Ecclesiastes 12
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Ecclesiastes 12:8-14

8“1FutilityH1892 of futilitiesH1892,” saysH559 the PreacherH6953, “allH3605 is futilityH1892!”

9In additionH3148 to beingH1961 wiseH2450, the PreacherH6953 alsoH5750 taughtH3925 the peopleH5971 knowledgeH1847; and he ponderedH239, searchedH2713 outH2713, and arrangedH8626 2manyH7235 proverbsH4912. 10The PreacherH6953 soughtH1245 to findH4672 3delightfulH2656 wordsH1697 and to writeH3789 4wordsH1697 of truthH571 correctlyH3476.

11The 5wordsH1697 of the wiseH2450 are like 67goadsH1861, and mastersH1167 of these collectionsH627 are like drivenH5193 8nailsH4548; they are givenH5414 by oneH259 ShepherdH7462. 12But beyondH3148 thisH1992, my sonH1121, be warnedH2094: the 9writingH6213 of 10manyH7235 booksH5612 is endlessH7093H369, and excessiveH3854 11studyH3854 is 12wearyingH3024 to the bodyH1320.

13The conclusionH5490H1697, when everythingH3605 has been heardH8085, is: 13fearH3372 GodH430 and 14keepH8104 His commandmentsH4687, becauseH3588 thisH2088 applies to 15everyH3605 personH120. 14For 16GodH430 will bringH935 everyH3605 actH4639 to judgmentH4941, everythingH3605 which is hiddenH5956, whetherH518 it is goodH2896 or evilH7451.

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Notes

  1. 1. Ecclesiastes 12:8 Eccl 1:2 ↩
  2. 2. Ecclesiastes 12:9 1 Kin 4:32 ↩
  3. 3. Ecclesiastes 12:10 Prov 10:32 ↩
  4. 4. Ecclesiastes 12:10 Prov 22:20, 21 ↩
  5. 5. Ecclesiastes 12:11 Prov 1:6; 22:17; Eccl 7:5; 10:12 ↩
  6. 6. Ecclesiastes 12:11 I.e., spiked sticks for driving cattle ↩
  7. 7. Ecclesiastes 12:11 Acts 2:37 ↩
  8. 8. Ecclesiastes 12:11 Ezra 9:8; Is 22:23 ↩
  9. 9. Ecclesiastes 12:12 Lit making ↩
  10. 10. Ecclesiastes 12:12 1 Kin 4:32 ↩
  11. 11. Ecclesiastes 12:12 Eccl 1:18 ↩
  12. 12. Ecclesiastes 12:12 Lit weariness ↩
  13. 13. Ecclesiastes 12:13 Eccl 3:14; 5:7; 7:18; 8:12 ↩
  14. 14. Ecclesiastes 12:13 Deut 4:2; Eccl 8:5 ↩
  15. 15. Ecclesiastes 12:13 Deut 10:12; Mic 6:8 ↩
  16. 16. Ecclesiastes 12:14 Eccl 3:17; 11:9; Matt 10:26; Rom 2:16; 1 Cor 4:5 ↩

Commentaries on Ecclesiastes 12

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