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Ecclesiastes 8

Eccl. 8:8 KJV (With Strong’s)

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Thereg is no man
'adam (Hebrew #120)
ruddy i.e. a human being (an individual or the species, mankind, etc.)
KJV usage: X another, + hypocrite, + common sort, X low, man (mean, of low degree), person.
Pronounce: aw-dawm'
Origin: from 119
that hath power
shalliyt (Hebrew #7989)
potent; concretely, a prince or warrior
KJV usage: governor, mighty, that hath power, ruler.
Pronounce: shal-leet'
Origin: from 7980
over the spirit
ruwach (Hebrew #7307)
wind; by resemblance breath, i.e. a sensible (or even violent) exhalation; figuratively, life, anger, unsubstantiality; by extension, a region of the sky; by resemblance spirit, but only of a rational being (including its expression and functions)
KJV usage: air, anger, blast, breath, X cool, courage, mind, X quarter, X side, spirit((-ual)), tempest, X vain, ((whirl-))wind(-y).
Pronounce: roo'-akh
Origin: from 7306
to retain
kala' (Hebrew #3607)
to restrict, by act (hold back or in) or word (prohibit)
KJV usage: finish, forbid, keep (back), refrain, restrain, retain, shut up, be stayed, withhold.
Pronounce: kaw-law'
Origin: a primitive root
the spirit
ruwach (Hebrew #7307)
wind; by resemblance breath, i.e. a sensible (or even violent) exhalation; figuratively, life, anger, unsubstantiality; by extension, a region of the sky; by resemblance spirit, but only of a rational being (including its expression and functions)
KJV usage: air, anger, blast, breath, X cool, courage, mind, X quarter, X side, spirit((-ual)), tempest, X vain, ((whirl-))wind(-y).
Pronounce: roo'-akh
Origin: from 7306
; neither hath he power
shiltown (Hebrew #7983)
(Aramaic) from 7980; a potentate; --power.
Pronounce: shil-tone'
in the day
yowm (Hebrew #3117)
a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an associated term), (often used adverb)
KJV usage: age, + always, + chronicals, continually(-ance), daily, ((birth-), each, to) day, (now a, two) days (agone), + elder, X end, + evening, + (for) ever(-lasting, -more), X full, life, as (so) long as (... live), (even) now, + old, + outlived, + perpetually, presently, + remaineth, X required, season, X since, space, then, (process of) time, + as at other times, + in trouble, weather, (as) when, (a, the, within a) while (that), X whole (+ age), (full) year(-ly), + younger.
Pronounce: yome
Origin: from an unused root meaning to be hot
of death
maveth (Hebrew #4194)
death (natural or violent); concretely, the dead, their place or state (hades); figuratively, pestilence, ruin
KJV usage: (be) dead((-ly)), death, die(-d).
Pronounce: maw'-veth
Origin: from 4191
: and there is no πdischarge
mishlachath (Hebrew #4917)
a mission, i.e. (abstractly) and favorable) release, or (concretely and unfavorable) an army
KJV usage: discharge, sending.
Pronounce: mish-lakh'-ath
Origin: feminine of 4916
in that war
milchamah (Hebrew #4421)
a battle (i.e. the engagement); generally, war (i.e. warfare)
KJV usage: battle, fight(-ing), war((-rior)).
Pronounce: mil-khaw-maw'
Origin: from 3898 (in the sense of fighting)
; neither shall wickedness
resha` (Hebrew #7562)
a wrong (especially moral)
KJV usage: iniquity, wicked(-ness).
Pronounce: reh'-shah
Origin: from 7561
l deliver
malat (Hebrew #4422)
properly, to be smooth, i.e. (by implication) to escape (as if by slipperiness); causatively, to release or rescue; specifically, to bring forth young, emit sparks
KJV usage: deliver (self), escape, lay, leap out, let alone, let go, preserve, save, X speedily, X surely.
Pronounce: maw-lat'
Origin: a primitive root
those that are given
ba`al (Hebrew #1167)
a master; hence, a husband, or (figuratively) owner (often used with another noun in modifications of this latter sense)
KJV usage: + archer, + babbler, + bird, captain, chief man, + confederate, + have to do, + dreamer, those to whom it is due, + furious, those that are given to it, great, + hairy, he that hath it, have, + horseman, husband, lord, man, + married, master, person, + sworn, they of.
Pronounce: bah'-al
Origin: from 1166
to it.
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Psa. 49:7• 7None can by any means redeem his brother, nor give to God a ransom for him, (Psa. 49:7)
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or, casting of weapons.
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Psa. 73:18• 18Truly thou settest them in slippery places, thou castest them down in ruins. (Psa. 73:18)
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Ministry on This Verse

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is no.
Eccl. 3:21• 21Who knoweth the spirit of the children of men? Doth it go upwards? and the spirit of the beasts, doth it go downwards to the earth? (Eccl. 3:21)
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2 Sam. 14:14• 14For we must needs die, and are as water spilt on the ground, which cannot be gathered up again; and God has not taken away his life, but devises means that the banished one be not expelled from him. (2 Sam. 14:14)
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Job 14:5• 5If his days are determined, if the number of his months is with thee, and thou hast appointed his bounds which he must not pass, (Job 14:5)
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Job 34:14• 14If he only thought of himself, and gathered unto him his spirit and his breath, (Job 34:14)
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Psa. 49:6‑9• 6They depend upon their wealth, and boast themselves in the abundance of their riches. …
 7None can by any means redeem his brother, nor give to God a ransom for him,
 8(For the redemption of their soul is costly, and must be given up for ever,)
 9That he should still live perpetually, and not see corruption. (Psa. 49:6‑9)
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Psa. 89:48• 48What man liveth, and shall not see death? Shall he deliver his soul from the power of Sheol? Selah. (Psa. 89:48)
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Heb. 9:27• 27And forasmuch as it is the portion of men once to die, and after this judgment; (Heb. 9:27)
power.
1 Cor. 15:43• 43It is sown in dishonour, it is raised in glory. It is sown in weakness, it is raised in power. (1 Cor. 15:43)
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2 Cor. 13:4• 4for if indeed he has been crucified in weakness, yet he lives by God's power; for indeed *we* are weak in him, but we shall live with him by God's power towards you,) (2 Cor. 13:4)
discharge.
or, casting off weapons.
Deut. 20:1‑8• 1When thou goest out to war against thine enemies, and seest horses, and chariots, and a people more numerous than thou, thou shalt not fear them; for Jehovah thy God is with thee, who brought thee up out of the land of Egypt.
 2And it shall be, when ye approach unto the battle, that the priest shall draw near and speak unto the people,
 3and shall say unto them, Hear, Israel, ye are approaching this day unto battle against your enemies: let not your hearts faint, fear not, and do not tremble, neither be afraid of them;
 4for Jehovah your God is he that goeth with you, to fight for you against your enemies, to save you.
 5And the officers shall speak unto the people, saying, What man is there that hath built a new house, and hath not dedicated it? let him go and return unto his house, lest he die in the battle, and another man dedicate it.
 6And what man is there that hath planted a vineyard, and hath not eaten of it? let him go and return unto his house, lest he die in the battle, and another man eat of it.
 7And what man is there that hath betrothed a wife, and hath not taken her? let him go and return unto his house, lest he die in the battle, and another man take her.
 8And the officers shall speak further unto the people, and shall say, What man is there that is timid and faint-hearted? let him go and return unto his house, lest his brethren's heart melt as well as his heart. (Deut. 20:1‑8)
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2 Kings 7:15• 15And they went after them to the Jordan; and behold, all the way was full of garments and materials, which the Syrians had cast away in their haste. And the messengers returned and told the king. (2 Kings 7:15)
neither.
Psa. 9:17• 17The wicked shall be turned into Sheol, all the nations that forget God. (Psa. 9:17)
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Psa. 52:5‑7• 5*God shall likewise destroy thee for ever; he shall take thee away, and pluck thee out of thy tent, and root thee out of the land of the living. Selah.
 6The righteous also shall see, and fear, and shall laugh at him, saying,
 7Behold the man that made not God his strength, but put confidence in the abundance of his riches, and strengthened himself in his avarice. (Psa. 52:5‑7)
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Psa. 73:18‑28• 18Truly thou settest them in slippery places, thou castest them down in ruins.
 19How are they suddenly made desolate! they pass away, consumed with terrors.
 20As a dream, when one awaketh, wilt thou, Lord, on arising despise their image.
 21When my heart was in a ferment, and I was pricked in my reins,
 22Then I was brutish and knew nothing; I was as a beast with thee.
 23Nevertheless I am continually with thee: thou hast holden my right hand;
 24Thou wilt guide me by thy counsel, and after the glory, thou wilt receive me.
 25Whom have I in the heavens? and there is none upon earth I desire beside thee.
 26My flesh and my heart faileth: God is the rock of my heart and my portion for ever.
 27For behold, they that are far from thee shall perish; thou destroyest every one that goeth a whoring from thee.
 28But as for me, it is good for me to draw near to God: I have put my trust in the Lord Jehovah, that I may declare all thy works. (Psa. 73:18‑28)
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Prov. 14:32• 32The wicked is driven away by his evil-doing; but the righteous trusteth, even in his death. (Prov. 14:32)
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Isa. 28:15,18• 15For ye have said, We have made a covenant with death, and with Sheol have we made an agreement; when the overflowing scourge shall pass through, it shall not come unto us; for we have made lies our refuge, and under falsehood have we hid ourselves.
 18And your covenant with death shall be annulled, and your agreement with Sheol shall not stand; when the overflowing scourge shall pass through, ye shall be trodden down by it. (Isa. 28:15,18)
• This is most sure, that nothing is absolutely permanent here―the evil of a tyrant’s life any more than good. His power shall not release him from paying the debt of nature; it helps him not to retain his spirit. (“Ecclesiastes 8” by F.C. Jennings)

J. N. Darby Translation

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There is no man who hath control over the spirit to retain the spirit; and no one hath control over the day of death; and there is no discharge in that war, neither shall wickedness deliver those that are given to it.