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Ecclesiastes 9:2

All things come alike to all: there is one event to the righteous, and to the wicked; to the good and to the clean, and to the unclean; to him that sacrificeth, and to him that sacrificeth not: as is the good, so is the sinner; and he that sweareth, as he that feareth an oath.

KJV

Sed omnia in futurum servantur incerta, eo quod universa æque eveniant justo et impio, bono et malo, mundo et immundo, immolanti victimas et sacrificia contemnenti. Sicut bonus, sic et peccator ; ut perjurus, ita et ille qui verum dejerat.

Vulgate

συνάντημα ἓν τῷ δικαίῳ καὶ τῷ ἀσεβεῖ, τῷ ἀγαθῷ καὶ τῷ κακῷ, καὶ τῷ καθαρῷ καὶ τῷ ἀκαθάρτῳ, καὶ τῷ θυσιάζοντι καὶ τῷ μὴ θυσιάζοντι. ὡς ὁ ἀγαθός, ὣς ὁ ἁμαρτάνων, ὣς ὁ ὀμνύων καθὼς ὁ τὸν ὅρκον φοβούμενος.

LXX

All things come alike to all: there is one event to the righteous and to the wicked; to the good and to the clean and to the unclean; to him that sacrificeth and to him that sacrificeth not; as is the good, so is the sinner; and he that sweareth, as he that feareth an oath.

ASV

הַ/כֹּ֞ל כַּ/אֲשֶׁ֣ר לַ/כֹּ֗ל מִקְרֶ֨ה אֶחָ֜ד לַ/צַּדִּ֤יק וְ/לָ/רָשָׁע֙ לַ/טּוֹב֙ וְ/לַ/טָּה֣וֹר וְ/לַ/טָּמֵ֔א וְ/לַ/זֹּבֵ֔חַ וְ/לַ/אֲשֶׁ֖ר אֵינֶ֣/נּוּ זֹבֵ֑חַ כַּ/טּוֹב֙ כַּֽ/חֹטֶ֔א הַ/נִּשְׁבָּ֕ע כַּ/אֲשֶׁ֖ר שְׁבוּעָ֥ה יָרֵֽא

Hebrew

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In the original Hebrew

15 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

אֲשֶׁר
'shr
particle · 5461×
אֵ֥ין
'yn
noun · 787×
אֶחָ֖ד
'chd
adjective · 970×
הֶחֱטִ֖יא
hchty'
verb · 237×
ט֣וֹב
tvb
verb · 562×
טָה֑וֹר
thvr
adjective · 94×
טָמֵ֥א
tm'
adjective · 88×
כָּל
kl
noun · 5376×
מְזַבְּחִ֥ים
mzbchym
verb · 132×
מִקְרֶ֥ה
mqrh
noun · 10×
נִשְׁבַּ֥ע
nshb'
verb · 182×
צַדִּ֑יק
tsdyq
adjective · 199×
רְשָׁעִ֣ים
rsh'ym
adjective · 257×
שְׁבֻעַ֣ת
shb't
noun · 30×
תִּירָ֖א
tyr'
verb · 325×

Historic Christian voices

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

Can a man merit anything from God? Without grace, can anyone merit eternal life? May anyone with grace merit eternal life condignly? Is it chiefly through the instrumentality of charity that grace is the principle of merit? May a man merit the first grace for himself? May he merit it for someone else? Can anyone merit restoration after sin? Can he merit for himself an increase …

Cross-references

  • Eccl 2:14 — The wise man’s eyes are in his head; but the fool walketh in darkness: and I myself perceived also that one event happeneth to them all.
  • Eccl 2:26 — For God giveth to a man that is good in his sight wisdom, and knowledge, and joy: but to the sinner he giveth travail, to gather and to heap up, that he may give to him that is good before God. This a
  • Eccl 6:6 — Yea, though he live a thousand years twice told, yet hath he seen no good: do not all go to one place?
  • Eccl 7:2 — It is better to go to the house of mourning, than to go to the house of feasting: for that is the end of all men; and the living will lay it to his heart.
  • Eccl 7:18 — It is good that thou shouldest take hold of this; yea, also from this withdraw not thine hand: for he that feareth God shall come forth of them all.
  • Eccl 8:12 — Though a sinner do evil an hundred times, and his days be prolonged, yet surely I know that it shall be well with them that fear God, which fear before him:
  • Ezek 17:18 — Seeing he despised the oath by breaking the covenant, when, lo, he had given his hand, and hath done all these things, he shall not escape.
  • Ezek 21:3 — And say to the land of Israel, Thus saith the LORD; Behold, I am against thee, and will draw forth my sword out of his sheath, and will cut off from thee the righteous and the wicked.
  • Gen 24:3 — And I will make thee swear by the LORD, the God of heaven, and the God of the earth, that thou shalt not take a wife unto my son of the daughters of the Canaanites, among whom I dwell:
  • Gen 24:8 — And if the woman will not be willing to follow thee, then thou shalt be clear from this my oath: only bring not my son thither again.
  • Job 9:22 — This is one thing, therefore I said it, He destroyeth the perfect and the wicked.
  • Job 21:7 — Wherefore do the wicked live, become old, yea, are mighty in power?
  • Job 21:26 — They shall lie down alike in the dust, and the worms shall cover them.
  • Job 36:11 — If they obey and serve him, they shall spend their days in prosperity, and their years in pleasures.
  • Josh 2:17 — And the men said unto her, We will be blameless of this thine oath which thou hast made us swear.
  • Mal 3:5 — And I will come near to you to judgment; and I will be a swift witness against the sorcerers, and against the adulterers, and against false swearers, and against those that oppress the hireling in his
  • Mal 3:15 — And now we call the proud happy; yea, they that work wickedness are set up; yea, they that tempt God are even delivered.
  • Mal 3:18 — Then shall ye return, and discern between the righteous and the wicked, between him that serveth God and him that serveth him not.
  • Matt 5:34 — But I say unto you, Swear not at all; neither by heaven; for it is God’s throne:
  • Ps 73:3 — For I was envious at the foolish, when I saw the prosperity of the wicked.
  • Zech 5:3 — Then said he unto me, This is the curse that goeth forth over the face of the whole earth: for every one that stealeth shall be cut off as on this side according to it; and every one that sweareth sha