Ecclesiastes 3:10 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“I have seen the travail, which God hath given to the sons of men to be exercised in it.”

Ecclesiastes 3:10 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Ecclesiastes 3:10 in 6 Bible Translations

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Ecclesiastes 3:10 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“I have seen the burden which God has given to the sons of men to be afflicted with.”

Ecclesiastes 3:10 — World English Bible

Ecclesiastes 3:10 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“I have seen the travail which God hath given to the sons of men to be exercised therewith.”

Ecclesiastes 3:10 — American Standard Version

Ecclesiastes 3:10 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“I have seen the travail that God hath given to the sons of man to be humbled by it.”

Ecclesiastes 3:10 — Young's Literal Translation

Ecclesiastes 3:10 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“I have seen the travail that God hath given to the sons of men to toil in.”

Ecclesiastes 3:10 — Darby Translation

Ecclesiastes 3:10 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“I haue seene the trauaile that God hath giuen to ye sonnes of men to humble them thereby.”

Ecclesiastes 3:10 — Geneva Bible

Ecclesiastes 3:10 in Context — Ecclesiastes 3

8 un temps pour aimer, et un temps pour haïr; un temps pour la guerre, et un temps pour la paix.

9 Quel avantage celui qui travaille retire-t-il de sa peine?

10 J’ai vu à quelle occupation Dieu soumet les fils de l’homme.

11 Il fait toute chose bonne en son temps; même il a mis dans leur cœur la pensée de l’éternité, bien que l’homme ne puisse pas saisir l’œuvre que Dieu fait, du commencement jusqu’à la fin.

12 J’ai reconnu qu’il n’y a de bonheur pour eux qu’à se réjouir et à se donner du bien-être pendant leur vie;

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What Does Ecclesiastes 3:10 Mean?

Ecclesiastes 3:10 is a verse from the Book of Ecclesiastes, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Ecclesiastes chapter 3. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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