Ecclesiastes 10:16
Old Testament • 7 words with Strong's data
"Woe to thee, O land, when thy king is a child, and thy princes eat in the morning!"
Word-by-Word Analysis
אֶרֶץ
ʼerets
the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
יֶלֶד
yeled
something born, i.e. a lad or offspring
שַׂר
sar
a head person (of any rank or class)
אָכַל
ʼâkal
to eat (literally or figuratively)
בֹּקֶר
bôqer
properly, dawn (as the break of day); generally, morning
Key Terms in This Verse
Cross References
As for my people, children are their oppressors, and women rule over them. O my people, they which lead thee cause thee to err, and destroy the way of thy paths.
And there are gathered unto him vain men, the children of Belial, and have strengthened themselves against Rehoboam the son of Solomon, when Rehoboam was young and tenderhearted, and could not withsta...
O house of David, thus saith the LORD; Execute judgment in the morning, and deliver him that is spoiled out of the hand of the oppressor, lest my fury go out like fire, and burn that none can quench i...
Jehoiakim was twenty and five years old when he began to reign, and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem: and he did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD his God.
Jehoahaz was twenty and three years old when he began to reign, and he reigned three months in Jerusalem.
Jehoiachin was eight years old when he began to reign, and he reigned three months and ten days in Jerusalem: and he did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD.
Zedekiah was one and twenty years old when he began to reign, and reigned eleven years in Jerusalem.
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