New American Standard Bible 1995
Ecclesiastes 1:12-15
12I, the 1PreacherH6953, have beenH1961 kingH4428 overH5921 IsraelH3478 in JerusalemH3389. 13And I 2setH5414 my 3mindH3820 to seekH1875 and 4exploreH8446 by wisdomH2451 concerningH5921 allH3605 that has been doneH6213 underH8478 heavenH8064. It is 5a grievousH7451 6taskH6045 which GodH430 has givenH5414 to the sonsH1121 of menH120 to be afflictedH6030 with. 14I have seenH7200 allH3605 the worksH4639 whichH7945 have been doneH6213 underH8478 the sunH8121, and beholdH2009, allH3605 is 78vanityH1892 and strivingH7469 after windH7307. 15What is 9crookedH5791 cannotH3201H3808 be straightenedH8626 and whatH2642 is lackingH2642 cannotH3201H3808 be countedH4487.
Notes
- 1. Ecclesiastes 1:12 Eccl 1:1; 7:27; 12:8-10 ↩
- 2. Ecclesiastes 1:13 Eccl 1:17 ↩
- 3. Ecclesiastes 1:13 Lit heart ↩
- 4. Ecclesiastes 1:13 Eccl 3:10, 11; 7:25; 8:17 ↩
- 5. Ecclesiastes 1:13 Lit an evil ↩
- 6. Ecclesiastes 1:13 Eccl 2:23, 26; 3:10; 4:8 ↩
- 7. Ecclesiastes 1:14 Or futility ↩
- 8. Ecclesiastes 1:14 Eccl 2:11, 17; 4:4; 6:9 ↩
- 9. Ecclesiastes 1:15 Eccl 7:13 ↩
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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