Verse 21

His sons{H1121} come to honour{H3513}{(H8799)}, and he knoweth{H3045}{(H8799)} it not; and they are brought low{H6819}{(H8799)}, but he perceiveth{H995}{(H8799)} it not of them.

Referenced Verses

  • Eccl 9:5 : 5 For the living{H2416} know{H3045}{(H8802)} that they shall die{H4191}{(H8799)}: but the dead{H4191}{(H8801)} know{H3045}{(H8802)} not any thing{H3972}, neither have they any more a reward{H7939}; for the memory{H2143} of them is forgotten{H7911}{(H8738)}.
  • Isa 63:16 : 16 Doubtless{H3588} thou art our father{H1}, though Abraham{H85} be ignorant{H3808}{H3045}{(H8804)} of us, and Israel{H3478} acknowledge{H5234}{(H8686)} us not: thou, O LORD{H3068}, art our father{H1}, our redeemer{H1350}{(H8802)}; thy name{H8034} is from everlasting{H5769}.
  • Isa 39:7-8 : 7 And of thy sons{H1121} that shall issue{H3318}{(H8799)} from thee, which thou shalt beget{H3205}{(H8686)}, shall they take away{H3947}{(H8799)}; and they shall be eunuchs{H5631} in the palace{H1964} of the king{H4428} of Babylon{H894}. 8 Then said{H559}{(H8799)} Hezekiah{H2396} to Isaiah{H3470}, Good{H2896} is the word{H1697} of the LORD{H3068} which thou hast spoken{H1696}{(H8765)}. He said{H559}{(H8799)} moreover, For there shall be peace{H7965} and truth{H571} in my days{H3117}.
  • 1 Sam 4:20 : 20 And about the time{H6256} of her death{H4191}{(H8800)} the women that stood{H5324}{(H8737)} by her said{H1696}{(H8762)} unto her, Fear{H3372}{(H8799)} not; for thou hast born{H3205}{(H8804)} a son{H1121}. But she answered{H6030}{(H8804)} not, neither did she regard{H7896}{(H8804)}{H3820} it.
  • Ps 39:6 : 6 Surely every man{H376} walketh{H1980}{(H8691)} in a vain shew{H6754}: surely they are disquieted{H1993}{H8799)} in vain{H1892}: he heapeth up{H6651}{H8799)} riches, and knoweth{H3045}{H8799)} not who shall gather{H622}{H8802)} them.
  • Eccl 2:18-19 : 18 Yea, I hated{H8130}{(H8804)} all my labour{H5999} which I had taken{H6001} under the sun{H8121}: because I should leave{H3240}{(H8686)} it unto the man{H120} that shall be after{H310} me. 19 And who knoweth{H3045}{(H8802)} whether he shall be a wise{H2450} man or a fool{H5530}? yet shall he have rule{H7980}{(H8799)} over all my labour{H5999} wherein I have laboured{H5998}{(H8804)}, and wherein I have shewed myself wise{H2449}{(H8804)} under the sun{H8121}. This is also vanity{H1892}.