Ecclesiastes 8:8

There is no man that hath power over the spirit to retain the spirit; neither hath he power in the day of death: and there is no discharge in that war; neither shall wickedness deliver those that are given to it.

Cross-reference

2 Samuel 14:14 compares death to spilled water that cannot be recovered — reinforcing the inevitability of death stated here.

In Isaiah 28:18, that covenant with death is annulled—confirming Ecclesiastes' point that death cannot be avoided.

Job 14:5 Parallel

Job 14:5 says God has set fixed bounds on life — explaining why humans have no power over the day of death here.

In Isaiah 28:15, people boast a covenant with death—contrasting Ecclesiastes' truth that no one has power over death.

In Proverbs 14:32, the wicked is overthrown by his evil—directly paralleling that wickedness cannot deliver from death.

Job 34:14 Contrast

Job 34:14 warns that God can withdraw His spirit, causing all flesh to perish — showing the divine power over spirit that humans lack here.

Psalm 9:17 Parallel

In Psalm 9:17, the wicked return to Sheol—confirming Ecclesiastes' point that wickedness cannot deliver from death.

Psalm 49:6-9 teaches that wealth cannot ransom a life from death — echoing that nothing can deliver from death here.

Psalm 89:48 Parallel

Psalm 89:48 asks who can escape Sheol — directly paralleling the claim here that no one has power over death.

In Psalm 52:5-7, God destroys the wicked who trusted in riches—reinforcing that wickedness fails to save.

In Psalm 73:18-28, the wicked are set in slippery places and destroyed—echoing that wickedness does not deliver.

1 Corinthians 15:55 taunts death's victory — a direct contrast to Ecclesiastes' lament that no one has power over death.

Psalm 49:9 Parallel

Psalm 49:9 notes that no one can live forever—a clear parallel to Ecclesiastes' truth that death is beyond human power.

Job 30:23 Parallel

Job 30:23 acknowledges God brings everyone down to death—directly reinforcing Ecclesiastes' claim that no one controls their time of death.

Job 14:20 Parallel

Job 14:20 echoes the same truth: God overwhelms humans, and they have no power over death or their own end.

Job 3:19 Parallel

In Job 3:19, small and great, slave and free, are all equal in death—reinforcing the universality of death.

1 Corinthians 15:43 contrasts the perishable, weak body of death with the glorious resurrection body — offering hope beyond the powerlessness here.

Hebrews 9:27 affirms that it is appointed for all to die once — then adds judgment, building on the certainty of death here.

Job 3:14 Parallel

In Job 3:14, kings and counselors lie in death—illustrating that no one, however great, escapes death's power.