Cross References Man knoweth not his own end: but as fishes are taken with the hook, and as birds are caught with the snare, so men are taken in the evil time, when it shall suddenly come upon them. Luke 21:34 And take heed to yourselves, lest perhaps your hearts be overcharged with surfeiting and drunkenness and the cares of this life: and that day come upon you suddenly. Luke 21:35 For as a snare shall it come upon all that sit upon the face of the whole earth. Proverbs 7:23 Now, therefore, my son, hear me, and attend to the words of my mouth. Proverbs 29:6 A snare shall entangle the wicked man when he sinneth: and the just shall praise and rejoice. Ecclesiastes 3:19 Therefore the death of man, and of beasts is one, and the condition of them both is equal: as man dieth, so they also die: all things breathe alike, and man hath nothing more than beast: all things are subject to vanity. Ecclesiastes 8:7 Because he is ignorant of things past, and things to come he cannot know by any messenger. Ecclesiastes 9:13 This wisdom also I have seen under the sun, and it seemed to me to be very great: Isaiah 24:18 And it shall come to pass, that he that shall flee from the noise of the fear, shall fall into the pit: and he that shall rid himself out of the pit, shall be taken in the snare: for the flood-gates from on high are opened, and the foundations of the earth shall be shaken. Hosea 9:8 The watchman of Ephraim was with my God: the prophet is become a snare of ruin upon all his ways, madness is in the house of his God. Treasury of Scripture Knowledge Man knoweth not his own end: but as fishes are taken with the hook, and as birds are caught with the snare, so men are taken in the evil time, when it shall suddenly come upon them. man Ecclesiastes 8:5-7,11 He that keepeth the commandment, shall find no evil. The heart of a wiser man understandeth time and answer. . . . Luke 19:42-44 If thou also hadst known, and that in this thy day, the things that are to thy peace: but now they are hidden from thy eyes. . . . 2 Corinthians 6:2 For he saith: In an accepted time have I heard thee and in the day of salvation have I helped thee. Behold, now is the acceptable time: behold, now is the day of salvation. 1 Peter 2:12 Having your conversation good among the Gentiles: that whereas they speak against you as evildoers, they may, by the good works which they shall behold in you, glorify God in the day of visitation. as the fishes Proverbs 7:22,23 Till the arrow pierce his liver: as if a bird should make haste to the snare, and knoweth not that his life is in danger. . . . Habakkuk 1:14-17 And thou wilt make men as the fishes of the sea, and as the creeping things that have no ruler. . . . 2 Timothy 2:26 And they may recover themselves from the snares of the devil by whom they are held captive at his will. the sons Job 18:8-10 For he hath thrust his feet into a net, and walketh in its meshes. . . . Psalm 11:6 The Lord trieth the just and the wicked: but he that loveth iniquity, hateth his own soul. Psalm 73:18-20 But indeed for deceits thou hast put it to them: when they were lifted up thou hast cast them down. . . . Proverbs 6:15 Six things there are, which the Lord hateth, and the seventh his soul detesteth: Proverbs 29:6 A snare shall entangle the wicked man when he sinneth: and the just shall praise and rejoice. Isaiah 30:13 Therefore shall this iniquity be to you as a breach that falleth, and is found wanting in a high wall, for the destruction thereof shall come on a sudden, when it is not looked for. Luke 12:20,39 But God said to him: Thou fool, this night do they require thy soul of thee. And whose shall those things be which thou hast provided? . . . Luke 17:26-31 And as it came to pass in the days of Noe, so shall it be also in the days of the Son of man. . . . Luke 21:34-36 And take heed to yourselves, lest perhaps your hearts be overcharged with surfeiting and drunkenness and the cares of this life: and that day come upon you suddenly. . . . 1 Thessalonians 5:3 For when they shall say: Peace and security; then shall sudden destruction come upon them, as the pains upon her that is with child, and they shall not escape. 