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Selected Verse: Ecclesiates 9:8 - Strong Concordance
| Verse |
Translation |
Text |
| Ec 9:8 |
Strong Concordance |
Let thy garments [0899] be always [06256] white [03836]; and let thy head [07218] lack [02637] no ointment [08081]. |
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King James |
Let thy garments be always white; and let thy head lack no ointment. |
Summary Of Commentaries Associated With The Selected Verse
| A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882] |
white--in token of joy (Isa 61:3). Solomon was clad in white (JOSEPHUS, Antiquities, 8:7,3); hence his attire is compared to the "lilies" (Mat 6:29), typical of the spotless righteousness of Jesus Christ, which the redeemed shall wear (Rev 3:18; Rev 7:14).
ointment-- (Psa 23:5), opposed to a gloomy exterior (Sa2 14:2; Psa 45:7; Mat 6:17); typical, also (Ecc 7:1; Sol 1:3). |
| Explanatory Notes on the Whole Bible, by John Wesley [1754-65] |
| White - The eastern people of the best sort, used white garments, especially in times of rejoicing. Ointment - Which upon joyful occasions was poured upon mens heads. |
| Adam Clarke Commentary on the Whole Bible - Published 1810-1826 |
Let thy garments be always white - The Jews wore white garments on festal occasions, as emblems of joy and innocence. Be always pure, and always happy. The inhabitants of India are all dressed in clean white cotton, and to this is the allusion in the text.
The Targum says: "At all times let thy garments be washed and pure from the stain of sin. Acquire a good name, which is likened to the oil of anointing, that blessings may be called down up thy head, and goodness not forsake thee." |
3 Because of the savour [07381] of thy good [02896] ointments [08081] thy name [08034] is as ointment [08081] poured forth [07324], therefore do the virgins [05959] love [0157] thee.
1 A good name [08034] is better [02896] than precious [02896] ointment [08081]; and the day [03117] of death [04194] than the day [03117] of one's birth [03205].
17 But [1161] thou [4771], when thou fastest [3522], anoint [218] thine [4675] head [2776], and [2532] wash [3538] thy [4675] face [4383];
7 Thou lovest [0157] righteousness [06664], and hatest [08130] wickedness [07562]: therefore God [0430], thy God [0430], hath anointed [04886] thee with the oil [08081] of gladness [08342] above thy fellows [02270].
2 And Joab [03097] sent [07971] to Tekoah [08620], and fetched [03947] thence a wise [02450] woman [0802], and said [0559] unto her, I pray thee, feign thyself to be a mourner [056], and put on [03847] now mourning [060] apparel [0899], and anoint [05480] not thyself with oil [08081], but be as a woman [0802] that had a long [07227] time [03117] mourned [056] for the dead [04191]:
5 Thou preparest [06186] a table [07979] before [06440] me in the presence of mine enemies [06887]: thou anointest [01878] my head [07218] with oil [08081]; my cup [03563] runneth over [07310].
14 And [2532] I said [2046] unto him [846], Sir [2962], thou [4771] knowest [1492]. And [2532] he said [2036] to me [3427], These [3778] are they [1526] which came [2064] out of [1537] great [3173] tribulation [2347], and [2532] have washed [4150] their [846] robes [4749], and [2532] made [3021] them [4749] [846] white [3021] in [1722] the blood [129] of the Lamb [721].
18 I counsel [4823] thee [4671] to buy [59] of [3844] me [1700] gold [5553] tried [4448] in [1537] the fire [4442], that [2443] thou mayest be rich [4147]; and [2532] white [3022] raiment [2440], that [2443] thou mayest be clothed [4016], and [2532] that the shame [152] of thy [4675] nakedness [1132] do [5319] not [3361] appear [5319]; and [2532] anoint [1472] thine [4675] eyes [3788] with eyesalve [2854], that [2443] thou mayest see [991].
29 And yet [1161] I say [3004] unto you [5213], That [3754] even [3761] Solomon [4672] in [1722] all [3956] his [846] glory [1391] was [4016] not [3761] arrayed [4016] like [5613] one [1520] of these [5130].
3 To appoint [07760] unto them that mourn [057] in Zion [06726], to give [05414] unto them beauty [06287] for ashes [0665], the oil [08081] of joy [08342] for mourning [060], the garment [04594] of praise [08416] for the spirit [07307] of heaviness [03544]; that they might be called [07121] trees [0352] of righteousness [06664], the planting [04302] of the LORD [03068], that he might be glorified [06286].