The Meaning of Ecclesiastes 10:7 Explained

Ecclesiastes 10:7

KJV: I have seen servants upon horses, and princes walking as servants upon the earth.

YLT: I have seen servants on horses, And princes walking as servants on the earth.

Darby: I have seen servants upon horses, and princes walking as servants upon the earth.

ASV: I have seen servants upon horses, and princes walking like servants upon the earth.

Discover Ecclesiastes 10:7

CONTEXT: What is the Context of Ecclesiastes 10:7?

MEANING: What does Ecclesiastes 10:7 Mean?

WORDS: What do the individual words in Ecclesiastes 10:7 mean?

RELATIONS: What do the major concepts mean in Ecclesiastes 10:7?

What is the context of Ecclesiastes 10:7?

Wisdom—Although Vulnerable—is Superior to Folly (Ecclesiastes 10:1-7)
The Ironies of Life (Ecclesiastes 10:5-20)
Wisdom Better Than Folly (Ecclesiastes 10:1-20)
A Little Foolishness (Ecclesiastes 10:1-20)
The Burden of Folly (Ecclesiastes 10:1-20)
Wisdom and Folly (Ecclesiastes 10:1-20)
Proverbs about Wisdom and Foolishness (Ecclesiastes 10:1-20)

KJV Reverse Interlinear

I have seen servants upon horses, and princes walking as servants upon the earth.

What does Ecclesiastes 10:7 Mean?

Chapter Summary: Ecclesiastes 10

¹ observations of wisdom and folly
⁷ death in life
⁹ and the day of judgment in the days of youth, are to be thought on

What do the individual words in Ecclesiastes 10:7 mean?

I have seen servants on horses and while princes walk like servants the ground

רָאִ֥יתִי עֲבָדִ֖ים עַל־ סוּסִ֑ים וְשָׂרִ֛ים הֹלְכִ֥ים כַּעֲבָדִ֖ים הָאָֽרֶץ

רָאִ֥יתִי	I have seen
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, first person common singular Root: רָאָה Sense: to see, look at, inspect, perceive, consider.
עֲבָדִ֖ים	servants
Parse: Noun, masculine plural Root: עֶבֶד Sense: slave, servant.
סוּסִ֑ים	horses
Parse: Noun, masculine plural Root: סוּס Sense: swallow, swift.
וְשָׂרִ֛ים	and while princes
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, masculine plural Root: סָרַר Sense: prince, ruler, leader, chief, chieftain, official, captain.
הֹלְכִ֥ים	walk
Parse: Verb, Qal, Participle, masculine plural Root: הָלַךְ Sense: to go, walk, come.
כַּעֲבָדִ֖ים	like servants
Parse: Preposition-k, Noun, masculine plural Root: עֶבֶד Sense: slave, servant.
הָאָֽרֶץ	the ground
Parse: Article, Noun, feminine singular Root: אֶרֶץ Sense: land, earth.

What are the major concepts related to Ecclesiastes 10:7?

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