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Ecclesiastes 3:9

Ecclesiastes 3:9
What profit hath he that worketh in that wherein he laboureth?

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Trusted original commentary from respected historical Bible scholars and theologians.

Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

What profit hath he that worketh in that wherein he laboureth? That is, he has none. This is an inference drawn from the above premises, and confirms what has been before observed, Ecc 1:3; Man has no…

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

Ecclesiastes 3:1-10

The scope of these verses is to show, 1. That we live in a world of changes, that the several events of time, and conditions of human life, are vastly different from one another, and yet occur…

Academic commentary, 1882–1921

Cambridge Bible

What profit hath he that worketh? The long induction is completed, and yet is followed by the same despairing question as that of ch. Ecc 1:3, asked as from a stand-point that commands a wider…