Ecclesiastes 9:12 meaning and explanation
For surely no man knows his time: Like fish caught in a cruel net or birds trapped in a snare, so men are ensnared in an evil time that suddenly falls upon them.
Ecclesiastes 9:12, Berean Standard Bible
Explanation preview
The Teacher, reflecting on what he has observed “under the sun,” has just said that time and chance overtake everyone, so speed, strength and skill do not guarantee success (verse 11). Here he pictures people as fish or birds unaware of the net or snare until it closes.
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