Ecclesiastes 8:7 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“For he knoweth not that which shall be: for who can tell him when it shall be?”

Ecclesiastes 8:7 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Ecclesiastes 8:7 in 6 Bible Translations

Read Ecclesiastes 8:7 in the King James Version (KJV) and 5 other free, public-domain translations side by side.

Ecclesiastes 8:7 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“For he doesn’t know that which will be; for who can tell him how it will be?”

Ecclesiastes 8:7 — World English Bible

Ecclesiastes 8:7 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“for he knoweth not that which shall be; for who can tell him how it shall be?”

Ecclesiastes 8:7 — American Standard Version

Ecclesiastes 8:7 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“For he knoweth not that which shall be, for when it shall be who declareth to him?”

Ecclesiastes 8:7 — Young's Literal Translation

Ecclesiastes 8:7 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“for he knoweth not that which shall be; for who can tell him how it shall be?”

Ecclesiastes 8:7 — Darby Translation

Ecclesiastes 8:7 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“For he knoweth not that which shalbe: for who can tell him when it shalbe?”

Ecclesiastes 8:7 — Geneva Bible

Ecclesiastes 8:7 in Context — Ecclesiastes 8

5 El que guarda el mandamiento no experimentará mal; y el tiempo y el juicio conoce el corazón del sabio.

6 Porque para todo lo que quisieres hay tiempo y juicio; mas el trabajo del hombre es grande sobre él;

7 Porque no sabe lo que ha de ser; y el cuándo haya de ser, ¿quién se lo enseñará?

8 No hay hombre que tenga potestad sobre el espíritu para retener el espíritu, ni potestad sobre el día de la muerte: y no [valen] armas en [tal] guerra; ni la impiedad librará al que la posee.

9 Todo esto he visto, y puesto he mi corazón en todo lo que debajo del sol se hace: hay tiempo en que el hombre se enseñorea del hombre para mal suyo.

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What Does Ecclesiastes 8:7 Mean?

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