Because to every purpose there is time and judgment, therefore the misery of man is great upon him.
My Notes
Commentary
Trusted original commentary from respected historical Bible scholars and theologians.
Gill's Exposition
Because to every purpose there is time and judgment,.... There is a fit season, and a right and proper manner of doing everything that is to be done; see Ecc 3:1; which a wise man discerns; and which…
Barnes' Notes
Because, therefore - , Or, as in Ecc 8:7, “for.” The possibility of God’s time and judgment being in opposition to a king’s purpose or commandment Ecc 8:5, suggests the thought that such discord is a…
Solomon had said (Ecc 8:5) that a wise man's heart discerns time and judgment, that is, a man's wisdom will go a great way, by the blessing of God, in moral prognostications; but here he shows that…
Cambridge Bible
Because to every purpose there is time and judgment, therefore The English conjunctions misrepresent the sequence of thought, and we should read " For to every purpose there is time and judgment, for…
Cross References
Related passages throughout Scripture