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Ecclesiastes 9:15
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Now a poor wise man was found in the city, and he delivered the city by his wisdom. Yet no one remembered that poor man.
Now a poor wise man was found in it, and he by his wisdom delivered the city; yet no man remembered that same poor man.
Now there was found in it a poor wise man, and he by his wisdom delivered the city; yet no man remembered that same poor man.
But there was found in it a poor, wise man, and he by his wisdom delivered the city. Yet no one remembered that poor man.
But there was found in it a poor wise man, and he saved the city by his wisdom. Yet no one remembered that poor man.
Now there was a poor but wise man in the town who used his wisdom to save his town. But later on, everyone forgot about him.
But there was found in it a poor wise man, and by his wisdom he rescued the city. Yet no man [seriously] remembered that poor man.
Now a poor wise man was found in it, and he by his wisdom delivered the city; yet no man remembered that same poor man.
And there was founde therein a poore and wise man, and he deliuered the citie by his wisedome: but none remembred this poore man.
But there was found in it a poor wise man, and he provided a way of escape for the city by his wisdom. Yet no one remembered that poor man.
Now a poor wise man was found in the city, and he saved the city by his wisdom. Yet no one remembered that poor man.
But the city was saved by the wisdom of a poor person who was soon forgotten.
Now there was found in it a man who was poor but wise, and by his wisdom he saved the city; yet afterwards, nobody remembered that poor man.
and there was found in it a poor wise man, who by his wisdom delivered the city; but no man remembered that poor man.
But there was a wise man in that town. He was poor, but he used his wisdom to save his town. After everything was finished, the people forgot about the poor man.
Now there was found in it a poor wise man, and he by his wisdom delivered the city; yet no man remembered that same poor man.
Now, a poor wise man was found in it, and he delivered the city by his wisdom.
And there was found in it a poor wise man, and he by his wisdom saved the city. Yet no man remembered that poor man!
And in the cite there was founde a poore man (but he was wyse) which wt his wy?dome delyuered the cite: yet was there no body, yt had eny respecte vnto soch a symple man.
Now there was found in it a poor wise man, and he by his wisdom delivered the city; yet no man remembered that same poor man.
Now there was in the town a poor, wise man, and he, by his wisdom, kept the town safe. But no one had any memory of that same poor man.
now there was found in it a man poor and wise, and he by his wisdom delivered the city; yet no man remembered that same poor man.
Now there was found in it a poore wise man, and hee by his wisedome deliuered the citie; yet no man remembred that same poore man.
And in the citie there was founde a poore man, but he was wyse, whiche with his wysdome deliuered the citie, yet was there no body that had any respect to such a simple man.
and should find in it a poor wise man, and he should save the city through his wisdom: yet no man would remember that poor man.
Now there was found in it a poor wise man, and he by his wisdom delivered the city; yet no man remembered that same poor man.
And a pore man and a wijs was foundun ther ynne; and he delyuerede the citee bi his wisdom, and no man bithouyte aftirward on that pore man.
Now there was found in it a poor wise man, and he by his wisdom delivered the city; yet man did not remember that same poor man.
Now there was found in it a poor wise man, and he by his wisdom delivered the city; yet no man remembered that same poor man.
However, a poor but wise man lived in the city, and he could have delivered the city by his wisdom, but no one listened to that poor man.
Now there was found in it a poor wise man, and he by his wisdom delivered the city. Yet no one remembered that same poor man.
A poor, wise man knew how to save the town, and so it was rescued. But afterward no one thought to thank him.
But a poor wise man was found in the city, and he brought the city out of its trouble by his wisdom. Yet no one remembered that poor man.
Now there was found in it a poor wise man, and he by his wisdom delivered the city. Yet no one remembered that poor man.
but there was found therein, a man, poor but wise, and, he, delivered the city by his wisdom, - yet, no one, remembered that poor man.
Now there was found in it a man poor and wise, and he delivered the city by his wisdom, and no man afterward remembered that poor man.
But there was found in it a poor wise man, and he by his wisdom delivered the city. Yet no one remembered that poor man.
and there hath been found in it a poor wise man, and he hath delivered the city by his wisdom, and men have not remembered that poor man!
But there was found in it a poor wise man and he delivered the city by his wisdom. Yet no one remembered that poor man.
