THEOSISEcclesiastes 3:13Meaning & Commentary from the Church Fathers
For every man that eateth and drinketh, and seeth good of his labour, this is the gift of God.
וְגַ֤ם כָּל־הָאָדָם֙ שֶׁיֹּאכַ֣ל וְשָׁתָ֔ה וְרָאָ֥ה ט֖וֹב בְּכָל־עֲמָל֑וֹ מַתַּ֥ת אֱלֹהִ֖ים הִֽיא׃
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Passages read together with this verse.
- Ps 128 (127):2
- Eccl 2:24Is it not better to eat and drink, and to shew his soul good things of his labours? and this is from the hand of God.
- Eccl 9:7Go then, and eat thy bread with joy, and drink thy wine with gladness: because thy works please God.
- Isa 65:21And they shall build houses, and inhabit them; and they shall plant vineyards, and eat the fruits of them.
- Isa 65:23My elect shall not labour in vain, nor bring forth in trouble; for they are the seed of the blessed of the Lord, and their posterity with them.
- Eccl 5:18And every man to whom God hath given riches, and substance, and hath given him power to eat thereof, and to enjoy his portion, and to rejoice of his labour: this is the gift of God.
- Eccl 5:20
- Deut 28:30Mayst thou take a wife, and another sleep with her. Mayst thou build a house, and not dwell therein. Mayest thou plant a vineyard and not gather the vintage thereof.