That which is far off, (r) and exceedingly deep, who can find it out?
(r) Meaning wisdom.
literally, Far off is that which hath been i. e., events as they have occurred in the order of Divine Providence), and deep, deep, who can find it...
Proverbs and Reflections. After asking, What is good for man in life? ( Ecclesiastes 6:12 ), Qoheleth gives us advice as to what a man may do by wa...
In Dispraise of Women. All the foregoing maxims have been tested, yet Qoheleth has not attained wisdom ( Ecclesiastes 7:23 ); the true inwardness o...
That which is far off, and exceeding deep, who can find it out? That which is far off - Though the wisdom that is essential to our salvation may be s...
That which is far off, and exceeding deep, who can find it out? That which is far off ... Hengstenberg translates, 'Far off is that which is;'...
Practical Aphorisms 1-6. Things useful to remember in life. The writer has just warned as that we cannot rely on either the present or the future....
That which is far off] RV 'That which is is far off.' 'That which is,' viz. God's world-plan, all the phenomena of the world and of human life, can...
Rather translate, “That which is, is far off.” The phrase, “that which is,” or “hath been,” to denote the existing constitution of the universe, occu...
THIRD SECTION The Quest Of The Chief Good In Wealth, And In The Golden Mean Ecclesiastes 6:1-12 ; Ecclesiastes 7:1-29 , and Ecclesiastes 8:1-1...
The preacher now proceeded to the inculcation of indifference toward all the facts of life as the only attitude which is in the least likely to be sa...
Also take no heed unto all words that are spoken; lest thou hear thy servant curse thee: (22) For oftentimes also thine own heart knoweth that thou t...
That which is far off ,.... Or, "far off [is] that which has been" g. That which has been done by God already, in creation and providence, is out of...
That which is far off, and exceeding deep, who can find it out? Ver. 24. That which is far of and exceeding deep. ] Not the minions of the muses,...
All this have I proved All these things, of which I have here discoursed, I have diligently examined and found to be true; by wisdom By the help...
The Evil of Sin. 23 All this have I proved by wisdom: I said, I will...
No human wit can attain to perfect wisdom, or to the exact knowledge of God's counsels and-works, and the reasons of them, because they are unsearcha...
Chapter 7 It Is Good To Be Aware of Death, To Listen To Rebuke, To Behave Wisely, Even Though Life Is Unfair. But The World Is Full of Wickedness....
His Search For Understanding Resulting from His Wisdom Has Made Him Aware Of Man's Sinfulness And Folly ( Ecclesiastes 7:23-29 ). Ecclesiastes 7:...
CRITICAL NOTES.— Ecclesiastes 7:27 . Counting one by one, to find out the account] Collecting the results of many observations—thus forming an op...
Ecclesiastes 7 and Ecclesiastes 8:1-15 I. The endeavour to secure a competence may be not lawful only, but most laudable, since God means us t...
Ecclesiastes 7:19-8 Koheleth seems to have had a suspicion all the time that his view of life was a low one. He intimates that he had tried for a...
Ecclesiastes 7:1 . A good name is better than precious ointment. Shem, a name; shemen, ointment. The reference is to the embalming of bodies with...
EXPOSITION Ecclesiastes 7:1 Ecclesiastes 12:8 .—Division II . DEDUCTIONS FROM THE ABOVE - MENTIONED EXPERIENCES IN THE WAY...
A Spirit of Sorrow Over Sin and its Allurements
That which is far off and exceeding deep, who can find it out? True wisdom, as contained in the Word of God and flowing out of the fear of God, is no...
1 Timothy 6:16 ; Deuteronomy 30:11-14 ; Isaiah 55:8 ; Isaiah 55:9 ; Job 11:7 ; Job 11:8 ; Job 28:12-23 ; Job 28:28 ; Psalms 139:6 ; Psalms...
It — God's counsels and works, and the reasons of them.
24 That which is far off, and exceeding deep, who can find it out?