Commentaries:
Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown
For—rather, "Nevertheless." English Version rightly reads as the Margin, Hebrew, "that is joined," instead of the text, "who is to be chosen?"
hope—not of mere temporal good (Job 14:7); but of yet repenting and being saved.
dog—metaphor for the vilest persons (I Samuel 24:14).
lion—the noblest of animals (Proverbs 30:30).
better—as to hope of salvation; the noblest who die unconverted have no hope; the vilest, so long as they have life, have hope.
Other Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown entries containing Ecclesiastes 9:4:
Ecclesiastes 9:2
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