Ecclesiastes 5:9

In 11 translations

BSB

The produce of the earth is taken by all; the king himself profits from the fields.

KJV

¶ Moreover the profit of the earth is for all: the king himself is served by the field.

WEB

Moreover the profit of the earth is for all. The king profits from the field.

ASV

Moreover the profit of the earth is for all: the king himself is served by the field.

LSV

And the abundance of a land is for all. A king for a field is served.

YLT

And the abundance of a land is for all. A king for a field is served.

DBY

Moreover the earth is every way profitable: the king [himself] is dependent upon the field.

DRC5:8

Moreover there is the king that reigneth over all the land subject to him.

GNV5:8

And the abundance of the earth is ouer all: the King also consisteth by the fielde that is tilled.

JPS5:8

But the profit of a land every way is a king that maketh himself servant to the field.

LXXE5:8

Also the abundance of the earth is for every one: the king is dependent on the tilled field.

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Original-language editions

WLC5:8

וְיִתְר֥וֹן אֶ֖רֶץ בַּכֹּ֣ל היא מֶ֥לֶךְ לְשָׂדֶ֖ה נֶעֱבָֽד׃KJV:Eccl.5.9Read aloud as (qere): ה֑וּא

LXX-Br5:8

Καὶ περίσσεια γῆς ἐπὶ παντί ἐστι, βασιλεὺς τοῦ ἀγροῦ εἰργασμένου.

In the reference works topics that cite this verse

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Cross-references most cited first

• 1 Kings 4:7–23Solomon had twelve governors over all Israel to provide food for the king and his household. Each one would arrange provisions for one month of the year, and these were their names: Ben-hur in the hill country of…
• Psalms 115:16The highest heavens belong to the LORD, but the earth He has given to mankind.
• Psalms 104:14–15He makes the grass grow for the livestock and provides crops for man to cultivate, bringing forth food from the earth: wine that gladdens the heart of man, oil that makes his face to shine, and bread that sustains his…
• Genesis 1:29–30Then God said, “Behold, I have given you every seed-bearing plant on the face of all the earth, and every tree whose fruit contains seed. They will be yours for food. And to every beast of the earth and every bird of…
• Proverbs 27:23–27Be sure to know the state of your flocks, and pay close attention to your herds; for riches are not forever, nor does a crown endure to every generation. When hay is removed and new growth appears and the grain from…
• 1 Samuel 8:12–17He will appoint some for himself as commanders of thousands and of fifties, and others to plow his ground, to reap his harvest, to make his weapons of war, and to equip his chariots. And he will take your daughters to…
• Genesis 3:17–19And to Adam He said: “Because you have listened to the voice of your wife and have eaten from the tree of which I commanded you not to eat, cursed is the ground because of you; through toil you will eat of it all the…
• Proverbs 13:23Abundant food is in the fallow ground of the poor, but without justice it is swept away.
• Jeremiah 40:10–12As for me, I will stay in Mizpah to represent you before the Chaldeans who come to us. As for you, gather wine grapes, summer fruit, and oil, place them in your storage jars, and live in the cities you have taken.”…
• 1 Chronicles 27:26–31Ezri son of Chelub was in charge of the workers in the fields who tilled the soil. Shimei the Ramathite was in charge of the vineyards. Zabdi the Shiphmite was in charge of the produce of the vineyards for the wine…
• Proverbs 28:19The one who works his land will have plenty of food, but whoever chases fantasies will have his fill of poverty.

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