Ecclesiastes 4:14
For out of prison he cometh to reign; whereas also he that is born in his kingdom becometh poor.
Context
This verse from Ecclesiastes Chapter 4 connects to 10 cross-references. Qohelet observes oppression — the tears of the oppressed without a comforter — and declares the dead better off than the living. He meditates on the rivalry that motivates toil, the loneliness of those with no companion, and the vulnerability …
Other Translations
For out of prison he came forth to be king; yea, even in his kingdom he was born poor.
For from a house of prisoners he hath come out to reign, for even in his own kingdom he hath been poor.
Because out of a prison the young man comes to be king, though by birth he was only a poor man in the kingdom.
Cross References
The breath of our nostrils, the anointed of the Lord, was taken in their pits, of whom we said, Under …
To set up on high those that be low; that those which mourn may be exalted to safety.
That he may set him with princes, even with the princes of his people.
He raiseth up the poor out of the dust, and lifteth the needy out of the dunghill;
And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, I am Pharaoh, and without thee shall no man lift up his hand or foot …
Now therefore let Pharaoh look out a man discreet and wise, and set him over the land of Egypt.
Then Pharaoh sent and called Joseph, and they brought him hastily out of the dungeon: and he shaved himself, and …
And king Rehoboam made in their stead brasen shields, and committed them unto the hands of the chief of the …
And he took away the treasures of the house of the Lord, and the treasures of the king’s house; he …
And his allowance was a continual allowance given him of the king, a daily rate for every day, all the …