define: cast thy bread upon the waters?

Question

plz help... need good definitions for it

Answer 1

Bread is a symbol of life, presumably one's own life. Water is a symbol of people. Give your life to the people. Your life will be given back to you.

Answer 2

bread—bread corn. As in the Lord's prayer, all things needful for the body and soul. Solomon reverts to the sentiment (Eccles. 9:10).
waters—image from the custom of sowing seed by casting it from boats into the overflowing waters of the Nile, or in any marshy ground. When the waters receded, the grain in the alluvial soil sprang up (Isaiah 32:20). "Waters" express multitudes, so Eccles. 11:2; Rev. 17:15; also the seemingly hopeless character of the recipients of the charity; but it shall prove at last to have been not thrown away (Isaiah 49:4).

Answer 3

If I have the text you are referring to:

(Ecclesiastes 11:1-2) “11 Send out your bread* upon the surface of the waters, for in the course of many days you will find it again. 2 Give a portion to seven, or even to eight, for you do not know what calamity will occur on the earth.”

*Foot note: Thin, round or oval, and able to float for a time.

**Cross reference to this scripture seems to indicate that the benefits of doing such with the bread is a showing of generosity , that may or may not come back to us--Just as the bread floating returing for consumption because it did not become water log, --Some breads even have a crust that could hold off water saturation.

*** Marginals *** Rbi8 Ecclesiastes 11:1

**(Deuteronomy 15:10) “You should by all means give to him, and your heart should not be stingy in your giving to him, because on this account Jehovah your God will bless you in every deed of yours and in every undertaking of yours.”

(Psalm 41:1) “Happy is anyone acting with consideration toward the lowly one; In the day of calamity Jehovah will provide escape for him.”

(Proverbs 19:17) “He that is showing favor to the lowly one is lending to Jehovah, and his treatment He will repay to him.”

(Luke 14:14) “and you will be happy, because they have nothing with which to repay you. For you will be repaid in the resurrection of the righteous ones.””

(Hebrews 6:10) “For God is not unrighteous so as to forget YOUR work and the love YOU showed for his name, in that YOU have ministered to the holy ones and continue ministering.”

Good question.

Answer 4

Here an example.
What if your mate does not respond to your efforts to solve differences peacefully? Follow the Bible’s advice: “Return evil for evil to no one.” Jesus is our model to copy: “When he was being reviled, he did not go reviling in return.” The common practice among persons is to return like for like. But if you take this course you let others shape you, make you what you are. Actually, they make you what they are. To let this happen is to deny yourself, what you stand for, the principles you hold dear. Instead, copy Jesus, who holds true to what he is, unchanged by the weaknesses of those around him: “If we are unfaithful, he remains faithful, for he cannot deny himself.”—Romans 12:17; 1 Peter 2:23; 2 Timothy 2:13.

If you are strong enough to stop a cycle of evil with good, you may start a cycle of good. “An answer, when mild, turns away rage.” (Proverbs 15:1) A mild answer does not come from weakness but springs from strength, and your mate will sense this. Since so many return like for like, your breakthrough with goodness may switch the cycle from evil to good. Certain scriptures indicate this. “The one freely watering others will himself also be freely watered.” “With the measure that you are measuring out, they will measure out to you in return.” “Cast your bread upon the waters, for you will find it after many days.“ (Proverbs 11:25; Luke 6:38; Ecclesiastes 11:1, Revised Standard Version) It may take time for your goodness to bring in a harvest of good from your mate. You don’t sow seed one day and reap on the next. Nevertheless, “whatever a man is sowing, this he will also reap; . . . So let us not give up in doing what is fine, for in due season we shall reap if we do not tire out.”—Galatians 6:7-9.

Answer 5

cast the word to the peoples

Answer 6

throw yo bread in the water

Answer 7

Defined:

feed the ducks your moldy bread. they have kids to feed, too.

Answer 8

That's what we do when we walk down to the lake to feed the ducks.

Answer 9

Duckies need food, too.