New American Standard Bible 1995
Ecclesiastes 1:2-6
2“12VanityH1892 of vanitiesH1892,” saysH559 the PreacherH6953, “3VanityH1892 of vanitiesH1892! AllH3605 is 4vanityH1892.”
35WhatH4100 advantageH3504 does manH120 have in allH3605 his workH5999 WhichH7945 he doesH5998 underH8478 the sunH8121?4A generationH1755 goesH1980 and a generationH1755 comesH935, But the 6earthH776 7remainsH5975 foreverH5769.5Also, 8the sunH8121 risesH2224 and the sunH8121 setsH935; And 9hasteningH7602 to its placeH4725 it risesH2224 thereH8033 again.61011BlowingH1980 towardH413 the southH1864, Then turningH5437 towardH413 the northH6828, The windH7307 continuesH1980 12swirlingH5437 alongH1980; And on its circularH5439 coursesH5439 the windH7307 returnsH7725.
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 ↩
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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