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NASB | Ecclesiastes 8:14 ¶ There is futility which is done on the earth, that is, there are righteous men to whom it happens according to the deeds of the wicked. On the other hand, there are evil men to whom it happens according to the deeds of the righteous. I say that this too is futility. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Ecclesiastes 8:14 ¶ There is a meaningless and futile thing which is done on the earth: that is, there are righteous men whose gain is as though they were evil, and evil men whose gain is as though they were righteous. I say that this too is futility (meaningless, vain). |
Bible Question (short): Sheol Hell or World of the Dead? |
Question (full): According to the writer of Ecclesiastes there are many futilities on the earth. One of them is that righteous deeds are done to the wicked deeds are done to the righteous. In chapter 9 the writer of Ecclesisastes goes on to say that men are in the hand of God. Then he says that there is no planning, or knowledge, or wisdom in Sheol where men are going. My question is what did the writer of Ecclesiastes consider Sheol to be; a place for both the wicked and the righteous, or just for the wicked? Psalm 9:17 The wicked will return to Sheol, even all the nations who forget God. Some of the other references have both the wicked and the righteous going to the same place. The word for Sheol means a couple of things besides just these two; a hell and death. Psalm 88:3, Psalm 139:8 - instances where Sheol was talked about as a place a righteous man would go? Isaiah 38:18, Hosea 13:14 - instances where Sheol and death are two different words, world of the dead and death? How can we tell what Solomon meant; world of the dead, hell, pit? Just a worthless son. blessings abound, bowler |