Ecclesiastes 9:11
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11 I have seen something else under the sun:
Jeremiah 9:23
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23 This is what the Lord says:
Proverbs 21:30-31
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31 The horse is made ready for the day of battle,
but victory rests with the Lord.(C)
Lamentations 3:37-38
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Job 5:11-14
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11 The lowly he sets on high,(A)
and those who mourn(B) are lifted(C) to safety.
12 He thwarts the plans(D) of the crafty,
so that their hands achieve no success.(E)
13 He catches the wise(F) in their craftiness,(G)
and the schemes of the wily are swept away.(H)
14 Darkness(I) comes upon them in the daytime;
at noon they grope as in the night.(J)
Ecclesiastes 3:17
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17 I said to myself,
Amos 2:14-16
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14 The swift will not escape,(A)
the strong(B) will not muster their strength,
and the warrior will not save his life.(C)
15 The archer(D) will not stand his ground,
the fleet-footed soldier will not get away,
and the horseman(E) will not save his life.(F)
16 Even the bravest warriors(G)
will flee naked on that day,”
declares the Lord.
Ecclesiastes 3:14
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14 I know that everything God does will endure forever; nothing can be added to it and nothing taken from it. God does it so that people will fear him.(A)
2 Chronicles 20:15
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15 He said: “Listen, King Jehoshaphat and all who live in Judah and Jerusalem! This is what the Lord says to you: ‘Do not be afraid or discouraged(A) because of this vast army. For the battle(B) is not yours, but God’s.
Ephesians 1:11
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11 In him we were also chosen,[a] having been predestined(A) according to the plan of him who works out everything in conformity with the purpose(B) of his will,
Footnotes
- Ephesians 1:11 Or were made heirs
Ecclesiastes 2:14-15
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14 The wise have eyes in their heads,
while the fool walks in the darkness;
but I came to realize
that the same fate overtakes them both.(A)
15 Then I said to myself,
“The fate of the fool will overtake me also.
What then do I gain by being wise?”(B)
I said to myself,
“This too is meaningless.”
Deuteronomy 8:18
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18 But remember the Lord your God, for it is he who gives you the ability to produce wealth,(A) and so confirms his covenant, which he swore to your ancestors, as it is today.
Ecclesiastes 7:13
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Ecclesiastes 4:4
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4 And I saw that all toil and all achievement spring from one person’s envy of another. This too is meaningless, a chasing after the wind.(A)
Jeremiah 46:6
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Ecclesiastes 4:1
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Oppression, Toil, Friendlessness
4 Again I looked and saw all the oppression(A) that was taking place under the sun:
I saw the tears of the oppressed—
and they have no comforter;
power was on the side of their oppressors—
and they have no comforter.(B)
Ecclesiastes 2:12
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Wisdom and Folly Are Meaningless
Psalm 73:6-7
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Footnotes
- Psalm 73:7 Syriac (see also Septuagint); Hebrew Their eyes bulge with fat
Psalm 33:16-17
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Job 34:29
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1 Samuel 2:3-10
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3 “Do not keep talking so proudly
or let your mouth speak such arrogance,(A)
for the Lord is a God who knows,(B)
and by him deeds(C) are weighed.(D)
4 “The bows of the warriors are broken,(E)
but those who stumbled are armed with strength.(F)
5 Those who were full hire themselves out for food,
but those who were hungry(G) are hungry no more.
She who was barren(H) has borne seven children,
but she who has had many sons pines away.
6 “The Lord brings death and makes alive;(I)
he brings down to the grave and raises up.(J)
7 The Lord sends poverty and wealth;(K)
he humbles and he exalts.(L)
8 He raises(M) the poor(N) from the dust(O)
and lifts the needy(P) from the ash heap;
he seats them with princes
and has them inherit a throne of honor.(Q)
“For the foundations(R) of the earth are the Lord’s;
on them he has set the world.
9 He will guard the feet(S) of his faithful servants,(T)
but the wicked will be silenced in the place of darkness.(U)
2 Samuel 17:23
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23 When Ahithophel saw that his advice(A) had not been followed, he saddled his donkey and set out for his house in his hometown. He put his house in order(B) and then hanged himself. So he died and was buried in his father’s tomb.
Malachi 3:18
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18 And you will again see the distinction between the righteous(A) and the wicked, between those who serve God and those who do not.(B)
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