Ecclesiastes 9:14 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“There was a little city, and few men within it; and there came a great king against it, and besieged it, and built great bulwarks against it:”
Ecclesiastes 9:14 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Ecclesiastes 9:14 in 6 Bible Translations
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Ecclesiastes 9:14 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“There was a little city, and few men within it; and a great king came against it, besieged it, and built great bulwarks against it.”
Ecclesiastes 9:14 — World English Bible
Ecclesiastes 9:14 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“There was a little city, and few men within it; and there came a great king against it, and besieged it, and built great bulwarks against it. ”
Ecclesiastes 9:14 — American Standard Version
Ecclesiastes 9:14 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“A little city, and few men in it, and a great king hath come unto it, and hath surrounded it, and hath built against it great bulwarks;”
Ecclesiastes 9:14 — Young's Literal Translation
Ecclesiastes 9:14 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“There was a little city, and few men within it; and there came a great king against it, and encompassed it, and built great bulwarks against it: ”
Ecclesiastes 9:14 — Darby Translation
Ecclesiastes 9:14 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“A litle citie and fewe men in it, and a great King came against it, and compassed it about, and builded fortes against it.”
Ecclesiastes 9:14 — Geneva Bible
Ecclesiastes 9:14 in Context — Ecclesiastes 9
12 For man also knoweth not his time: as the fishes that are taken in an evil net, and as the birds that are caught in the snare; so are the sons of men snared in an evil time, when it falleth suddenly upon them.
13 This wisdom have I seen also under the sun, and it seemed great unto me:
14 There was a little city, and few men within it; and there came a great king against it, and besieged it, and built great bulwarks against it:
15 Now there was found in it a poor wise man, and he by his wisdom delivered the city; yet no man remembered that same poor man.
16 Then said I, Wisdom is better than strength: nevertheless the poor man’s wisdom is despised, and his words are not heard.
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What Does Ecclesiastes 9:14 Mean?
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