Cross Reference ECCLESIASTES 6:3 IF A MAN BEGET AN HUNDRED CHILDREN AND LIVE MANY YEARS SO THAT THE DAYS OF HIS YEARS BE MANY AND HIS SOUL BE NOT FILLED WITH GOOD AND ALSO THAT HE HAVE NO BURIAL I SAY THAT AN UNTIMELY BIRTH IS BETTER THAN HE

{Ecclesiastes 6:3} If x518 a man 376 beget 3205 z8686 an hundred 3967 [children], and live 2421 z8799 many 7227 years, 8141 so that the days 3117 of his years 8141 be x7945 x1961 many, 7227 and his soul 5315 be not x3808 filled 7646 z8799 with x4480 good, 2896 and also x1571 [that] he have x1961 no x3808 burial; 6900 I say, 559 z8804 [that] an untimely birth 5309 [is] better 2896 than x4480 he.

a man:
"And he lifted upª °¹ his eyes,ª and sawª °¹ the womenª and the children;ª and said,ª ° Who¹ [are] thoseª with thee? And he said,ª ° The childrenª which¹ Godª hath graciously givenª °¹ thy servant.ª" {Gen 33:5} + "And Eliª blessedª °¹ Elkanahª and his wife,ª and said,ª ° The LORDª giveª ° thee seedª of¹ this¹ womanª for¹ the loanª which¹ is lentª ° to the LORD.ª And they wentª ° unto their own home.ª ... Andª the LORDª visitedª °¹ Hannah,ª so that she conceived,ª ° and bareª ° threeª sonsª and twoª daughters.ª And the childª Samuelª grewª ° beforeª the LORD.ª" {1Sm 2:20-21} + "And Ahabª had seventyª sonsª in Samaria.ª And Jehuª wroteª ° letters,ª and sentª ° to Samaria,ª unto¹ the rulersª of Jezreel,ª to the elders,ª and to¹ them that brought upª ° Ahab'sª [children], saying,ª °" {2Kg 10:1} + "And of all¹ ¹ my sons,ª (for¹ the LORDª hath givenª ° me manyª sons,)ª he hath chosenª ° Solomonª my sonª to sitª ° upon¹ the throneª of the kingdomª of the LORDª over¹ Israel.ª" {1Ch 28:5} + "And Rehoboamª lovedª °¹ Maachahª the daughterª of Absalomª above all¹ ¹ his wivesª and his concubines:ª (for¹ he tookª ° eighteenª ª wives,ª and threescoreª concubines;ª and begatª ° twentyª and eightª sons,ª and threescoreª daughters.)ª" {2Ch 11:21} + "And Hamanª toldª ° them of¹ the gloryª of his riches,ª and the multitudeª of his children,ª and all¹ [the things] wherein¹ the kingª had promotedª ° him, and how¹ he had advancedª ° him above¹ the princesª and servantsª of the king.ª" {Est 5:11} + "As arrowsª [are] in the handª of a mighty¹ man;² so¹ [are] childrenª of the youth.ª ... Happyª [is] the manª that¹ hath¹ his quiverª fullª ° of¹ them: they shall not¹ be ashamed,ª ° but¹ they shall speakª ° with¹ the enemiesª ° in the gate.ª" {Psa 127:4-5} + "Children'sª childrenª [are] the crownª of old men;ª and the gloryª of childrenª [are] their fathers.ª" {Prv 17:6}

so:
"All¹ his daysª also¹ he eatethª ° in darkness,ª and [he hath] muchª ° sorrowª ° and wrathª with his sickness.ª ... Every¹ manª also¹ to whom¹ Godª hath givenª ° richesª and wealth,ª and hath given him powerª ° to eatª ° thereof,¹ and to takeª °¹ his portion,ª and to rejoiceª ° in his labour;ª thisª [is] the giftª of God.ª" {Ecc 5:17-19} + "And Jacobª saidª ° unto¹ Pharaoh,ª The daysª of the yearsª of my pilgrimageª [are] an hundredª and thirtyª years:ª fewª and evilª have the daysª of the yearsª of my lifeª been,¹ and have not¹ attained² ° unto¹ ¹ the daysª of the yearsª of the lifeª of my fathersª in the daysª of their pilgrimage.ª" {Gen 47:9}

and also:
"And they went² °¹ to buryª ° her: but they foundª ° no more¹ of her thanª ¹ the skull,ª and the feet,ª and the palmsª of [her] hands.ª" {2Kg 9:35} + "So they hangedª °¹ Hamanª on¹ the gallowsª that¹ he had preparedª ° for Mordecai.ª Then was the king'sª wrathª pacified.ª °" {Est 7:10} + "And the kingª commandedª ° it so¹ to be done:ª ° and the decreeª was givenª ° at Shushan;ª and they hangedª ° Haman'sª tenª sons.ª ... For the Jewsª that¹ [were] in Shushanª gathered themselves togetherª ° on the fourteenthª ª dayª also¹ of the monthª Adar,ª and slewª ° threeª hundredª menª at Shushan;ª but on the preyª they laidª ° not¹ ¹ their hand.ª" {Est 9:14-15} + "But thou¹ art cast¹ out² ° of thy graveª ¹ like an abominableª ° branch,ª [and as] the raimentª of those that are slain,ª ° thrust throughª ° with a sword,ª that go downª ° to¹ the stonesª of the pit;ª as a carcaseª trodden under feet.ª ° ... Thou shalt not¹ be joinedª ° with¹ them in burial,ª because¹ thou hast destroyedª ° thy land,ª [and] slainª ° thy people:ª the seedª of evildoersª ° shall neverª ¹ be renowned.ª °" {Isa 14:19-20} + "He shall be buriedª ° with the burialª of an ass,ª drawnª ° and cast forthª ° beyondª ¹ the gatesª of Jerusalem.ª" {Jer 22:19} + "Therefore¹ thus¹ saithª ° the LORDª of¹ Jehoiakimª kingª of Judah;ª He shall have¹ none¹ to sitª ° upon¹ the throneª of David:ª and his dead bodyª shall be¹ cast outª ° in the dayª to the heat,ª and in the nightª to the frost.ª" {Jer 36:30}

that an:
"Yea, betterª [is he] than bothª ¹ they,¹ which¹ hath not¹ yetª been,¹ who¹ hath not¹ seenª °¹ the evilª workª that¹ is doneª ° under¹ the sun.ª" {Ecc 4:3} + "Or¹ as an hiddenª ° untimely birthª I had not¹ been;¹ as infantsª [which] never¹ sawª ° light.ª" {Job 3:16} + "As¹ a snailª [which] melteth,ª let [every one of them] pass away:ª ° [like] the untimely birthª of a woman,ª [that] they may not¹ seeª ° the sun.ª" {Psa 58:8} + "² The¹ Sonª of manª goethª ° asª it¹ is writtenª ° ofª him:ª butª woeª unto thatª manª byª whomª the¹ Sonª of manª is betrayed!ª ° it had beenª ° goodª for¹ thatª man² ¹ ifª he² had² ° notª been born.ª °" {Mtt 26:24}

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