Commentaries:
Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown
his time--namely, of death (Ecclesiastes 7:15; Isaiah 13:22). Hence the danger of delay in doing the work of God, as one knows not when his opportunity will end (Ecclesiastes 9:10).
evil net--fatal to them. The unexpected suddenness of the capture is the point of comparison. So the second coming of Jesus Christ, "as a snare" (Luke 21:35).
evil time--as an "evil net," fatal to them.
Other commentary entries containing this verse:
Ecclesiastes 8:7
Ecclesiastes 11:5
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