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Ecclesiastes 10:7

I have seen servants upon horses, and princes walking as servants upon the earth.

KJV

Vidi servos in equis, et principes ambulantes super terram quasi servos.

Vulgate

ἴδον δούλους ἐφ’ ἵππους καὶ ἄρχοντας πορευομένους ὡς δούλους ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς.

LXX

I have seen servants upon horses, and princes walking like servants upon the earth.

ASV

רָאִ֥יתִי עֲבָדִ֖ים עַל סוּסִ֑ים וְ/שָׂרִ֛ים הֹלְכִ֥ים כַּ/עֲבָדִ֖ים עַל הָ/אָֽרֶץ

Hebrew

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In the original Hebrew

7 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

אֶ֣רֶץ
'rts
noun · 2484×
הוֹלֵ֣ךְ
hvlk
verb · 507×
יַּ֣רְא
yr'
verb · 1312×
ךָ
k
noun · 791×
סוּסִ֖ים
svsym
noun · 141×
עַל
'l
noun · 5732×
שָׂרֵ֣י
shry
noun · 420×

Historic Christian voices

2 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • Esth 6:8 — Let the royal apparel be brought which the king useth to wear, and the horse that the king rideth upon, and the crown royal which is set upon his head:
  • Prov 19:10 — Delight is not seemly for a fool; much less for a servant to have rule over princes.
  • Prov 30:22 — For a servant when he reigneth; and a fool when he is filled with meat;
  • Prov 30:22 — For a servant when he reigneth; and a fool when he is filled with meat;