Ecclesiastes 5:15 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“As he came forth of his mother’s womb, naked shall he return to go as he came, and shall take nothing of his labour, which he may carry away in his hand.”

Ecclesiastes 5:15 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Ecclesiastes 5:15 in 6 Bible Translations

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Ecclesiastes 5:15 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“As he came out of his mother’s womb, naked shall he go again as he came, and shall take nothing for his labor, which he may carry away in his hand.”

Ecclesiastes 5:15 — World English Bible

Ecclesiastes 5:15 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“As he came forth from his mother’s womb, naked shall he go again as he came, and shall take nothing for his labor, which he may carry away in his hand. ”

Ecclesiastes 5:15 — American Standard Version

Ecclesiastes 5:15 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“As he came out from the belly of his mother, naked he turneth back to go as he came, and he taketh not away anything of his labour, that doth go in his hand.”

Ecclesiastes 5:15 — Young's Literal Translation

Ecclesiastes 5:15 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“As he came forth from his mother's womb, naked shall he go away again as he came, and shall take nothing of his labour, which he may carry away in his hand. ”

Ecclesiastes 5:15 — Darby Translation

Ecclesiastes 5:15 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“And this also is an euill sickenes that in all pointes as he came, so shall he goe, and what profit hath he that he hath traueiled for the winde?”

Ecclesiastes 5:15 — Geneva Bible

Ecclesiastes 5:15 in Context — Ecclesiastes 5

13 There is a sore evil which I have seen under the sun, namely, riches kept for the owners thereof to their hurt.

14 But those riches perish by evil travail: and he begetteth a son, and there is nothing in his hand.

15 As he came forth of his mother’s womb, naked shall he return to go as he came, and shall take nothing of his labour, which he may carry away in his hand.

16 And this also is a sore evil, that in all points as he came, so shall he go: and what profit hath he that hath laboured for the wind?

17 All his days also he eateth in darkness, and he hath much sorrow and wrath with his sickness.

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What Does Ecclesiastes 5:15 Mean?

Ecclesiastes 5:15 is a verse from the Book of Ecclesiastes, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Ecclesiastes chapter 5. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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