Matthew Poole Commentary - Ecclesiastes 8:11 - 8:11

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Matthew Poole Commentary - Ecclesiastes 8:11 - 8:11


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Sentence against an evil work; or, the decree, &c. God’s determinate counsel or sentence for the punishment of tyrants and all evil-doers.



Therefore; because God’s forbearance makes them presumptuous and secure, and confident of impunity.



Is fully set, Heb. is filled, is carried on with full sail, as the LXX. understand it, like a ship with a strong and violent wind; or, is bold or presumptuous, as the same phrase is understood, Est_7:5 Act_5:3.