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
yet: Genesis 40:23, Esther 6:2, Esther 6:3
Reciprocal: Exodus 1:8 - a new king Judges 8:35 - showed 1 Samuel 18:23 - a poor man 1 Samuel 23:12 - They will 1 Kings 3:9 - to judge 1 Chronicles 19:2 - I will show Proverbs 2:11 - General Proverbs 3:13 - is the Proverbs 11:11 - the blessing Proverbs 19:7 - the brethren Proverbs 28:2 - but Proverbs 28:11 - the poor Ecclesiastes 4:13 - is a poor Ecclesiastes 7:11 - good with an inheritance Ecclesiastes 7:19 - General Ecclesiastes 10:10 - wisdom 1 Corinthians 12:22 - General James 2:6 - ye
Cross-References
God said to Noah and his sons,
and with all living beings—all birds and all animals—everything that came out of the boat with you.
Put them on the shoulder straps of the ephod to represent the twelve tribes of Israel. In this way Aaron will carry their names on his shoulders, so that I, the Lord , will always remember my people.
Remember that the Lord your God is the only God and that he is faithful. He will keep his covenant and show his constant love to a thousand generations of those who love him and obey his commands,
and prayed, " Lord God of Israel, there is no god like you in heaven above or on earth below! You keep your covenant with your people and show them your love when they live in wholehearted obedience to you.
"O God, our God, how great you are! How terrifying, how powerful! You faithfully keep your covenant promises. From the time when Assyrian kings oppressed us, even till now, how much we have suffered! Our kings, our leaders, our priests and prophets, our ancestors, and all our people have suffered. Remember how much we have suffered!
For their sake he remembered his covenant, and because of his great love he relented.
Remember your promises and do not despise us; do not bring disgrace on Jerusalem, the place of your glorious throne. Do not break the covenant you made with us.
But I will honor the covenant I made with you when you were young, and I will make a covenant with you that will last forever.
He said he would show mercy to our ancestors and remember his sacred covenant.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
Now there was found in it a poor wise man,.... Christ, who is man, though not a mere man, but God as well as man; who was so in purpose, covenant, and promise, before his incarnation, since truly and really so; and "poor", as it was foretold he should be, and who became so for the sake of his church and people, Zechariah 9:9; yet "wise", even as man, being filled with wisdom, in which he increased, and gave such evident proofs of; on whom the spirit of wisdom rested, and in whom the treasures of it were hid, Luke 2:40 Colossians 2:3; he was found here by God his Father, who exalted one chosen out of the people, and made him Head over the church, who is the firstborn among many brethren, Psalms 89:19; Or "and", or "but he found in it" i; that is, Satan, the great king, found him here, contrary to his expectation, and to his great regret;
and he by his wisdom delivered the city; the church, from all enemies; from Satan and all his principalities and powers; from the world, the men and things of it; from sin, and all its sad consequences; from the law, its curse and condemnation; and from the second death, ruin and destruction: and though this deliverance was both by power and by price, yet also by wisdom; for the deliverance and redemption of the church by Christ is the fruit of infinite wisdom; it is a wise scheme to glorify all the divine perfections; to mortify Satan, and save sinners, and yet condemn sin; see Ephesians 1:7;
yet no man remembered that same poor man: before the deliverance wrought, as Aben Ezra and others; it never once entered into their thoughts that he could ever be their deliverer; they never imagined he had a capacity to advise, direct, or assist, in such service, or bring about such an affair: so Christ, when he appeared in the world, the Jews saw nothing that was promising in him; they could not believe that he was sent to be the Saviour and deliverer of them, and therefore rejected him, Isaiah 3:2; Or, "after it", so the Vulgate Latin version, "no man hereafter remembered", c. took no notice of him after he had wrought this deliverances bestowed no honour upon him, nor returned him thanks for what he had done; but he continued to live and die in obscurity and meanness: thus Christ, though he ought to be remembered and spoken well of, and the glory of salvation should be ascribed unto him, and thanks should be given him for it; yet there are none comparatively, or; but a few, who, like the Samaritan, glorify him on account of it. But if any choose to understand these words of political wisdom, and the use of it, by which sometimes a mean and obscure person does more good than others can by their power and strength, though he meets with no reward for it, I am not averse to it; and which agrees with what follows.
i ומצא בה "et invenit in ea", Mercerus, Drusius, Amama; "sed invenit in ea", Rambachius.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
A parable probably without foundation in fact. Critics who ascribe this book to a late age offer no better suggestion than that the “little city” may be Athens delivered 480 b.c. from the host of Xerxes through the wisdom of Themistocles, or Dora besieged 218 b.c. by Antiochus the Great.
Ecclesiastes 9:16-17 are comments on the two facts - the deliverance of the city and its forgetfulness of him who delivered it - stated in Ecclesiastes 9:15.
