Ecclesiastes 11

Cast Your Bread Upon the Waters

1 Cast thy bread upon the waters: for thou shalt find it after many days. Parallel theme: Ecclesiastes 11:6, Proverbs 19:17, 22:9, Isaiah 32:8, 32:20, Matthew 10:42, 25:40, Luke 14:14, 2 Corinthians 9:6, Hebrews 6:10 +5

2 Give a portion to seven, and also to eight; for thou knowest not what evil shall be upon the earth. Evil: Job 5:19, Ephesians 5:16. Parallel theme: Nehemiah 8:10, Psalms 112:9, Proverbs 6:16, Daniel 4:27, Matthew 5:42, 18:22, Luke 17:4, Hebrews 13:3 +5

3 If the clouds be full of rain, they empty themselves upon the earth: and if the tree fall toward the south, or toward the north, in the place where the tree falleth, there it shall be. Parallel theme: 1 Kings 18:45, Matthew 3:10, Luke 13:7, 1 John 3:17

4 He that observeth the wind shall not sow; and he that regardeth the clouds shall not reap. Parallel theme: Proverbs 3:27, 20:4, 22:13

5 As thou knowest not what is the way of the spirit, nor how the bones do grow in the womb of her that is with child: even so thou knowest not the works of GodGod: אֱלֹהִים (Elohim). The Hebrew Elohim (אֱלֹהִים) is a plural form denoting majesty and fullness of deity. Though grammatically plural, it takes singular verbs when referring to the one true God, suggesting the Trinity's plurality within unity. who maketh all. References God: Ecclesiastes 8:17, Psalms 40:5, Isaiah 40:28, Romans 11:33. Spirit: John 3:8. Parallel theme: Ecclesiastes 7:24, Job 5:9, 37:23, Psalms 92:5, 104:24 +5

6 In the morning sow thy seed, and in the evening withhold not thine hand: for thou knowest not whether shall prosper, either this or that, or whether they both shall be alike good. Parallel theme: Ecclesiastes 9:1, 9:10, Isaiah 55:10, Hosea 10:12, 2 Corinthians 9:6, 2 Timothy 4:2

Rejoice in Your Youth

7 Truly the light is sweet, and a pleasant thing it is for the eyes to behold the sun: Light: Job 33:28, 33:30, Psalms 56:13, Proverbs 15:30, 29:13. Parallel theme: Ecclesiastes 6:5, 7:11, Psalms 84:11, Matthew 5:45 +4

8 But if a man live many years, and rejoice in them all; yet let him remember the days of darkness; for they shall be many. All that cometh is vanity. Darkness: Jeremiah 13:16, Joel 2:2, John 12:35. Parallel theme: Ecclesiastes 6:11, 7:14, 8:12, 8:15, Deuteronomy 32:29, Jude 1:18 +4

9 Rejoice, O young man, in thy youth; and let thy heart cheer thee in the days of thy youth, and walk in the ways of thine heart, and in the sight of thine eyes: but know thou, that for all these things God will bring thee into judgmentJudgment: מִשְׁפָּט (Mishpat). The Hebrew mishpat (מִשְׁפָּט) means judgment or justice—God's righteous decisions and ordinances. God is the Judge of all the earth who 'shall do right' (Genesis 18:25), executing perfect justice.. Judgment: Ecclesiastes 3:17, 12:14, Romans 14:10, 2 Corinthians 5:10, Hebrews 9:27. Parallel theme: Ecclesiastes 2:10, 12:1, Job 31:7, Lamentations 3:27, Matthew 5:28 +5

10 Therefore remove sorrow from thy heart, and put away evil from thy flesh: for childhood and youth are vanity. Evil: Ecclesiastes 12:1. Parallel theme: Ecclesiastes 1:2, 1:14, Job 13:26, 20:11, Psalms 25:7, 39:5, 2 Corinthians 7:1, 2 Timothy 2:22 +4