Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version All share a common destiny—the righteous and the wicked, the good and the bad, the clean and the unclean, those who offer sacrifices and those who do not. As it is with the good, so with the sinful; as it is with those who take oaths, so with those who are afraid to take them. New Living Translation The same destiny ultimately awaits everyone, whether righteous or wicked, good or bad, ceremonially clean or unclean, religious or irreligious. Good people receive the same treatment as sinners, and people who make promises to God are treated like people who don’t. English Standard Version It is the same for all, since the same event happens to the righteous and the wicked, to the good and the evil, to the clean and the unclean, to him who sacrifices and him who does not sacrifice. As the good one is, so is the sinner, and he who swears is as he who shuns an oath. Berean Standard Bible It is the same for all: There is a common fate for the righteous and the wicked, for the good and the bad, for the clean and the unclean, for the one who sacrifices and the one who does not. As it is for the good, so it is for the sinner; as it is for the one who makes a vow, so it is for the one who refuses to take a vow. King James Bible All things come alike to all: there is one event to the righteous, and to the wicked; to the good and to the clean, and to the unclean; to him that sacrificeth, and to him that sacrificeth not: as is the good, so is the sinner; and he that sweareth, as he that feareth an oath. New King James Version All things come alike to all: One event happens to the righteous and the wicked; To the good, the clean, and the unclean; To him who sacrifices and him who does not sacrifice. As is the good, so is the sinner; He who takes an oath as he who fears an oath. New American Standard Bible It is the same for all. There is one fate for the righteous and for the wicked; for the good, for the clean and the unclean; for the person who offers a sacrifice and for the one who does not sacrifice. As the good person is, so is the sinner; the one who swears an oath is just as the one who is afraid to swear an oath. NASB 1995 It is the same for all. There is one fate for the righteous and for the wicked; for the good, for the clean and for the unclean; for the man who offers a sacrifice and for the one who does not sacrifice. As the good man is, so is the sinner; as the swearer is, so is the one who is afraid to swear. NASB 1977 It is the same for all. There is one fate for the righteous and for the wicked; for the good, for the clean, and for the unclean; for the man who offers a sacrifice and for the one who does not sacrifice. As the good man is, so is the sinner; as the swearer is, so is the one who is afraid to swear. Legacy Standard Bible It is the same for all. There is one fate for the righteous and for the wicked; for the good, for the clean and for the unclean; for the man who offers a sacrifice and for the one who does not sacrifice. As the good man is, so is the sinner; as the swearer is, so is the one who is afraid to swear. Amplified Bible It is the same for all. There is one fate for the righteous and for the wicked; for the good, for the clean and for the unclean; for the man who offers sacrifices and for the one who does not sacrifice. As the good man is, so is the sinner; as he who swears an oath is, so is he who is afraid to swear an oath. Christian Standard Bible Everything is the same for everyone: There is one fate for the righteous and the wicked, for the good and the bad, for the clean and the unclean, for the one who sacrifices and the one who does not sacrifice. As it is for the good, so also it is for the sinner; as it is for the one who takes an oath, so also for the one who fears an oath. Holman Christian Standard Bible Everything is the same for everyone: there is one fate for the righteous and the wicked, for the good and the bad, for the clean and the unclean, for the one who sacrifices and the one who does not sacrifice. As it is for the good, so it is for the sinner; as for the one who takes an oath, so for the one who fears an oath. American Standard Version All things come alike to all: there is one event to the righteous and to the wicked; to the good and to the clean and to the unclean; to him that sacrificeth and to him that sacrificeth not; as is the good, so is the sinner; and he that sweareth, as he that feareth an oath. Contemporary English Version But exactly the same thing will finally happen to all of us, whether we live right and respect God or sin and don't respect God. Yes, the same thing will happen if we offer sacrifices to God or if we don't, if we keep our promises or are afraid to make them. English Revised Version All things come alike to all: there is one event to the righteous and to the wicked; to the good and to the clean and to the unclean; to him that sacrificeth and to him that sacrificeth not: as is the good, so is the sinner; and he that sweareth, as he that feareth an oath. GOD'S WORD® Translation Everything turns out the same way for everyone. All