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Ecclesiastes 6:5

Ecclesiastes 6:5
Moreover he hath not seen the sun, nor known any thing: this hath more rest than the other.

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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

Moreover, he hath not seen the sun,.... This must be spoken of the abortive, and seems to confirm the sense of the former text, as belonging to it; and whereas it has never seen the light of the sun,…

Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

Barnes' Notes

Rather, it hath not seen nor known the sun: this (the untimely birth) hath rest rather than the other.

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

Ecclesiastes 6:1-6

Solomon had shown, in the close of the foregoing chapter, how good it is to make a comfortable use of the gifts of God's providence; now here he shows the evil of the contrary, having and not using,…

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