Ecclesiastes 6:5
Cross References

He hath not seen the sun, nor known the distance of good and evil:

Ecclesiastes 6:4
For he came in vain, and goeth to darkness, and his name shall be wholly forgotten.

Ecclesiastes 6:6
Although he lived two thousand years, and hath not enjoyed good things: do not all make haste to one place?

Ecclesiastes 11:7
The light is sweet, and it is delightful for the eyes to see the sun.

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He hath not seen the sun, nor known the distance of good and evil:

this

Job 3:10-13 Because it shut not up the doors of the womb that bore me, nor took away evils from my eyes. . . .

Job 14:1 Man born of a woman, living for a short time, is filled with many miseries.

Psalm 58:8 Like wax that melteth they shall be taken away: fire hath fallen on them, and they shall not see the sun.

Psalm 90:7-9 For in thy wrath we have fainted away: and are troubled in thy indignation. . . .

Context
The Futility of Life
4For he came in vain, and goeth to darkness, and his name shall be wholly forgotten. 5He hath not seen the sun, nor known the distance of good and evil:6Although he lived two thousand years, and hath not enjoyed good things: do not all make haste to one place?…
Lexicon
[A stillborn child]
לָזֶ֖ה (lā·zeh)
Preposition-l | Pronoun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 2088: This, that

has more rest
נַ֥חַת (na·ḥaṯ)
Noun - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 5183: A descent, imposition, unfavorable, favorable, restfulness

than he—
מִזֶּֽה׃ (miz·zeh)
Preposition-m | Pronoun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 2088: This, that

though
גַּם־ (gam-)
Conjunction
Strong's Hebrew 1571: Assemblage, also, even, yea, though, both, and

never
לֹא־ (lō-)
Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's Hebrew 3808: Not, no

seeing
רָאָ֖ה (rā·’āh)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7200: To see

the sun
שֶׁ֥מֶשׁ (še·meš)
Noun - common singular
Strong's Hebrew 8121: The sun, the east, a ray, a notched battlement

or
וְלֹ֣א (wə·lō)
Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's Hebrew 3808: Not, no

knowing anything—
יָדָ֑ע (yā·ḏā‘)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3045: To know


Additional Translations
A stillborn child has more rest than he—though never seeing the sun or knowing anything—Moreover he has not seen the sun, nor known any thing: this has more rest than the other.

moreover it hath not seen the sun nor known it; this hath rest rather than the other:

Moreover he has not seen the sun, nor known rest: there is no more rest to this one than another.

moreover it hath not seen nor known the sun: this hath rest rather than the other.

moreover it hath not seen the sun nor known it; this hath rest rather than the other:

Moreover he hath not seen the sun, nor known any thing: this hath more rest than the other.

Moreover it has not seen the sun nor known it. This has rest rather than the other.

Even the sun he hath not seen nor known, more rest hath this than that.
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