Ecclesiastes 11:2 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“Give a portion to seven, and also to eight; for thou knowest not what evil shall be upon the earth.”

Ecclesiastes 11:2 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Ecclesiastes 11:2 in 6 Bible Translations

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Ecclesiastes 11:2 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“Give a portion to seven, yes, even to eight; for you don’t know what evil will be on the earth.”

Ecclesiastes 11:2 — World English Bible

Ecclesiastes 11:2 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“Give a portion to seven, yea, even unto eight; for thou knowest not what evil shall be upon the earth.”

Ecclesiastes 11:2 — American Standard Version

Ecclesiastes 11:2 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“Give a portion to seven, and even to eight, For thou knowest not what evil is on the earth.”

Ecclesiastes 11:2 — Young's Literal Translation

Ecclesiastes 11:2 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“Give a portion to seven, and also to eight; for thou knowest not what evil shall be upon the earth.”

Ecclesiastes 11:2 — Darby Translation

Ecclesiastes 11:2 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Giue a portion to seuen, and also to eight: for thou knowest not what euill shalbe vpon ye earth.”

Ecclesiastes 11:2 — Geneva Bible

Ecclesiastes 11:2 in Context — Ecclesiastes 11

1 ECHA tu pan sobre las aguas; que después de muchos días lo hallarás.

2 Reparte á siete, y aun á ocho: porque no sabes el mal que vendrá sobre la tierra.

3 Si las nubes fueren llenas de agua, sobre la tierra la derramarán: y si el árbol cayere al mediodía, ó al norte, al lugar que el árbol cayere, allí quedará.

4 El que al viento mira, no sembrará; y el que mira á las nubes, no segará.

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What Does Ecclesiastes 11:2 Mean?

Ecclesiastes 11:2 is a verse from the Book of Ecclesiastes, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Ecclesiastes chapter 11. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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