Ecclesiastes 6:10 Parallel Translations

Whatever has happened in the past already has a name. Mortals are already known for what they are. Mortals cannot argue with the one who is stronger than they.(GOD'S WORD®)

KJV:

That which hath been is named already, and it is known that it is man: neither may he contend with him that is mightier than he.

ASV:

Whatsoever hath been, the name thereof was given long ago; and it is know what man is; neither can he contend with him that is mightier than he.

BBE:

That which is, has been named before, and of what man is there is knowledge. He has no power against one stronger than he.

DBY:

That which is hath already been named; and what man is, is known, and that he cannot contend with him that is mightier than he.

ERV:

Whatsoever hath been, the name thereof was given long ago, and it is known that it is man: neither can he contend with him that is mightier than he.

JPS:

Whatsoever cometh into being, the name thereof was given long ago, and it is foreknown what man is; neither can he contend with Him that is mightier than he.

WBS:

That which hath been is named already, and it is known that it is man: neither may he contend with him that is mightier than he.

WEB:

Whatever has been, its name was given long ago; and it is known what man is; neither can he contend with him who is mightier than he.

YLT:

What is that which hath been? already is its name called, and it is known that it is man, and he is not able to contend with him who is stronger than he.

Ecclesiastes 6:10 Cross References

XREF:

Job 9:32 "For He is not a man as I am that I may answer Him, That we may go to court together.

Job 40:2 "Will the faultfinder contend with the Almighty? Let him who reproves God answer it."

Proverbs 21:30 There is no wisdom and no understanding And no counsel against the LORD.

Ecclesiastes 1:9 That which has been is that which will be, And that which has been done is that which will be done. So there is nothing new under the sun.

Ecclesiastes 3:15 That which is has been already and that which will be has already been, for God seeks what has passed by.

Isaiah 45:9 "Woe to the one who quarrels with his Maker-- An earthenware vessel among the vessels of earth! Will the clay say to the potter, 'What are you doing?' Or the thing you are making say, 'He has no hands '? (NASB ©1995)

Commentaries and Concordances

GSB:

6:10 That which hath been is named already, and it is known that it [is] man: neither may he contend with him that is {h} mightier than he.
(h) Meaning, God who will make him feel that he is mortal.

WES:

6:10 Is named - This is added as a further instance of the vanity of all things in this life. That which hath been (man, who is the chief of all visible beings) is named already, by God, who, presently after his creation, gave him the following name, to signify what his nature and condition was. Man - A mortal and miserable creature, as his very name signifies, which God gave him for this very end, that he might be always sensible of his vain and miserable estate in this world. With him - With almighty God, with whom men are apt to contend upon every slight occasion, and against whom they are ready to murmur for this vanity, and mortality, and misery.

MHC:

6:7-12 A little will serve to sustain us comfortably, and a great deal can do no more. The desires of the soul find nothing in the wealth of the world to give satisfaction. The poor man has comfort as well as the richest, and is under no real disadvantage. We cannot say, Better is the sight of the eyes than the resting of the soul in God; for it is better to live by faith in things to come, than to live by sense, which dwells only upon present things. Our lot is appointed. We have what pleases God, and let that please us. The greatest possessions and honours cannot set us above the common events of human life. Seeing that the things men pursue on earth increase vanities, what is man the better for his worldly devices? Our life upon earth is to be reckoned by days. It is fleeting and uncertain, and with little in it to be fond of, or to be depended on. Let us return to God, trust in his mercy through Jesus Christ, and submit to his will. Then soon shall we glide through this vexatious world, and find ourselves in that happy place, where there is fulness of joy and pleasures for evermore.

CONC:

Able Ago Already Contend Dispute Exists Foreknown Mightier Named Power Stronger Thereof Whatever Whatsoever

Able Ago Already Contend Dispute Exists Foreknown Mightier Power Stronger Thereof Whatever Whatsoever

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