Treasury of Scripture Knowledge All the days of his life he eateth in darkness, and in many cares, and in misery, and sorrow. he eateth Genesis 3:17 And to Adam he said: Because thou hast hearkened to the voice of thy wife, and hast eaten of the tree, whereof I commanded thee, that thou shouldst not eat, cursed is the earth in thy work: with labour and toil shalt thou eat thereof all the days of thy life. 1 Kings 17:12 And she answered: As the Lord thy God liveth, I have no bread, but only a handful of meal in a pot, and a little oil in a cruise: behold I am gathering two sticks, that I may go in and dress it, for me and my son, that we may eat it and die. Job 21:25 But another dieth in bitterness of soul without any riches: Psalm 78:33 And their days were consumed in vanity, and their years in haste. Psalm 102:9 For I did eat ashes like bread, and mingled my drink with weeping. Psalm 127:2 It is vain for you to rise before light, rise ye after you have sitten, you that eat the bread of sorrow. When he shall give sleep to his beloved, Ezekiel 4:16,17 And he said to me: Son of man: Behold, I will break in pieces the staff of bread in Jerusalem: and they shall eat bread by weight, and with care: and they shall drink water by measure, and in distress. . . . much 2 Kings 1:2,6 And Ochozias fell through the lattices of his upper chamber, which he had in Samaria, and was sick: and he sent messengers, saying to them: Go, consult Beelzebub, the god of Accaron, whether I shall recover of this my illness. . . . 2 Kings 5:27 But the leprosy of Naaman, shall also stick to thee, and to thy seed for ever. And he went out from him a leper, as white as snow. 2 Chronicles 16:10-12 And Asa was angry with the seer, and commanded him to be put in prison: for he was greatly enraged because of this thing: and he put to death many of the people at that time. . . . 2 Chronicles 24:24,25 And whereas there came a very small number of the Syrians, the Lord delivered into their hands an infinite multitude, because they had forsaken the Lord the God of their fathers: and on Joas they executed shameful judgments. . . . Psalm 90:7-11 For in thy wrath we have fainted away: and are troubled in thy indignation. . . . Proverbs 1:27-29 Then shall they call upon me, and I will not hear: they shall rise in the morning, and shall not find me: . . . Acts 12:23 And forthwith an angel of the Lord struck him, because he had not given the honour to God: and, being eaten up by worms, he gave up the ghost. 1 Corinthians 11:30-32 Therefore are there many infirm and weak among you: and many sleep. . . . Context The Futility of Wealth…16A most deplorable evil: as he came, so shall he return. What then doth it profit him that he hath laboured for the wind? 17All the days of his life he eateth in darkness, and in many cares, and in misery, and sorrow.18This therefore hath seemed good to me, that a man should eat and drink, and enjoy the fruit of his labour, wherewith he hath laboured under the sun, all the days of his life, which God hath given him: and this is his portion.… Cross References Psalm 39:6 Surely man passeth as an image: yea, and he is disquieted in vain. He storeth up: and he knoweth not for whom he shall gather these things. Psalm 127:2 It is vain for you to rise before light, rise ye after you have sitten, you that eat the bread of sorrow. When he shall give sleep to his beloved, Ecclesiastes 2:23 All his days are full of sorrows and miseries, even in the night he doth not rest in mind: and is not this vanity? Lexicon Moreover,גַּ֥ם (gam) Conjunction Strong's Hebrew 1571: Assemblage, also, even, yea, though, both, and all כָּל־ (kāl-) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's Hebrew 3605: The whole, all, any, every his days יָמָ֖יו (yā·māw) Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 3117: A day he eats יֹאכֵ֑ל (yō·ḵêl) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 398: To eat in darkness, בַּחֹ֣שֶׁךְ (ba·ḥō·šeḵ) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 2822: The dark, darkness, misery, destruction, death, ignorance, sorrow, wickedness with much הַרְבֵּ֖ה (har·bêh) Verb - Hifil - Infinitive absolute Strong's Hebrew 7235: To be or become much, many or great sorrow, וְכָעַ֥ס (wə·ḵā·‘as) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 3708: Vexation, anger sickness, וְחָלְי֥וֹ (wə·ḥā·lə·yōw) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 2483: Malady, anxiety, calamity and anger. וָקָֽצֶף׃ (wā·qā·ṣep̄) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 7110: A splinter, rage, strife Additional Translations Moreover, all his days he eats in darkness, with much sorrow, sickness, and anger.All his days also he eats in darkness, and he has much sorrow and wrath with his sickness. All his days also he eateth in darkness, and he is sore vexed, and hath sickness and wrath. Yea, all his days are in darkness, and in mourning, and much sorrow, and infirmity, and wrath. All his days also he eateth in darkness, and hath much vexation, and sickness, and irritation. All his days also he eateth in darkness, and he is sore vexed and hath sickness and wrath. All his days also he eateth in darkness, and he hath much sorrow and wrath with his sickness. All his days he also eats in darkness, he is frustrated, and has sickness and wrath. Also all his days in darkness he consumeth, and sadness, and wrath, and sickness abound. 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