Ecclesiastes 3:16-4:8 NIV

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Ecclesiastes 3:16

IS MAN ANY MORE THAN A BEAST?"And moreover I saw under the sun, in the place of justice, that wickedness was there; and in the place of righteousness, that wickedness was there. I said in my heart, God will judge the righteous and the wicked; for there is a time there for every purpose and for every work. I said in my heart, It is because of the sons of men, that God may prove them, and that they may see that they are but as beasts. For that which befalleth the sons of men befalleth beasts;... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Ecclesiastes 3:16

Ecclesiastes 3:16. And moreover, I saw, &c.— Moreover, I observed under the sun the place of judgment; there I saw iniquity: and the place of righteousness; there I saw wickedness.—Ver. 17. Then I concluded in my heart, &c. There is a strong opposition observable in this passage between iniquity and judgment, &c. And farther, the expression, under the sun, seems to be employed by way of opposition to something which is not immediately mentioned: and what can more properly be opposed... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Ecclesiastes 3:16

16. Here a difficulty is suggested. If God "requires" events to move in their perpetual cycle, why are the wicked allowed to deal unrighteously in the place where injustice ought least of all to be; namely, "the place of judgment" (Jeremiah 12:1)? read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Ecclesiastes 3:1-22

The Practical Ideal. Acceptance of the Universal Scheme1-15. 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, are all good, though, even if we combine them, there is still something lacking, and they will not explain the mystery of existence. In continuing to seek for a rule of life that shall lead him to the highest good, he reminds himself that God is a God of order, and wisdom lies in adapting ourselves to... read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Ecclesiastes 3:16

(16) This verse introduces the consideration of the difficulty arising from the imperfection of moral retribution in this life. Other places where the iniquity of judges is mentioned are Ecclesiastes 4:1; Ecclesiastes 5:8; Ecclesiastes 6:7; Ecclesiastes 8:9-10. read more

William Nicoll

Expositor's Dictionary of Texts - Ecclesiastes 3:1-22

Ecclesiastes 3:1 How for everything there is a time and a season, and then how does the glory of a thing pass from it, even like the flower of the grass. This is a truism, but it is one of those which are continually forcing themselves upon the mind. Borrow's Lavengro, xxvi. He is a good time-server that finds out the fittest opportunity for every action. God hath made a time for everything under the sun, save only for that which we do at all times to wit, sin. Thomas Fuller. References. III.... read more

William Nicoll

Expositor's Bible Commentary - Ecclesiastes 3:1-22

SECOND SECTIONThe Quest Of The Chief Good In Devotion To The Affairs Of BusinessEcclesiastes 3:1 - Ecclesiastes 5:20I. IF the true Good is not to be found in the School where Wisdom utters her voice, nor in the Garden in which Pleasure spreads her lures: may it not be found in the Market, in devotion to Business and Public Affairs? The Preacher will try this experiment also. He gives himself to study and consider it. But at the very outset he discovers that he is in the iron grip of immutable... read more

William Nicoll

Expositor's Bible Commentary - Ecclesiastes 3:16-22

In the Wrongs which He permits Men to inflict upon us; Ecclesiastes 3:16-22; Ecclesiastes 4:1-3Because we will not be obsequious to the ordinances of His wisdom, He permits us to meet a new check in the caprice and injustice of man-making even these to praise Him by subserving our good. If we do not suffer the violent oppressions which drew tears from the Preacher’s fellow captives, we nevertheless stand very much at the mercy of our neighbours in so far as our outward haps are concerned.... read more

Arno Clemens Gaebelein

Arno Gaebelein's Annotated Bible - Ecclesiastes 3:1-22

2. Further Results of the Search CHAPTER 3 1. The times of man under the sun (Ecclesiastes 3:1-11 ) 2. When then is the good? (Ecclesiastes 3:12-15 ) 3. Concerning judgment and the future (Ecclesiastes 3:16-22 ) Ecclesiastes 3:1-11 . There is a time for everything. Twenty-eight “times” are mentioned, beginning with the time of birth and ending with the time for peace. Everything has a fixed time: Life-death; seeding-harvesting; killing-healing; breaking-down building-up;... read more

James Gray

James Gray's Concise Bible Commentary - Ecclesiastes 3:1-22

MAN’S TIMES (Ecclesiastes 3:1-11 ) These are orderly and seasonable, but bring no permanent profit, because man is still ignorant of God’s purpose in them all. He does not know how to fit his work into God’s work. The conclusion is in Ecclesiastes 3:12-15 . GOD’S TIME (Ecclesiastes 3:16-22 ) There is a suggestion in verse 17 that this is long. It will be a time, too, of judgment and manifestation (Ecclesiastes 3:17-18 ). Yet, and perhaps because of this, man’s death is not different from... read more

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Ecclesiastes 3:16

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Ecclesiastes 3:16

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Ecclesiastes 3:16

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Ecclesiastes 3:1-22

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Ecclesiastes 3:16

Expositor's Dictionary of Texts - Ecclesiastes 3:1-22

Expositor's Bible Commentary - Ecclesiastes 3:1-22

Expositor's Bible Commentary - Ecclesiastes 3:16-22

Arno Gaebelein's Annotated Bible - Ecclesiastes 3:1-22

James Gray's Concise Bible Commentary - Ecclesiastes 3:1-22

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