Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version Though it never saw the sun or knew anything, it has more rest than does that man— New Living Translation and he would never have seen the sun or known of its existence. Yet he would have had more peace than in growing up to be an unhappy man. English Standard Version Moreover, it has not seen the sun or known anything, yet it finds rest rather than he. Berean Standard Bible The child, though neither seeing the sun nor knowing anything, has more rest than that man, King James Bible Moreover he hath not seen the sun, nor known any thing: this hath more rest than the other. New King James Version Though it has not seen the sun or known anything, this has more rest than that man, New American Standard Bible It has not even seen the sun nor does it know it; yet it is better off than that man. NASB 1995 “It never sees the sun and it never knows anything; it is better off than he. NASB 1977 “It never sees the sun and it never knows anything; it is better off than he. Legacy Standard Bible Indeed, that one never sees the sun and never knows anything; that one has more rest than he. Amplified Bible It has not seen the sun nor had any knowledge; yet it has more rest and is better off than he. Christian Standard Bible Though a stillborn child does not see the sun and is not conscious, it has more rest than he. Holman Christian Standard Bible Though a stillborn child does not see the sun and is not conscious, it has more rest than he. American Standard Version moreover it hath not seen the sun nor known it; this hath rest rather than the other: English Revised Version moreover it hath not seen the sun nor known it; this hath rest rather than the other: GOD'S WORD® Translation Though it has never seen the sun or known anything, the baby finds more rest than the rich person. Good News Translation It never sees the light of day or knows what life is like, but at least it has found rest-- International Standard Version Furthermore, though they never saw the sun nor learned anything, they are more content than the other. Majority Standard Bible The child, though neither seeing the sun nor knowing anything, has more rest than that man, NET Bible though it never saw the light of day nor knew anything, yet it has more rest than that man-- New Heart English Bible Moreover it has not seen the sun nor known it. This has rest rather than the other. Webster's Bible Translation Moreover he hath not seen the sun, nor known any thing: this hath more rest than the other. World English Bible Moreover it has not seen the sun nor known it. This has rest rather than the other. Literal Translations Literal Standard Versioneven the sun he has not seen nor known, more rest has this than that. Young's Literal Translation Even the sun he hath not seen nor known, more rest hath this than that. Smith's Literal Translation Also he saw not the sun, and he knew not rest to this above this. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleHe hath not seen the sun, nor known the distance of good and evil: Catholic Public Domain Version He has not seen the sun, nor recognized the difference between good and evil. New American Bible though it has not seen the sun or known anything, yet the dead child has more peace. New Revised Standard Version moreover it has not seen the sun or known anything; yet it finds rest rather than he. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleMoreover he has not seen the sun, nor known anything, yet this one has more rest than the other. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated Also he does not see the sun and he knows no rest, one no more than the other OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917moreover it hath not seen the sun nor known it; this hath gratification rather than the other; Brenton Septuagint Translation Moreover he has not seen the sun, nor known rest: there is no more rest to this one than another. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context The Futility of Life…4For a stillborn child enters in futility and departs in darkness, and his name is shrouded in obscurity. 5The child, though neither seeing the sun nor knowing anything, has more rest than that man, 6even if he lives a thousand years twice over but fails to enjoy his prosperity. Do not all go to the same place?