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“I have seen the burden which God has given to the sons of men to be afflicted with.”

Ecclesiastes 3:10 — World English Bible

Ecclesiastes 3:10 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“I have seen the travail which God hath given to the sons of men to be exercised therewith.”

Ecclesiastes 3:10 — American Standard Version

Ecclesiastes 3:10 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“I have seen the travail that God hath given to the sons of man to be humbled by it.”

Ecclesiastes 3:10 — Young's Literal Translation

Ecclesiastes 3:10 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“I have seen the travail thatGod hath given to the sons of men to toil in.”

Ecclesiastes 3:10 — Darby Translation

Ecclesiastes 3:10 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“I haue seene the trauaile that God hath giuen to ye sonnes of men to humble them thereby.”

Ecclesiastes 3:10 — Geneva Bible

Ecclesiastes 3:10 in Context — Ecclesiastes 3

8 A time to love, and a time to hate; a time of war, and a time of peace.

9 What profit hath he that worketh in that wherein he laboureth?

10 I have seen the travail, which God hath given to the sons of men to be exercised in it.

11 He hath made every thing beautiful in his time: also he hath set the world in their heart, so that no man can find out the work that God maketh from the beginning to the end.

12 I know that there is no good in them, but for a man to rejoice, and to do good in his life.

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What Does Ecclesiastes 3:10 Mean?

Ecclesiastes 3:10 is a verse from the Book of Ecclesiastes, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Ecclesiastes chapter 3. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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