Ecclesiastes 8:9 Cross References - ISV

9 I observed all this, and carefully considered everything that is undertaken on earth, especially the time when someone dominates another to his detriment.

Exodus 14:5-9

5 When the king of Egypt was told that the people had fled, the minds of Pharaoh and his officials changed toward the people, and they said, “What have we done in releasing Israel from serving us?” 6 So Pharaoh had his chariot prepared and took his troops with him.
7 He took 600 of the best chariots, and all the other chariots of Egypt with officers in charge of each one. 8 The LORD made the heart of Pharaoh, king of Egypt, stubborn, and he defiantly pursued the Israelis as they were leaving. 9 The Egyptians pursued them—all the chariot-horses of Pharaoh, along with his horsemen and army—and they overtook them camped by the sea, near Pi-hahiroth, in front of Baal Zephon.

Exodus 14:28

28 The water returned, covering the chariots and the horsemen of Pharaoh’s entire army that had pursued the Israelis into the sea. Not a single one of them remained.

Deuteronomy 2:30

30 But King Sihon of Heshbon did not allow us to pass through, because the LORD your God had hardened his spirit and made him arrogant, in order to deliver him into your control today.

2 Kings 14:10-12

10 You just defeated Edom and you’re arrogant. Bask in your victory and stay home. Why incite trouble so that you—yes, you!—fall, along with Judah with you?”
11 But Amaziah refused to listen. So Israel’s king Jehoash and Judah’s king Amaziah faced each other at Beth-shemesh, which is part of Judah. 12 Judah was defeated by Israel, and everybody fled to their own tents.

2 Kings 25:7

7 They executed Zedekiah’s sons in his presence, blinded Zedekiah, bound him with bronze chains, and transported him to Babylon.

Ecclesiastes 1:14

14 I observed every activity done on earth. My conclusion: all of it is pointless—like chasing after the wind.

Ecclesiastes 3:10

10 I have observed the burdens placed by God on human beings in order to perfect them.

Ecclesiastes 4:7-8

7 On Aloneness and CompanionshipThen I turned to re-examine something else that is pointless on earth: 8 Consider someone who is alone, having neither son nor brother. There is no end to all of his work, and he is never satisfied with wealth. “So for whom do I work,” he asks, “and deprive myself of pleasure?” This, too, is pointless and a terrible tragedy.

Ecclesiastes 5:8

8 The Use and Abuse of WealthDon’t be surprised when you see the poor oppressed and the violent perverting both justice and verdicts in a province, for one high official watches another, and there are ones higher still over them.

Ecclesiastes 5:13

13 I have observed a painful tragedy on earth: Wealth hoarded by its owner harms him,

Ecclesiastes 7:25

25 I committed myself to understand, to learn, to search for wisdom and explanations, and to understand both the evil that is foolishness and the stupidity that is delusion.

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