A man may father a hundred children and live for many years; yet no matter how long he lives, if he is unsatisfied with his prosperity and does not even receive a proper burial, I say that a stillborn child is better off than he. Cross References Job 3:16Or 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. Ecclesiastes 6:4 For he enters in futility and departs in darkness, and his name is shrouded in obscurity. Isaiah 14:20 You will not join them in burial, since you have destroyed your land and slaughtered your own people. The offspring of the wicked will never again be mentioned. Jeremiah 8:2 They will be exposed to the sun and moon, and all the host of heaven which they have loved, served, followed, consulted, and worshiped. Their bones will not be gathered up or buried, but will become like dung lying on the ground. Jeremiah 22:19 He will be buried like a donkey, dragged away and thrown outside the gates of Jerusalem. Chapter Outline 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 Jump to Previous Beget Begetteth Better Birth Burial Child Children Enjoy Fathers Filled Good However Hundred Live Matter Miscarriage Moreover Proper Prosperity Receive Satisfied Soul Stillborn Untimely YearsJump to Next Beget Begetteth Better Birth Burial Child Children Enjoy Fathers Filled Good However Hundred Live Matter Miscarriage Moreover Proper Prosperity Receive Satisfied Soul Stillborn Untimely Years |
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