Ecclesiastes 8:6 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“Because to every purpose there is time and judgment, therefore the misery of man is great upon him.”

Ecclesiastes 8:6 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Ecclesiastes 8:6 in 6 Bible Translations

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Ecclesiastes 8:6 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“For there is a time and procedure for every purpose, although the misery of man is heavy on him.”

Ecclesiastes 8:6 — World English Bible

Ecclesiastes 8:6 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“for to every purpose there is a time and judgment; because the misery of man is great upon him:”

Ecclesiastes 8:6 — American Standard Version

Ecclesiastes 8:6 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“For to every delight there is a time and a judgment, for the misfortune of man is great upon him.”

Ecclesiastes 8:6 — Young's Literal Translation

Ecclesiastes 8:6 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“For to every purpose there is time and manner. For the misery of man is great upon him;”

Ecclesiastes 8:6 — Darby Translation

Ecclesiastes 8:6 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“For to euery purpose there is a time and iudgement, because the miserie of man is great vpon him.”

Ecclesiastes 8:6 — Geneva Bible

Ecclesiastes 8:6 in Context — Ecclesiastes 8

4 Where the word of a king is, there is power: and who may say unto him, What doest thou?

5 Whoso keepeth the commandment shall feel no evil thing: and a wise man’s heart discerneth both time and judgment.

6 Because to every purpose there is time and judgment, therefore the misery of man is great upon him.

7 For he knoweth not that which shall be: for who can tell him when it shall be?

8 There is no man that hath power over the spirit to retain the spirit; neither hath he power in the day of death: and there is no discharge in that war; neither shall wickedness deliver those that are given to it.

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What Does Ecclesiastes 8:6 Mean?

Ecclesiastes 8:6 is a verse from the Book of Ecclesiastes, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Ecclesiastes chapter 8. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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