New American Standard Bible 2020
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 aboutH5921 everythingH3605 that has been doneH6213 underH8478 heavenH8064. It is a 56sorryH7451 taskH6045 with which GodH430 has givenH5414 the sonsH1121 of mankindH120 to beH6030 troubledH6030. 14I have seenH7200 allH3605 the worksH4639 whichH7945 have been doneH6213 underH8478 the sunH8121, and beholdH2009, allH3605 is 7futilityH1892 and strivingH7469 after windH7307. 15What is 8crookedH5791 cannotH3201H3808 be straightenedH8626, and whatH2642 isH2642 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 evil ↩
- 6. Ecclesiastes 1:13 Eccl 2:23, 26; 3:10; 4:8 ↩
- 7. Ecclesiastes 1:14 Eccl 2:11, 17; 4:4; 6:9 ↩
- 8. 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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