people will share the same destiny, whether they are righteous, wicked, or good, clean or unclean, whether they offer sacrifices or don't offer sacrifices. Good people are treated like sinners. People who take oaths are treated like those who are afraid to take oaths. Good News Translation It makes no difference. The same fate comes to the righteous and the wicked, to the good and the bad, to those who are religious and those who are not, to those who offer sacrifices and those who do not. A good person is no better off than a sinner; one who takes an oath is no better off than one who does not. International Standard Version Everyone shares the same experience: a single event affects the righteous, the wicked, the good, the clean, the unclean, whoever sacrifices, and whoever does not sacrifice. As it is with the good person, so also it is with the sinner; as it is with someone who takes an oath, so also it is with someone who fears taking an oath. Majority Standard Bible It is the same for all: There is a common fate for the righteous and the wicked, for the good and the bad, for the clean and the unclean, for the one who sacrifices and the one who does not. As it is for the good, so it is for the sinner; as it is for the one who makes a vow, so it is for the one who refuses to take a vow. NET Bible Everyone shares the same fate--the righteous and the wicked, the good and the bad, the ceremonially clean and unclean, those who offer sacrifices and those who do not. What happens to the good person, also happens to the sinner; what happens to those who make vows, also happens to those who are afraid to make vows. New Heart English Bible It is the same for all: one event to the righteous and to the wicked, to the good and to the evil, and to the clean and to the unclean, to him who sacrifices, and to him who doesn't sacrifice. As is the good, so is the sinner; he who swears is as he who fears an oath. Webster's Bible Translation All things come alike to all: there is one event to the righteous, and to the wicked; to the good and to the clean, and to the unclean; to him that sacrificeth, and to him that sacrificeth not: as is the good, so is the sinner; and he that sweareth, as he that feareth an oath. World English Bible All things come alike to all. There is one event to the righteous and to the wicked; to the good, to the clean, to the unclean, to him who sacrifices, and to him who doesn’t sacrifice. As is the good, so is the sinner; he who takes an oath, as he who fears an oath. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionThe whole [is] as to the whole; one event is to the righteous and to the wicked, to the good, and to the clean, and to the unclean, and to him who is sacrificing, and to him who is not sacrificing; as [is] the good, so [is] the sinner, he who is swearing as he who is fearing an oath. Young's Literal Translation The whole is as to the whole; one event is to the righteous and to the wicked, to the good, and to the clean, and to the unclean, and to him who is sacrificing, and to him who is not sacrificing; as is the good, so is the sinner, he who is swearing as he who is fearing an oath. Smith's Literal Translation All according to all: one event to the just one and to the unjust one; to the good one and to the clean one, and to the unclean one; to him sacrificing and to him not sacrificing: as the good one, so the sinning one; he swearing, as he who shall fear an oath. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleBut all things are kept uncertain for the time to come, because all things equally happen to the just and to the wicked, to the good and to the evil, to the clean and to the unclean, to him that offereth victims, and to him that despiseth sacrifices. As the good is, so also is the sinner: as the perjured, so he also that sweareth truth. Catholic Public Domain Version But all things in the future remain uncertain, because all things happen equally to the just and to the impious, to the good and to the bad, to the pure and to the impure, to those who offer sacrifices and to those who despise sacrifices. As the good are, so also are sinners. As those who commit perjury are, so also are those who swear to the truth. New American Bible Everything is the same for everybody: the same lot for the just and the wicked, for the good, for the clean and the unclean, for the one who offers sacrifice and the one who does not. As it is for the good, so it is for the sinner; as it is for the one who takes an oath, so it is for the one who fears an oath. New Revised Standard Version is vanity, since the same fate comes to all, to the righteous and the wicked, to the good and the evil, to the clean and the unclean, to those who sacrifice and those who do not sacrifice. As are the good, so are the sinners; those who swear are like those who shun an oath. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleAll things happen alike to all; there is one chance for the righteous and for the wicked; to the good and to the bad, to the clean and to the unclean; to him who sacrifices and to him who does not sacrifice; as is the good man, so is the sinner; and he who swears is as he who fears an oath. