Ecclesiastes 9:4
¶ For to him that is joined to all the living there is hope: for a living dog is better than a dead lion.
¶ For to him that is ioyned to all the liuing, there is hope: for a liuing dogge is better then a dead Lion.
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- Job 14:7–12Rank 1 from verse 4
7For there is hope of a tree, if it be cut down, that it will sprout again, and that the tender branch thereof will not cease.
8Though the root thereof wax old in the earth, and the stock thereof die in the ground;
9Yet through the scent of water it will bud, and bring forth boughs like a plant.
10But man dieth, and wasteth away: yea, man giveth up the ghost, and where is he?
11As the waters fail from the sea, and the flood decayeth and drieth up:
12So man lieth down, and riseth not: till the heavens be no more, they shall not awake, nor be raised out of their sleep.
7For there is hope of a tree, if it be cut downe, that it will sprout againe, and that the tender branch thereof will not cease.
8Though the roote thereof waxe old in the earth, and the stocke thereof die in the ground:
9 Yet through the sent of water it will bud, and bring forth boughes like a plant.
10But man dyeth, and †wasteth away; yea, man giueth vp the ghost, and where is hee?
11 As the waters faile from the sea, and the floud decayeth and dryeth vp:
12So man lyeth downe, and riseth not, till the heauens be no more, they shall not awake; nor bee raised out of their sleepe.
- Isaiah 38:18Rank 2 from verse 4
- Luke 16:26–29Rank 3 from verse 4
26And beside all this, between us and you there is a great gulf fixed: so that they which would pass from hence to you cannot; neither can they pass to us, that would come from thence.
27Then he said, I pray thee therefore, father, that thou wouldest send him to my father’s house:
28For I have five brethren; that he may testify unto them, lest they also come into this place of torment.
29Abraham saith unto him, They have Moses and the prophets; let them hear them.
26And besides all this, betweene vs and you there is a great gulfe fixed, so that they which would passe from hence to you, cannot, neither can they passe to vs, that would come from thence.
27Then he said, I pray thee therefore father, that thou wouldest send him to my fathers house:
28For I haue fiue brethren, that he may testifie vnto them, lest they also come into this place of torment.
29Abraham saith vnto him, They haue Moses and the Prophets, let them heare them.
- Lamentations 3:21–22Rank 4 from verse 4
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Ecclesiastes 9:4
1. In behalf of or in the place of. 2. With respect to, concerning, or toward. 3. Because of or on account of. 4. During or throughout. 5. In order to obtain or reach. 6. As a conjunction, because or seeing that.
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Connected, fastened, united, associated, attached, adjoining, or brought together.
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Sense 1: Alive or having life. Sense 2: As a noun, one's means of support or possessions.
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1. Expectation, trust, reliance, or the good expected. 2. The person or ground on which expectation rests. 3. To expect, look for, trust, or rely upon.
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Sense 1: The animal that barks, laps, scavenges, and may attack. Sense 2: A term of contempt for a person regarded as low, despised, unclean, or hostile.
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Sense 1: More excellent, more fitting, or to a greater degree. Sense 2: To improve or make better.
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Sense 1: Without life; deprived of life. Sense 2: Lifeless, inactive, insensible, or separated from a former state by figure.
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Sense 1: A large, powerful wild cat. Sense 2: Figuratively, one fierce or strong.
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3This is an evil among all things that are done under the sun, that there is one event unto all: yea, also the heart of the sons of men is full of evil, and madness is in their heart while they live, and after that they go to the dead.
3This is an euill among all things that are done vnder the Sunne, that there is one euent vnto all: yea also the heart of the sonnes of men is full of euill, and madnesse is in their heart while they liue, and after that they goe to the dead.
4¶ For to him that is joined to all the living there is hope: for a living dog is better than a dead lion.
4¶ For to him that is ioyned to all the liuing, there is hope: for a liuing dogge is better then a dead Lion.
Selected passage5For the living know that they shall die: but the dead know not any thing, neither have they any more a reward; for the memory of them is forgotten.
5For the liuing know that they shall die: but the dead know not any thing, neither haue they any more a reward, for the memorie of them is forgotten.