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 saith, 'Lo, I have given to you every herb sowing seed, which is upon the face of all the earth, and every tree in which is the fruit of a tree sowing seed, to you it is for food;

And to the man He said, 'Because thou hast hearkened to the voice of thy wife, and dost eat of the tree concerning which I have charged thee, saying, Thou dost not eat of it, cursed is the ground on thine account; in sorrow thou dost eat of it all days of thy life,

Causing grass to spring up for cattle, And herb for the service of man, To bring forth bread from the earth,

The heavens -- the heavens are Jehovah's, And the earth He hath given to sons of men,

Abundance of food -- the tillage of the poor, And substance is consumed without judgment.

Know well the face of thy flock, Set thy heart to the droves,

Whoso is tilling his ground is satisfied with bread, And whoso is pursuing vanity, Is filled with poverty.

and I, lo, I am dwelling in Mizpah, to stand before the Chaldeans who are come in unto us, and ye, gather ye wine, and summer fruit, and oil, and put in your vessels, and dwell in your cities that ye have taken.'

The king

also to appoint for himself heads of thousands, and heads of fifties; also to plow his plowing, and to reap his reaping; and to make instruments of his war, and instruments of his charioteer.

And Solomon hath twelve officers over all Israel, and they have sustained the king and his household -- a month in the year is on each one for sustenance;

and over workmen of the field for the service of the ground is Ezri son of Chelub;

General references

But much more the members of the body which seem to be more infirm are necessary,