Verse-Reference
Reference-Verse
Abbreviate Books
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 Ecc 1:1 |
The words of the Preacher, the son of David, king in Jerusalem. |
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Ecc 1:2 |
"Vanity [fn] of vanities," says the Preacher; "Vanity of vanities, all [is] vanity." |
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Ecc 1:3 |
What profit has a man from all his labor In which he toils under the sun? |
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Ecc 1:4 |
[One] generation passes away, and [another] generation comes; But the earth abides forever. |
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Ecc 1:5 |
The sun also rises, and the sun goes down, And hastens to the place where it arose. |
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Ecc 1:6 |
The wind goes toward the south, And turns around to the north; The wind whirls about continually, And comes again on its circuit. |
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Ecc 1:7 |
All the rivers run into the sea, Yet the sea [is] not full; To the place from which the rivers come, There they return again. |
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Ecc 1:8 |
All things [are] full of labor; Man cannot express [it]. The eye is not satisfied with seeing, Nor the ear filled with hearing. |
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Ecc 1:9 |
That which has been [is] what will be, That which [is] done is what will be done, And [there is] nothing new under the sun. |
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Ecc 1:10 |
Is there anything of which it may be said, "See, this [is] new"? It has already been in ancient times before us. |
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Ecc 1:11 |
[There is] no remembrance of former [things], Nor will there be any remembrance of [things] that are to come By [those] who will come after. |
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Ecc 1:12 |
I, the Preacher, was king over Israel in Jerusalem. |
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Ecc 1:13 |
And I set my heart to seek and search out by wisdom concerning all that is done under heaven; this burdensome task God has given to the sons of man, by which they may be exercised. |
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Ecc 1:14 |
I have seen all the works that are done under the sun; and indeed, all [is] vanity and grasping for the wind. |
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Ecc 1:15 |
[What is] crooked cannot be made straight, And what is lacking cannot be numbered. |
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Ecc 1:16 |
I communed with my heart, saying, "Look, I have attained greatness, and have gained more wisdom than all who were before me in Jerusalem. My heart has understood great wisdom and knowledge." |
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Ecc 1:17 |
And I set my heart to know wisdom and to know madness and folly. I perceived that this also is grasping for the wind. |
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Ecc 1:18 |
For in much wisdom [is] much grief, And he who increases knowledge increases sorrow. |
NKJV Footnotes:
- (1:2) Or Absurdity, Frustration, Futility, Nonsense; and so throughout this book
