Ecclesiastes 3:10 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ I have seen the travail, which God hath given to the sons of men to be exercised in it. ”

Ecclesiastes 3:10 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

I have seen the labour, which God hath given to the sons of men (b) to be exercised in it. (b) Read ( Ecclesiastes 1:13 ).
Ecclesiastes 3:10 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

From one point of view this section may be entitled In Praise of Opportunism, from another Human Helplessness. Every action in which man can engage has its allotted season, but who can be sure th...
Ecclesiastes 3:10 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

seen the travail . considered the business. travail. See note on Ecclesiastes 2:23 .
Ecclesiastes 3:10 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

I have seen the travail, which God hath given to the sons of men to be exercised in it. I have seen the travail - Man is a sinner; and, because he is such, he suffers.
Ecclesiastes 3:10 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

I have seen the travail, which God hath given to the sons of men to be exercised in it. I have seen the travail ... given to the sons of men. Needless anxieties and toils, which men might avo...
Ecclesiastes 3:10 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

The Practical Ideal. Acceptance of the Universal Scheme 1-15. God is a God of order. The problem which the writer has set himself is not yet solved. He has found that wisdom, culture, pleasure, ar...
Ecclesiastes 3:10 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

The Quest obstructed by Divine Ordinances. Ecclesiastes 3:1-15 The time of birth, for instance, and the time of death, are ordained by a Power over which men have no control; they begin to be,...
Ecclesiastes 3:10 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

The vanity of life under the sun is evidenced not merely in the experience of the preacher himself, but in the wider outlook which he has been able to take. He now gives us some of the results of tha...
Ecclesiastes 3:10 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

What profit hath he that worketh in that wherein he laboureth? (10) I have seen the travail, which God hath given to the sons of men to be exercised in it. (11) He hath made everything beautiful in h...
Ecclesiastes 3:10 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

I have seen the travail which God hath given to the sons of men ,.... The pains and trouble they are at to get a little wisdom and knowledge, Ecclesiastes 1:13 ; and so to obtain riches and honour,...
Ecclesiastes 3:10 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

I have seen the travail, which God hath given to the sons of men to be exercised in it. Ver. 10. I have seen the travail that God, &c. ] Not fortune, but Providence ordereth all cross occurren...
Ecclesiastes 3:10 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

I have seen the travail , &c. I have diligently observed men's various employments, and the different successes of them. Which God hath given , &c. Which God hath imposed upon men as their...
Ecclesiastes 3:10 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Mutability of Human Affairs. 1 To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven: 2 A...
Ecclesiastes 3:10 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

I have seen, I have diligently observed and considered upon this occasion, the travail, or the occupation or business , men's various employments, and the differing successes of them, which G...
Ecclesiastes 3:10 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Musings On Man's Work ( Ecclesiastes 3:9-10 ). Ecclesiastes 3:9 ‘What profit has the workman in that in which he labours? We return here to the question of purposelessness. The workman who lab...
Ecclesiastes 3:10 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL NOTES.— Ecclesiastes 3:11 . In His time.] This is the emphatic part of the sentence. The fitting time is one of the chief elements in the ways of Providence, which raises in us the thoug...
Ecclesiastes 3:10 - Sermon Bible Commentary

Ecclesiastes 3:1-15 I. Not only has God made everything, but there is a beauty in this arrangement where all is fortuitous to us, but all is fixed by Him. "He hath made everything beautiful in its...
Ecclesiastes 3:10 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Ecclesiastes 3:1 . To every thing there is a season. The seasons of the year are four. But the Zodiac, Job 9 ., divides the times into twelve signs. In a similar manner are the labours of the hus...
Ecclesiastes 3:10 - The Biblical Illustrator

What profit hath he that worketh in that wherein he laboureth? Autumn musings Autumn is a time which has its meaning, as well as its appropriate duties. Its deep suggestiveness is written upon...
Ecclesiastes 3:10 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION Ecclesiastes 3:1-21 Section 4. In confirmation of the truth that man's happiness depends upon the will of God, Koheleth proceeds to show how Providence arranges even the minutes...
Ecclesiastes 3:10 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Dependence of Man Upon the Course of NatuRev. 1. To everything, all that men undertake or do on earth, there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven, under the government a...
Ecclesiastes 3:10 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Thessalonians 2:9 ; 2 Thessalonians 3:8 ; Ecclesiastes 1:13 ; Ecclesiastes 1:14 ; Ecclesiastes 2:26 ; Genesis 3:19
Ecclesiastes 3:10 - Wells of Living Water Commentary

What Is Good in This Life Ecclesiastes 2:24-26 ; Ecclesiastes 3:1-14 INTRODUCTORY WORDS We come now to the second great question in the Book of Ecclesiastes. It is expressed in Chapter s 6 an...
Ecclesiastes 3:10 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Seen — I have diligently observed mens various employments, and the different successes of them. Hath given — Which God hath imposed upon men as their duty; to which therefore men ought quickly to...

Ecclesiastes 3:10 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

Ecclesiastes 3:10 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Ecclesiastes 3:10 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Ecclesiastes 3:10 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Ecclesiastes 3:10 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Ecclesiastes 3:10 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Ecclesiastes 3:10 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Ecclesiastes 3:10 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Ecclesiastes 3:10 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Ecclesiastes 3:10 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Ecclesiastes 3:10 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Ecclesiastes 3:10 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Ecclesiastes 3:10 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Ecclesiastes 3:10 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Ecclesiastes 3:10 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Ecclesiastes 3:10 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Ecclesiastes 3:10 - Sermon Bible Commentary

Ecclesiastes 3:10 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Ecclesiastes 3:10 - The Biblical Illustrator

Ecclesiastes 3:10 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Ecclesiastes 3:10 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Ecclesiastes 3:10 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Ecclesiastes 3:10 - Wells of Living Water Commentary

Ecclesiastes 3:10 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes