Ecclesiastes 6:1

There is an evil which I have seen under the sun, and it is common among men:

King James Version

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Other Translations for Ecclesiastes 6:1

BSB

There is another evil I have seen under the sun, and it weighs heavily upon mankind:

AKJV

There is an evil which I have seen under the sun, and it is common among men:

CPDV

There is also another evil, which I have seen under the sun, and, indeed, it is frequent among men.

ERV

There is an evil which I have seen under the sun, and it is heavy upon men:

NHEB

There is an evil which I have seen under the sun, and it is heavy on men:

SMT

There is evil which I saw under the sun, and it is much upon man:

Word Study (Strong’s) for Ecclesiastes 6:1

ThereisH3426anevilH7451whichIhaveseenH7200VerbunderthesunH8121NounanditiscommonH7227amongmenH120Noun Masculine

Commentary for Ecclesiastes 6:1

Please note: this is not Scripture

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Barnes’ Notes Classic commentary from Albert Barnes Matthew Henry Commentary Classic commentary from Matthew Henry

Overview of Ecclesiastes 6:1

Summary

A widespread evil exists under the sun

Event

Identifying pervasive human problem

Estimated Time Period

c. 950 BC