2 Peter 2:12 But these men, as irrational beasts, naturally tending to the snare and to destruction, blaspheming those things which they know not, shall perish in their corruption: Context Enjoy Your Portion in This Life…11I turned me to another thing, and I saw that under the sun, the race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, nor bread to the wise, nor riches to the learned, nor favour to the skilful: but time and chance in all. 12Man knoweth not his own end: but as fishes are taken with the hook, and as birds are caught with the snare, so men are taken in the evil time, when it shall suddenly come upon them. Lexicon Forכִּ֡י (kî) Conjunction Strong's Hebrew 3588: A relative conjunction surely גַּם֩ (gam) Conjunction Strong's Hebrew 1571: Assemblage, also, even, yea, though, both, and no לֹֽא־ (lō-) Adverb - Negative particle Strong's Hebrew 3808: Not, no man הָאָדָ֜ם (hā·’ā·ḏām) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 120: Ruddy, a human being knows יֵדַ֨ע (yê·ḏa‘) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 3045: To know his time: עִתּ֗וֹ (‘it·tōw) Noun - common singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 6256: Time, now, when Like fish כַּדָּגִים֙ (kad·dā·ḡîm) Preposition-k, Article | Noun - masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 1709: A fish caught שֶׁנֶּֽאֱחָזִים֙ (šen·ne·’ĕ·ḥā·zîm) Pronoun - relative | Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 270: To grasp, take hold, take possession in a cruel רָעָ֔ה (rā·‘āh) Adjective - feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 7451: Bad, evil net בִּמְצוֹדָ֣ה (bim·ṣō·w·ḏāh) Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 4686: A net, capture, a fastness or birds וְכַ֨צִּפֳּרִ֔ים (wə·ḵaṣ·ṣip·po·rîm) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-k, Article | Noun - common plural Strong's Hebrew 6833: A little bird trapped הָאֲחֻז֖וֹת (hā·’ă·ḥu·zō·wṯ) Article | Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - feminine plural Strong's Hebrew 270: To grasp, take hold, take possession in a snare, בַּפָּ֑ח (bap·pāḥ) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 6341: A, sheet, a spring net so men בְּנֵ֣י (bə·nê) Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's Hebrew 1121: A son are ensnared יֽוּקָשִׁים֙ (yū·qā·šîm) Verb - Pual - Participle - masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 3369: To lay a bait or lure in an evil רָעָ֔ה (rā·‘āh) Adjective - feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 7451: Bad, evil time לְעֵ֣ת (lə·‘êṯ) Preposition-l | Noun - common singular construct Strong's Hebrew 6256: Time, now, when that suddenly פִּתְאֹֽם׃ (piṯ·’ōm) Adverb Strong's Hebrew 6597: Suddenness, suddenly falls כְּשֶׁתִּפּ֥וֹל (kə·šet·tip·pō·wl) Preposition-k, Pronoun - relative | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 5307: To fall, lie upon them. עֲלֵיהֶ֖ם (‘ă·lê·hem) Preposition | third person masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 5921: Above, over, upon, against Additional Translations For surely no man knows his time: Like fish caught in a cruel net or birds trapped in a snare, so men are ensnared in an evil time that suddenly falls upon them.For man also knows not his time: as the fishes that are taken in an evil net, and as the birds that are caught in the snare; so are the sons of men snared in an evil time, when it falls suddenly on them. For man also knoweth not his time: as the fishes that are taken in an evil net, and as the birds that are caught in the snare, even so are the sons of men snared in an evil time, when it falleth suddenly upon them. For surely man also knows not his time: as fishes that are taken in an evil net, and as birds that are caught in a snare; even thus the sons of men are snared at an evil time, when it falls suddenly upon them. For man also knoweth not his time: as the fishes that are taken in an evil net, and as the birds that are taken with the snare, like them are the children of men snared in an evil time, when it falleth suddenly upon them. For man also knoweth not his time: as the fishes that are taken in an evil net, and as the birds that are caught in the snare, even so, are the sons of men snared in an evil time, when it falleth suddenly upon them. For man also knoweth not his time: as the fishes that are taken in an evil net, and as the birds that are caught in the snare; so are the sons of men snared in an evil time, when it falleth suddenly upon them. For man also doesn't know his time. As the fish that are taken in an evil net, and as the birds that are caught in the snare, even so are the sons of men snared in an evil time, when it falls suddenly on them. For even man knoweth not his time; as fish that are taken hold of by an evil net, and as birds that are taken hold of by a snare, like these are the sons of man snared at an evil time, when it falleth upon them suddenly. 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