New American Standard Bible 2020
Ecclesiastes 1:13-18
13And I 1setH5414 my 2mindH3820 to seekH1875 and 3exploreH8446 by wisdomH2451 aboutH5921 everythingH3605 that has been doneH6213 underH8478 heavenH8064. It is a 45sorryH7451 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 6futilityH1892 and strivingH7469 after windH7307. 15What is 7crookedH5791 cannotH3201H3808 be straightenedH8626, and whatH2642 isH2642 lackingH2642 cannotH3201H3808 be countedH4487.
16I 8saidH1696 to myselfH3820, “BeholdH2009, I have magnifiedH1431 and increasedH3254 9wisdomH2451 moreH5921 thanH5921 allH3605 whoH834 were overH5921 JerusalemH3389 beforeH6440 me; and my 10mindH3820 has observedH7200 11a wealthH7235 of wisdomH2451 and knowledgeH1847.” 17And I 12appliedH5414 my 13mindH3820 to knowH3045 wisdomH2451 and to 14knowH3045 insanityH1947 and foolishnessH5531; I realizedH3045 that thisH2088 alsoH1571 is 15strivingH7475 after windH7307. 18BecauseH3588 16in muchH7230 wisdomH2451 there is muchH7230 griefH3708; and increasingH3254 knowledgeH1847 results in increasingH3254 painH4341.
Notes
- 1. Ecclesiastes 1:13 Eccl 1:17 ↩
- 2. Ecclesiastes 1:13 Lit heart ↩
- 3. Ecclesiastes 1:13 Eccl 3:10, 11; 7:25; 8:17 ↩
- 4. Ecclesiastes 1:13 Lit evil ↩
- 5. Ecclesiastes 1:13 Eccl 2:23, 26; 3:10; 4:8 ↩
- 6. Ecclesiastes 1:14 Eccl 2:11, 17; 4:4; 6:9 ↩
- 7. Ecclesiastes 1:15 Eccl 7:13 ↩
- 8. Ecclesiastes 1:16 Lit spoke with my heart, saying ↩
- 9. Ecclesiastes 1:16 1 Kin 3:12; 4:30; 10:23; Eccl 2:9 ↩
- 10. Ecclesiastes 1:16 Lit heart ↩
- 11. Ecclesiastes 1:16 Lit an abundance ↩
- 12. Ecclesiastes 1:17 Eccl 1:13; 7:25 ↩
- 13. Ecclesiastes 1:17 Lit heart ↩
- 14. Ecclesiastes 1:17 Eccl 2:12; 7:25 ↩
- 15. Ecclesiastes 1:17 Eccl 1:14; 2:11, 17; 4:4, 6, 16; 6:9 ↩
- 16. Ecclesiastes 1:18 Eccl 2:23; 12:12 ↩
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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