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated All alike happens to all; the same thing to the righteous ones and to the wicked, to the good and to the evil, to the pure and to the defiled, to the sacrificer and to the non- sacrificer, like the good the sinner is also, like the oath taker also is the one who fears oaths OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917All things come alike to all; there is one event to the righteous and to the wicked; to the good and to the clean and to the unclean; to him that sacrificeth and to him that sacrificeth not; as is the good, so is the sinner, and he that sweareth, as he that feareth an oath. Brenton Septuagint Translation Vanity is in all: there is one event to the righteous, and to the wicked; to the good, and to the bad; both to the pure, and to the impure; both to him that sacrifices, and to him that sacrifice not: as is the good, so is the sinner: as is the swearer, even so is he that fears an oath. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Death Comes to Good and Bad1So I took all this to heart and concluded that the righteous and the wise, as well as their deeds, are in God’s hands. Man does not know what lies ahead, whether love or hate. 2 It is the same for all: There is a common fate for the righteous and the wicked, for the good and the bad, for the clean and the unclean, for the one who sacrifices and the one who does not. As it is for the good, so it is for the sinner; as it is for the one who makes a vow, so it is for the one who refuses to take a vow. 3This is an evil in everything that is done under the sun: There is one fate for everyone. Furthermore, the hearts of men are full of evil and madness while they are alive, and afterward they join the dead.… Cross References Romans 3:23 for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, Hebrews 9:27 Just as man is appointed to die once, and after that to face judgment, Matthew 5:45 that you may be sons of your Father in heaven. He causes His sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the righteous and the unrighteous. Job 21:26 But together they lie down in the dust, and worms cover them both. Psalm 49:10 For it is clear that wise men die, and the foolish and the senseless both perish and leave their wealth to others. 2 Corinthians 5:10 For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, that each one may receive his due for the things done in the body, whether good or bad. Genesis 3:19 By the sweat of your brow you will eat your bread, until you return to the ground—because out of it were you taken. For dust you are, and to dust you shall return.” Psalm 73:3-5 For I envied the arrogant when I saw the prosperity of the wicked. / They have no struggle in their death; their bodies are well-fed. / They are free of the burdens others carry; they are not afflicted like other men. Luke 13:2-5 To this He replied, “Do you think that these Galileans were worse sinners than all the other Galileans, because they suffered this way? / No, I tell you. But unless you repent, you too will all perish. / Or those eighteen who were killed when the tower of Siloam collapsed on them: Do you think that they were more sinful than all the others living in Jerusalem? ... Isaiah 57:1-2 The righteous perish, and no one takes it to heart; devout men are taken away, while no one considers that the righteous are taken away from the presence of evil. / Those who walk uprightly enter into peace; they find rest, lying down in death. 1 Corinthians 15:22 For as in Adam all die, so in Christ all will be made alive. Job 9:22 It is all the same, and so I say, ‘He destroys both the blameless and the wicked.’ Proverbs 22:2 The rich and the poor have this in common: The LORD is Maker of them all. Ezekiel 18:4 Behold, every soul belongs to Me; both father and son are Mine. The soul who sins is the one who will die. Romans 5:12 Therefore, just as sin entered the world through one man, and death through sin, so also death was passed on to all men, because all sinned. Treasury of Scripture All things come alike to all: there is one event to the righteous, and to the wicked; to the good and to the clean, and to the unclean; to him that sacrifices, and to him that sacrifices not: as is the good, so is the sinner; and he that swears, as he that fears an oath. alike Ecclesiastes 2:14-16 The wise man's eyes are in his head; but the fool walketh in darkness: and I myself perceived also that one event happeneth to them all… Job 21:7 Wherefore do the wicked live, become old, yea, are mighty in power? Psalm 73:3 For I was envious at the foolish, when I saw the prosperity of the wicked. as is Ecclesiastes 2:26 For God giveth to a man that is good in his sight wisdom, and knowledge, and joy: but to the sinner he giveth travail, to gather and to heap up, that he may give to him that is good before God. This also is vanity and vexation of spirit. Ecclesiastes 7:18 It is good that thou shouldest take hold of this; yea, also from this withdraw not thine hand: for he that feareth God shall come forth of them all. Ecclesiastes 8:12-14 Though a sinner do evil an hundred times, and his days be prolonged, yet surely I know that it shall be well with them that fear God, which fear before him: … feareth Genesis 24:3,8,9 And I will make thee swear by the LORD, the God of heaven, and the God of the earth, that thou shalt not take a wife unto my son of the daughters of the Canaanites, among whom I dwell: … Joshua 2:17-20 And the men said unto her, We will be blameless of this thine oath which thou hast made us swear… 1 Samuel 14:26 And when the people were come into the wood, behold, the honey dropped; but no man put his hand to his mouth: for the people feared the oath. Jump to Previous Afraid Alike Bad Clean Common Destiny Event Evil Fate Feareth Fears Good Oath Offer Offers Righteous Sacrifice Sacrifices Sacrificeth Share Shuns Sinner Sweareth Swears Unclean WickedJump to Next Afraid Alike Bad Clean Common Destiny Event Evil Fate Feareth Fears Good Oath Offer Offers Righteous Sacrifice Sacrifices Sacrificeth Share Shuns Sinner Sweareth Swears Unclean WickedEcclesiastes 9 1. like things happen to good and bad4. there is a necessity of death unto men 7. Comfort is all their portion in this life 11. God's providence rules over all 13. wisdom is better than strength It is the same for all This phrase underscores the universality of human experience, particularly in the face of mortality. The Hebrew root here suggests a commonality or shared destiny, emphasizing that death is the great equalizer. In a historical context, this reflects the ancient Near Eastern understanding of life and death, where despite one's status or deeds, all face the same end. This can inspire humility and a recognition of our shared humanity. There is one fate for the righteous and the wicked for the good and the bad for the clean and the unclean for the one who sacrifices and the one who does not as it is for the good, so also it is for the sinner as it is for the one who makes a vow, so also for the one who refuses to take a vow Ὅρκον δὲ φεῦγε κᾶν δικαίως ὀμνύῃς "Avoid an oath, though justly you might swear." Hebrew It is the sameכַּאֲשֶׁ֣ר (ka·’ă·šer) Preposition-k | Pronoun - relative Strong's 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that for all: לַכֹּ֗ל (lak·kōl) Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every There is a common אֶחָ֜ד (’e·ḥāḏ) Number - masculine singular Strong's 259: United, one, first fate מִקְרֶ֨ה (miq·reh) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 4745: Something met with, an accident, fortune for the righteous לַצַּדִּ֤יק (laṣ·ṣad·dîq) Preposition-l, Article | Adjective - masculine singular Strong's 6662: Just, righteous and the wicked, וְלָרָשָׁע֙ (wə·lā·rā·šā‘) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l, Article | Adjective - masculine singular Strong's 7563: Wrong, an, bad person for the good [and the bad], לַטּוֹב֙ (laṭ·ṭō·wḇ) Preposition-l, Article | Adjective - masculine singular Strong's 2896: Pleasant, agreeable, good for the clean וְלַטָּה֣וֹר (wə·laṭ·ṭā·hō·wr) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l, Article | Adjective - masculine singular Strong's 2889: Clean, pure and the unclean, וְלַטָּמֵ֔א (wə·laṭ·ṭā·mê) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l, Article | Adjective - masculine singular Strong's 2931: Unclean for the one who sacrifices וְלַזֹּבֵ֔חַ (wə·laz·zō·ḇê·aḥ) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l, Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular Strong's 2076: To slaughter for sacrifice and the one וְלַאֲשֶׁ֖ר (wə·la·’ă·šer) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Pronoun - relative Strong's 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that who does not. אֵינֶ֣נּוּ (’ê·nen·nū) Adverb | third person masculine singular Strong's 369: A non-entity, a negative particle As it is for the good, כַּטּוֹב֙ (kaṭ·ṭō·wḇ) Preposition-k, Article | Adjective - masculine singular Strong's 2896: Pleasant, agreeable, good so it is for the sinner; כַּֽחֹטֶ֔א (ka·ḥō·ṭe) Preposition-k, Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular Strong's 2398: To miss, to sin, to forfeit, lack, expiate, repent, lead astray, condemn as it is for the one who makes a vow, הַנִּשְׁבָּ֕ע (han·niš·bā‘) Article | Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine singular Strong's 7650: To seven oneself, swear so [it is] כַּאֲשֶׁ֖ר (ka·’ă·šer) Preposition-k | Pronoun - relative Strong's 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that for the one who refuses יָרֵֽא׃ (yā·rê) Adjective - masculine singular Strong's 3372: To fear, to revere, caus, to frighten to take a vow. שְׁבוּעָ֥ה (šə·ḇū·‘āh) Noun - feminine singular Strong's 7621: Something sworn, an oath Links Ecclesiastes 9:2 NIVEcclesiastes 9:2 NLT Ecclesiastes 9:2 ESV Ecclesiastes 9:2 NASB Ecclesiastes 9:2 KJV Ecclesiastes 9:2 BibleApps.com Ecclesiastes 9:2 Biblia Paralela Ecclesiastes 9:2 Chinese Bible Ecclesiastes 9:2 French Bible Ecclesiastes 9:2 Catholic Bible OT Poetry: Ecclesiastes 9:2 All things come alike to all (Ecclesiast. 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