Ecclesiastes 8:10

And so I saw the wicked buried, who had come and gone from the place of the holy, and they were forgotten in the city where they had so done: this is also vanity.

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Other Translations for Ecclesiastes 8:10

BSB
Then too, I saw the burial of the wicked who used to go in and out of the holy place, and they were praised in the city where they had done so. This too is futile.
AKJV
And so I saw the wicked buried, who had come and gone from the place of the holy, and they were forgotten in the city where they had so done: this is also vanity.
CPDV
I have seen the impious buried. These same, while they were still living, were in the holy place, and they were praised in the city as workers of justice. But this, too, is emptiness.
ERV
And withal I saw the wicked buried, and they came to the grave; and they that had done right went away from the holy place, and were forgotten in the city: this also is vanity.
NHEB
So I saw the wicked buried. Indeed they came also from holy place. They went and were praised in the city where they did this. This also is vanity.
SMT
And so then I saw the unjust buried, and they came and they will go from the holy place, and they will be forgotten in the city where they did thus: also this is vanity.

Commentary for Ecclesiastes 8:10

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Overview of Ecclesiastes 8:10
Summary
Wicked are buried and forgotten quickly
Place
City
Event
Witnessing wicked's burial and forgetting
Estimated Time Period
c. 300-200 BC
Category
Lament