Ecclesiastes 5:9

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Summary

Ecclesiastes 5:9

Moreover the profit of the earth is for all: the king himself is served by the field.

The profit

The king

1 Samuel 8:12

1 Kings 4:7

1 Chronicles 27:26

General references

1 Corinthians 12:22

Bible References

The profit

And God will say, Lo, I gave to you every green herb scattering seed which is upon the face of all the earth, and every tree in which is the fruit of a tree scattering seed; to you it shall be for food.

And to Adam he said, Because thou didst listen to the voice of thy wife, and thou wilt eat from the tree which I commanded thee, saying, Thou shalt not eat from it; cursed the earth for thy sake; in labor shalt thou eat of it all the days of thy life;

Causing grass to spring up for the cattle, and the green herb for the service of man, to bring forth bread from the earth:

The heavens of heavens to Jehovah, and he gave the earth to the sons of man.

Much food to the fallow ground of the poor: and in no judgment there is destroying

Knowing, thou shalt know the face of thy flock; set thy heart to thy herds.

He working his land shall be filled with bread: and he pursuing the vain shall be filled with poverty.

And I, behold me dwelling in Mizpeh to stand before the Chaldeans who will come to us: and ye, gather ye Wine, and the fruit harvest, and oil, and put in your vessels, and dwell in your cities which ye took

The king

And to set to himself captains of thousands and captains of fifties; and to plough his ploughing and to reap his harvest, and to do all his fighting and all his chariots.

And to Solomon, twelve, set over all Israel, and they furnished the king and his house: a month in the year will be for one to furnish.

And over those doing the work of the field for the service of the earth, Ezri son of Caleb:

General references

But much rather the members of the body, seeming to be weak, are necessary: