Ecclesiastes 1
NASB1995
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New American Standard Bible 1995

Ecclesiastes 1:3-7

31WhatH4100 advantageH3504 does manH120 have in allH3605 his workH5999 WhichH7945 he doesH5998 underH8478 the sunH8121?4A generationH1755 goesH1980 and a generationH1755 comesH935, But the 2earthH776 3remainsH5975 foreverH5769.5Also, 4the sunH8121 risesH2224 and the sunH8121 setsH935; And 5hasteningH7602 to its placeH4725 it risesH2224 thereH8033 again.667BlowingH1980 towardH413 the southH1864, Then turningH5437 towardH413 the northH6828, The windH7307 continuesH1980 8swirlingH5437 alongH1980; And on its circularH5439 coursesH5439 the windH7307 returnsH7725.7AllH3605 the riversH5158 9flowH1980 into the seaH3220, Yet the seaH3220 is not fullH4392. To the placeH4725 whereH7945 the riversH5158 10flowH1980, ThereH8033 they 11flowH1980 againH7725.

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Notes

  1. 1. Ecclesiastes 1:3 Eccl 2:11; 3:9; 5:16 ↩
  2. 2. Ecclesiastes 1:4 Ps 104:5; 119:90 ↩
  3. 3. Ecclesiastes 1:4 Lit stands ↩
  4. 4. Ecclesiastes 1:5 Ps 19:6 ↩
  5. 5. Ecclesiastes 1:5 Lit panting ↩
  6. 6. Ecclesiastes 1:6 Lit Going ↩
  7. 7. Ecclesiastes 1:6 Eccl 11:5; John 3:8 ↩
  8. 8. Ecclesiastes 1:6 Lit turning ↩
  9. 9. Ecclesiastes 1:7 Lit go ↩
  10. 10. Ecclesiastes 1:7 Lit go ↩
  11. 11. Ecclesiastes 1:7 Lit go ↩

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