Ecclesiastes 8:8

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

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.

Is no

Hebrews 9:27

Power

1 Corinthians 15:43

2 Corinthians 13:4

Discharge

Deuteronomy 20:1

2 Kings 7:15

Neither

Isaiah 28:15

General references

Ecclesiastes 12:8

Bible References

Is no

Who is certain that the spirit of the sons of men goes up to heaven, or that the spirit of the beasts goes down to the earth?

For death comes to us all, and we are like water drained out on the earth, which it is not possible to take up again; and God will not take away the life of the man whose purpose is that he who has been sent away may not be completely cut off from him.

If his days are ordered, and you have knowledge of the number of his months, having given him a fixed limit past which he may not go;

If he made his spirit come back to him, taking his breath into himself again,

Even of those whose faith is in their wealth, and whose hearts are lifted up because of their stores.

What man now living will not see death? will he be able to keep back his soul from the underworld? (Selah.)

And because by God's law death comes to men once, and after that they are judged;

Power

It is planted in shame; it comes again in glory: feeble when it is planted, it comes again in power:

For he was feeble in that he was put to death on the cross, but he is living by the power of God. And we are feeble in him, but we will be living with him through the power of God in relation to you.

Discharge

When you go out to war against other nations, and come face to face with horses and war-carriages and armies greater in number than yourselves, have no fear of them: for the Lord your God is with you, who took you up out of the land of Egypt.

And they went after them as far as Jordan; and all the road was covered with clothing and vessels dropped by the Aramaeans in their flight. So those who were sent went back and gave the news to the king.

Neither

The sinners and all the nations who have no memory of God will be turned into the underworld.

But God will put an end to you for ever; driving you out from your tent, uprooting you from the land of the living. (Selah.)

You put their feet where there was danger of slipping, so that they go down into destruction.

The sinner is overturned in his evil-doing, but the upright man has hope in his righteousness.

Because you have said, We have made death our friend, and with the underworld we have made an agreement; when the overflowing waters come through they will not come near us; for we are looking to false words for help, taking cover in what is untrue:

General references

All things are to no purpose, says the Preacher, all is to no purpose.