… Cross References Job 3:16 Or why was I not hidden like a stillborn child, like an infant who never sees daylight? Psalm 58:8 Like a slug that dissolves in its slime, like a woman’s stillborn child, may they never see the sun. Ecclesiastes 4:3 But better than both is he who has not yet existed, who has not seen the evil that is done under the sun. Job 10:18-19 Why then did You bring me from the womb? Oh, that I had died, and no eye had seen me! / If only I had never come to be, but had been carried from the womb to the grave. Jeremiah 20:14-18 Cursed be the day I was born! May the day my mother bore me never be blessed. / Cursed be the man who brought my father the news, saying, “A son is born to you,” bringing him great joy. / May that man be like the cities that the LORD overthrew without compassion. May he hear an outcry in the morning and a battle cry at noon, ... Matthew 26:24 The Son of Man will go just as it is written about Him, but woe to that man by whom He is betrayed. It would be better for him if he had not been born.” Job 14:1-2 “Man, who is born of woman, is short of days and full of trouble. / Like a flower, he comes forth, then withers away; like a fleeting shadow, he does not endure. Psalm 39:5-6 You, indeed, have made my days as handbreadths, and my lifetime as nothing before You. Truly each man at his best exists as but a breath. Selah / Surely every man goes about like a phantom; surely he bustles in vain; he heaps up riches not knowing who will haul them away. Psalm 90:9-10 For all our days decline in Your fury; we finish our years with a sigh. / The length of our days is seventy years—or eighty if we are strong—yet their pride is but labor and sorrow, for they quickly pass, and we fly away. Isaiah 38:11 I said, “I will never again see the LORD, even the LORD, in the land of the living; I will no longer look on mankind with those who dwell in this world. James 4:14 You do not even know what will happen tomorrow! What is your life? You are a mist that appears for a little while and then vanishes. Psalm 49:17-19 For when he dies, he will carry nothing away; his abundance will not follow him down. / Though in his lifetime he blesses his soul—and men praise you when you prosper— / he will join the generation of his fathers, who will never see the light of day. 1 Corinthians 15:19 If our hope in Christ is for this life alone, we are to be pitied more than all men. Philippians 1:21-23 For to me, to live is Christ, and to die is gain. / But if I go on living in the body, this will mean fruitful labor for me. So what shall I choose? I do not know. / I am torn between the two. I desire to depart and be with Christ, which is far better indeed. 2 Corinthians 5:1-4 For we know that if the earthly tent we live in is dismantled, we have a building from God, an eternal house in heaven, not built by human hands. / For in this tent we groan, longing to be clothed with our heavenly dwelling, / because when we are clothed, we will not be found naked. ... Treasury of Scripture Moreover he has not seen the sun, nor known any thing: this has more rest than the other. this Job 3:10-13 Because it shut not up the doors of my mother's womb, nor hid sorrow from mine eyes… Job 14:1 Man that is born of a woman is of few days, and full of trouble. Psalm 58:8 As a snail which melteth, let every one of them pass away: like the untimely birth of a woman, that they may not see the sun. Jump to Previous Better Finds Gratification Moreover Rather Rest SunJump to Next Better Finds Gratification Moreover Rather Rest SunEcclesiastes 6 1. the vanity of riches without use3. though a man have many children and a long life 7. the vanity of sight and wandering desires 10. The conclusion of vanities It has not seen the sun This phrase evokes the imagery of a life that has never been exposed to the light of day, symbolizing a state of non-existence or a life that has not experienced the joys and trials of earthly existence. In the Hebrew context, the sun often represents life, vitality, and the passage of time. The absence of seeing the sun suggests a life that has not been subjected to the struggles and vanities of the world, as discussed throughout Ecclesiastes. This can be seen as a metaphor for innocence or a state of being untouched by the burdens of life. or known anything yet it finds rest rather than he Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew [A stillborn child]לָזֶ֖ה (lā·zeh) Preposition-l | Pronoun - masculine singular Strong's 2088: This, that has more rest נַ֥חַת (na·ḥaṯ) Noun - feminine singular Strong's 5183: A descent, imposition, unfavorable, favorable, restfulness than he— מִזֶּֽה׃ (miz·zeh) Preposition-m | Pronoun - masculine singular Strong's 2088: This, that though גַּם־ (gam-) Conjunction Strong's 1571: Assemblage, also, even, yea, though, both, and never לֹא־ (lō-) Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no seeing רָאָ֖ה (rā·’āh) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 7200: To see the sun שֶׁ֥מֶשׁ (še·meš) Noun - common singular Strong's 8121: The sun, the east, a ray, a notched battlement or וְלֹ֣א (wə·lō) Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no knowing anything— יָדָ֑ע (yā·ḏā‘) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 3045: To know Links Ecclesiastes 6:5 NIVEcclesiastes 6:5 NLT Ecclesiastes 6:5 ESV Ecclesiastes 6:5 NASB Ecclesiastes 6:5 KJV Ecclesiastes 6:5 BibleApps.com Ecclesiastes 6:5 Biblia Paralela Ecclesiastes 6:5 Chinese Bible Ecclesiastes 6:5 French Bible Ecclesiastes 6:5 Catholic Bible OT Poetry: Ecclesiastes 6:5 Moreover it has not seen the sun (Ecclesiast. 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