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The Futility of All Endeavor1 The words° of the aPreacher°, the son° of David°, king° in Jerusalem°.
[1] aEc 1:12; 7:27; 12:8-10
[2] IOr Futility of futilities IIOr futile aPs 39:5, 6; 62:9; 144:4; Ec 12:8; Ro 8:20 3 ¶ aWhat° advantage° does man° have in all° his work° [3] aEc 2:11; 3:9; 5:16
[4] ILit stands aPs 104:5; 119:90 [5] ILit panting aPs 19:6 [6] ILit Going IILit turning aEc 11:5; Jn 3:8 [7] ILit go [8] aPv 27:20; Ec 4:8 [9] aEc 1:10; 2:12; 3:15; 6:10 [11] ILit first or former IILit latter or after aEc 2:16; 9:5 The Futility of Wisdom12 ¶ I, the aPreacher°, have been° king° over° Israel° in Jerusalem°. 13 And I aset° my Imind° to seek° and bexplore° by wisdom° concerning° all° that has been done° under° heaven°. [It] is IIa grievous° ctask° [which] God° has given° to the sons° of men° to be afflicted° with. 14 I have seen° all° the works° which° have been done° under° the sun°, and behold°, all° is Iavanity° and striving° after wind°. 15 What is acrooked° cannot°° be straightened° and what° is lacking° cannot°° be counted°. [12] aEc 1:1; 7:27; 12:8-10
[13] ILit heart IILit an evil aEc 1:17 bEc 3:10, 11; 7:25; 8:17 cEc 2:23, 26; 3:10; 4:8 [14] IOr futility aEc 2:11, 17; 4:4; 6:9 [15] aEc 7:13 16 ¶ I Isaid° to myself°, “Behold°, I have magnified° and increased° awisdom° more° than° all° who° were over° Jerusalem° before° me; and my IImind° has observed° IIIa wealth° of wisdom° and knowledge°.” 17 And I aset° my Imind° to know° wisdom° and to bknow° madness° and folly°; I realized° that this° also° is cstriving° after wind°. 18 Because° ain much° wisdom° there is much° grief°, and increasing° knowledge° [results in] increasing° pain°. [16] ILit spoke with my heart, saying IILit heart IIILit an abundance a1K 3:12; 4:30; 10:23; Ec 2:9
[17] ILit heart aEc 1:13; 7:25 bEc 2:12; 7:25 cEc 1:14; 2:11, 17; 4:4, 6, 16; 6:9 [18] aEc 2:23; 12:12 Copyright © 1960, 1962, 1963, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1995 by The Lockman Foundation, La Habra, Calif. All rights reserved. For Permission to Quote Information visit http://www.lockman.org. NAS Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible with Hebrew-Aramaic and Greek Dictionaries Copyright © 1981, 1998 by The Lockman Foundation. All rights reserved. |
The preacher sheweth that all human courses are vain:1 ¶ The wordsº of the Preacher,º the sonº of David,º kingº in Jerusalem.º 2 Vanityº of vanities,º saithºª the Preacher,º vanityº of vanities;º all² [is] vanity.º 3 What² profitº hath a manº of all² his labourº which he takethºª² under² the sun?º [1] 1K 11:42; 2Ch 9:30; 10:17; Ne 6:7; Ps 40:9; Ec 1:12; 7:27; 12:8; Is 61:1; Jna 3:2; 2P 2:5.
[2] Ps 39:5; 62:9; 144:4; Ec 2:11, 15, 17, 19, 21, 23, 26; 3:19; 4:4, 8, 16; 5:10; 6:11; 11:8, 10; 12:8; Ro 8:20. [3] Pv 23:4; Ec 2:11, 19, 22; 3:9; 4:3, 7; 5:16, 18; 6:12; 7:11; 8:15; 9:3, 6, 13; Is 55:2; Hab 2:13, 18; Mt 16:26; Mk 8:36; Jn 6:27. because the creatures are restless in their courses,4 [One] generationº passeth away,ºª and [another] generationº cometh:ºªªª but the earthº abidethºª for ever.º 5 The sunº also ariseth,ºª and the sunº goeth down,ºª and hastethºª to² his placeº where² he² arose.ºª 6 The windº goethºª toward² the south,º and turneth aboutºª unto² the north;º it whirleth about² continually,º¹ª and the windº returneth againºª according² to his circuits.º 7 All² the riversº runºª into² the sea;º yet the seaº [is] not² full;º unto² the placeº from whence the riversº² come,ºª thither² they² returnºª again.¹ª² 8 All² thingsº [are] full of labour;º manº cannotºª² utterºª [it]: the eyeº is not² satisfiedºª with seeing,ºª nor² the earº filledºª with hearing.ºª² [4] Gn 5:3; 11:20; 36:9; 47:9; Ex 1:6; 6:16; Ps 89:47; 90:9; 102:24; 104:5; 119:90; Ec 6:12; Zc 1:5; Mt 24:35; 2P 3:10.
[5] Gn 8:22; Jsh 10:13; Ps 19:4; 42:1; 89:36; 104:19; Jr 33:20; Hab 3:11. [6] Jb 37:9, 17; Ps 107:25, 29; Jna 1:4; Mt 7:24, 27; Jn 3:8; Ac 27:13. [7] Jb 38:10; Ps 104:6. [8] Ps 63:5; Pv 27:20; 30:15; Ec 2:11, 26; 4:1, 8; 5:10; 7:24; Mt 5:6; 11:28; Ro 8:22; Rv 7:16. they bring forth nothing new, and all old things are forgotten,9 The thing² that hath been,²² it² [is that] which shall be;²² and that² which is doneºª² [is] that² which shall be done:ºª² and [there is] no²² newº [thing] under² the sun.º 10 Is thereº [any] thingº whereof it may be said,ºª² See,ºª this² [is] new?º it² hath been² alreadyº of old time,º which² was² beforeº² us. 11 [There is] no² remembranceº of formerº [things]; neither²² shall there be² [any] remembranceº of [things] that are to come¹²² with² [those] that shall come²² after.º [9] Ec 3:15; 7:10; Is 43:19; Jr 31:22; 2P 2:1; Rv 21:1, 5.
[10] Mt 5:12; 23:30; Lk 17:26; Ac 7:51; 1Th 2:14; 2Ti 3:8. [11] Ps 9:6; Ec 2:16; Is 41:22; 42:9. and because he hath found it so in the studies of wisdom.12 ¶ I² the Preacherº was² kingº over² Israelº in Jerusalem.º 13 And I gaveºª² my heartº to seekºª and search outºª by wisdomº concerning² all² [things] that² are doneºª under² heaven:º this² soreº travailº hath Godº givenºª to the sonsº of manº to be exercisedºª therewith. 14 I have seenºª² all² the worksº that are doneºª² under² the sun;º and, behold,² all² [is] vanityº and vexationº of spirit.º 15 [That which is] crookedºª cannotºª² be made straight:ºª and that which is wantingº cannotºª² be numbered.ºª 16 I² communedºª with² mine own heart,º saying,ºª Lo,² I² am come to great estate,ºª and have gotten¹ª more² wisdomº than² all² [they] that² have been² beforeº me in² Jerusalem:º yea, my heartº had greatºª experienceºª of wisdomº and knowledge.º 17 And I gaveºª my heartº to knowºª wisdom,º and to knowºª madnessº and folly:º I perceivedºª that this¹² also²² is vexationº of spirit.º 18 For² in muchº wisdomº [is] muchº grief:º and he that increasethºª knowledgeº increasethºª sorrow.º [12] 1K 4:1; Ec 1:1.
[13] Gn 3:19; Ps 111:2; Pv 2:2; 4:7; 18:1, 15; 23:26; Ec 1:17; 3:10; 4:4; 7:25; 8:9, 16; 12:12; 1Ti 4:15. [14] 1K 4:30; Ps 39:5; Ec 1:17; 2:11, 17, 26. [15] Jb 11:6; 34:29; Ec 3:14; 7:12; Is 40:4; Lm 3:37; Dn 4:35; Mt 6:27. [16] 1K 3:12; 4:30; 10:7, 23; 2K 5:20; 2Ch 1:10; 2:12; 9:22; Ps 4:4; 77:6; Ec 2:9; Is 10:7; Jr 22:14; Ezk 38:10; Dn 4:30; He 5:14. [17] Ec 1:13; 2:3, 10, 12; 7:23; 1Th 5:21. [18] Jb 28:28; Ec 2:15; 7:16; 12:12; 1Co 3:18; Jm 3:13. ©2011 by First Gospel Publications, Zion, Ill. All rights reserved. For downloads and more information please visit www.FirstGospel.com. Strong's Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible with Hebrew-Chaldee and Greek Dictionaries Featuring the qBible.com Living Strong's Lexical Map ©2003 by The WWW Chat Bible Compages. All rights reserved. For how to use color-coding please view [www.ChatBible.com/key.asp]. |
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