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Ecclesiastes 2:11-13
11Yet when Iאֲנִ֗י'a.NiH589consideredוּפָנִ֣יתִֽיu.fa.Ni.tiH6437allבְּכָל־be.kholH3605the worksמַעֲשַׂי֙ma.'a.SaiH4639that my handsיָדַ֔יya.DaiH3027had accomplishedשֶֽׁעָשׂ֣וּshe.'a.SuH6213andוּבֶֽעָמָ֖לu.ve.'a.MalH5999whatI had toiledשֶׁעָמַ֣לְתִּיshe.'a.Mal.tiH5998to achieveלַעֲשׂ֑וֹתla.'a.SotH6213,I foundוְהִנֵּ֨הve.hi.NehH2009everythingהַכֹּ֥לha.KolH3605to be futileהֶ֙בֶל֙he.velH1892,a pursuitוּרְע֣וּתu.re.'UtH7469of the windר֔וּחַRu.achH7307;there was nothingוְאֵ֥יןve.'EinH369to be gainedיִתְר֖וֹןyit.RonH3504underתַּ֥חַתTa.chatH8478the sunהַשָּֽׁמֶשׁ׃ha.Sha.meshH8121.
12Then Iאֲנִי֙'a.NiH589turnedוּפָנִ֤יתִֽיu.fa.Ni.tiH6437to considerלִרְא֣וֹתlir.'otH7200wisdomחָכְמָ֔הchokh.mahH2451and madnessוְהוֹלֵל֖וֹתve.ho.le.LotH1947and follyוְסִכְל֑וּתve.sikh.LutH5531;forכִּ֣י׀kiH3588whatמֶ֣הmehH4100morecan the king’sהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428successorהָאָדָ֗ם שֶׁיָּבוֹא֙ אַחֲרֵ֣יha.'a.Dam shei.ya.Vo' 'a.cha.ReiH120H935H310אֵ֥ת'etH853doאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834than what has alreadyכְּבָ֖רke.VarH3528been accomplishedעָשֽׂוּהוּ׃'a.Su.huH6213?
13And Iאָ֔נִי'A.niH589sawוְרָאִ֣יתִיve.ra.'I.tiH7200thatשֶׁיֵּ֥שׁshei.YeshH3426wisdomלַֽחָכְמָ֖הla.cha.khe.MahH2451exceedsיִתְר֛וֹן מִן־yit.Ron min-H3504H4480follyהַסִּכְל֑וּתha.sikh.LutH5531,just as lightהָא֖וֹרha.'OrH216exceedsכִּֽיתְר֥וֹן מִן־kit.Ron min-H3504H4480darknessהַחֹֽשֶׁךְ׃ha.Cho.shekhH2822:
Commentaries on Ecclesiastes 2
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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