Ecclesiastes 8:8

1 Corinthians 15:43; 2 Corinthians 13:4; 2 Kings 7:15; 2 Samuel 14:14; Deuteronomy 20:1-8; Ecclesiastes 3:21; Hebrews 9:27; Isaiah 28:15; Isaiah 28:18; Job 14:5; Job 34:14; Proverbs 14:32; Psalms 49:6-9; Psalms 52:5-7; Psalms 73:18-28; Psalms 89:48; Psalms 9:17

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Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Neither hath he power - Rather: “and there is no power.” Compare Ecclesiastes 3:19 . No discharge ... - i. e., “No exemption from the final...
Arno Geneva Study Bible

[There is] no man that hath power (g) over the spirit to retain the spirit; neither [hath he] power in the day of death: and [there is] no discharge...
Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Maxims on Wisdom and Government. Ecclesiastes 8:1 . Wisdom (like prayer and self-sacrifice; cf. Luke 9:29 ) transfigures the countenance, it t...
Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

the spirit. Hebrew. ruach. App-9. Some render "wind" and refer to Ecclesiastes 11:5 . Proverbs 8:30 ; Proverbs 8:4 . discharge in that war ....
Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

There is no man that hath power over the spirit to retain the spirit; neither hath he power in the day of death: and there is no discharge in...
Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

There is no man that hath power over the spirit— No man is absolute commander over the wind to retain the wind; and there is no commander against...
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

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Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Kings'Courts Need Wary Walking 1-17. Be discreet in relation with a ruler. God's purpose must be carried out. His rule must be righteous, though t...
Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Spirit] RM 'wind,' which it is God's prerogative to control. No discharge ] Under the Jewish law exemption from service in war was granted in ce...
Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Spirit. — As has been remarked in similar cases, the translation “wind” is possible; but the rendering of the whole verse as given in our version s...
Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

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Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

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G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

In this division, dealing with the evidences of the vanity of life, the preacher sets forth certain deductions. The highest wisdom is submission to t...
Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

There is no man that hath power over the spirit to retain the spirit; neither hath he power in the day of death: and there is no discharge in that wa...
John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

[There is] no man that hath power over the spirit to retain the spirit ,.... Which is not to be understood of the wind, which the word used sometime...
John Trapp Complete Commentary

Ecclesiastes 8:8 [There is] no man that hath power over the spirit to retain the spirit; neither [hath he] power in the day of death: and [there is...
Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

No man hath power over the spirit That is, over the soul of man; to retain the spirit To keep it in the body beyond the time which God hath allot...
Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

The Certainty of Death. 6 Because to every purpose there is time and...
Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

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Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

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Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

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Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

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Sermon Bible Commentary

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Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

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The Biblical Illustrator

There is no man that hath power over the spirit to retain the spirit. Death an unpreventable exit of the spirit 1. It is implied that man has a...
The Complete Pulpit Commentary

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The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

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The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

There is no man that hath power over the spirit to retain the spirit, no human being can hold and control the breath of life; neither hath he power...
Wesley's Explanatory Notes

To retain — To keep it in the body. This is added as another evidence of man's misery. No discharge — In that fatal conflict between life and death...

⁸ There is no man that hath power over the spirit to retain the spirit; neither hath he power in the day of death: and there is no dischargeb in that war; neither shall wickedness deliver those that are given to it.

Related Commentaries of Ecclesiastes 8:8

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Arno Geneva Study Bible

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

John Trapp Complete Commentary

Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Sermon Bible Commentary

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The Biblical Illustrator

The Complete Pulpit Commentary

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Wesley's Explanatory Notes

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