New American Standard Bible 1995
Ecclesiastes 1:2-11
2“12Vanity of vanities,” says the Preacher, “3Vanity of vanities! All is 4vanity.”
35What advantage does man have in all his work Which he does under the sun?4A generation goes and a generation comes, But the 6earth 7remains forever.5Also, 8the sun rises and the sun sets; And 9hastening to its place it rises there again.61011Blowing toward the south, Then turning toward the north, The wind continues 12swirling along; And on its circular courses the wind returns.7All the rivers 13flow into the sea, Yet the sea is not full. To the place where the rivers 14flow, There they 15flow again.8All things are wearisome; Man is not able to tell it. 16The eye is not satisfied with seeing, Nor is the ear filled with hearing.917That which has been is that which will be, And that which has been done is that which will be done. So there is nothing new under the sun.10Is there anything of which one might say, “See this, it is new”? Already it has existed for ages Which were before us.11There is 18no remembrance of 19earlier things; And also of the 20later things which will occur, There will be for them no remembrance Among those who will come 21later still.
Notes
- 1. Ecclesiastes 1:2 Or Futility of futilities ↩
- 2. Ecclesiastes 1:2 Ps 39:5, 6; 62:9; 144:4; Eccl 12:8; Rom 8:20 ↩
- 3. Ecclesiastes 1:2 Or Futility of futilities ↩
- 4. Ecclesiastes 1:2 Or futile ↩
- 5. Ecclesiastes 1:3 Eccl 2:11; 3:9; 5:16 ↩
- 6. Ecclesiastes 1:4 Ps 104:5; 119:90 ↩
- 7. Ecclesiastes 1:4 Lit stands ↩
- 8. Ecclesiastes 1:5 Ps 19:6 ↩
- 9. Ecclesiastes 1:5 Lit panting ↩
- 10. Ecclesiastes 1:6 Lit Going ↩
- 11. Ecclesiastes 1:6 Eccl 11:5; John 3:8 ↩
- 12. Ecclesiastes 1:6 Lit turning ↩
- 13. Ecclesiastes 1:7 Lit go ↩
- 14. Ecclesiastes 1:7 Lit go ↩
- 15. Ecclesiastes 1:7 Lit go ↩
- 16. Ecclesiastes 1:8 Prov 27:20; Eccl 4:8 ↩
- 17. Ecclesiastes 1:9 Eccl 1:10; 2:12; 3:15; 6:10 ↩
- 18. Ecclesiastes 1:11 Eccl 2:16; 9:5 ↩
- 19. Ecclesiastes 1:11 Lit first or former ↩
- 20. Ecclesiastes 1:11 Lit latter or after ↩
- 21. Ecclesiastes 1:11 Lit latter or after ↩
Commentaries on Ecclesiastes 1
- 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
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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