Ecclesiastes 8:8 Cross References - Rotherham

⁸ No man, hath power over the spirit, to retain the spirit, and, none, hath power over the day of death, and there is no furlough in war,––neither shall lawlessness deliver them who are given thereto.

¹ When thou shalt go out to wage war against thine enemy, and shalt see the horses and chariots of a people more in number than thou, thou shalt not be afraid of them,––for, Yahweh thy God, is with thee, who brought thee up out of the land of Egypt. ² And it shall be, when ye are coming nigh unto the battle, that the priest shall approach and speak unto the people; ³ and shall say unto them,––Hear, O Israel, ye are coming near, today, unto battle, against your enemies,––let not your heart faint, do not fear, nor start, nor quake, because of them. ⁴ For, Yahweh your God, is he that is going with you,––to fight for you against your enemies, to save you. ⁵ Then shall the officers speak unto the people, saying, Who is the man that hath built a new house, and hath not dedicated it? let him go, and return unto his house,––lest he die in the battle, and, another man, dedicate it. ⁶ And who is the man that hath planted a vineyard, and hath not thrown it open? let him go, and return unto his house,––lest he die in the battle, and, another man, throw it open. ⁷ And who is the man that hath betrothed a wife, and hath not taken her? let him go, and return unto his house,––lest he die in the battle, and, another man, take her. ⁸ Then shall the officers further speak unto the people, and say––Who is the man that is fearful and faint–hearted? let him go, and return unto his house,––lest his brethren’s heart melt as well as his heart.

¹⁴ For, when we, die, we become as water poured on the ground, which cannot be gathered up again,––therefore doth God not take away the life, but deviseth plans so as not to thrust out from him, a fugitive.

¹⁵ And they followed them as far as the Jordan, and lo! all the way, was full of garments, and utensils, which the Syrians had cast away in their fright,––and the messengers returned, and told the king.

⁵ If determined am his days, the number of his months, is with thee, Fixed times for him, thou hast appointed and he cannot go beyond.

¹⁴ If he should set against him his heart, His spirit and his inspiration, unto himself he should withdraw.

¹⁷ The lawless, shall return, to hades, all nations forgetful of God.

⁶ As for them who are trusting in their wealth,––And, in the abundance of their riches, do boast themselves, ⁷ A brother, can none of them, redeem, he cannot give unto God a ransom for himself: ⁸ So costly, is the redemption of their soul, That it faileth unto times age–abiding; ⁹ That he should, yet, live on, continually, Should not see corruption.

⁵ GOD also, will break thee down utterly, He will snatch thee up and tear thee away tentless, And uproot thee, out of the land of the living. [Selah.]
⁶ The righteous shall both see and fear, And, over him, shall laugh: ⁷ Lo! the man who made not God his refuge,––But trusted in the abundance of his riches, Emboldened himself in his wealth!

¹⁸ Surely, in slippery places, dost thou set them,––Thou hast suffered them to fall into places of danger. ¹⁹ How have they become desolate, as in a moment! They have ceased––come to an end, by reason of calamities. ²⁰ As the dream of him that waketh, O my Lord! when rousing thyself up, their shadowy being, wilt thou despise.
²¹ But my heart had grown embittered, And, in my reins, had I received wounds; ²² But, I, was brutish, and could not perceive, Like the beasts, had I become before thee. ²³ Nevertheless, I, am continually before thee, Thou hast taken hold of my right hand; ²⁴ By thy counsel, wilt thou guide me, And, afterwards, unto glory, wilt thou take me. ²⁵ Whom have I in the heavens? And, compared with thee, there is nothing I desire on earth. ²⁶ Failed have my flesh and my heart, The rock of my heart––and my portion, is God unto times age–abiding. ²⁷ For lo! they who are far from thee, shall perish, Thou hast put an end to every one who wandered unchastely from thee. ²⁸ But, as for me, the drawing near of God, is my blessedness,––I have made, of My Lord Yahweh, my refuge,––That I may recount all thy works.

⁴⁸ Who is the man that shall live, and not see death? That can deliver his soul from the hand of hades. [Selah.]

³² By his own wickedness, shall the lawless man, be thrust down, but the righteous, seeketh refuge in his integrity.

²¹ Who knoweth the spirit of the sons of men, whether it, ascendeth, above,––or the spirit of the beast, whether it, descendeth, below, to the earth?

¹⁵ Because ye have said––We have solemnised a covenant with death, And, with hades, have we effected a vision,––The overflowing scourge, when it sweepeth by, shall not reach unto us, For we have made lying, our refuge, And, in falsehood, have we hid ourselves.

¹⁸ So shall be wiped out your covenant with death, And, your vision with hades, not stand,––When, the overflowing scourge, sweepeth past, then shall ye be thereby beaten down:

⁴³ It is sown in dishonour, it is raised in glory, it is sown in weakness, it is raised in power,

⁴ For, although he was crucified through weakness, yet is he living through God’s power,––for, although, we, are weak in him, yet shall we live with him, through God’s power [unto us]––

²⁷ And, inasmuch as it is in store for men––once for all to die, but after this, judgment,