New American Standard Bible 2020
Ecclesiastes 2:1-3
1I saidH559 1to myselfH3820, “ComeH1980 nowH4994, I will testH5254 you with 2pleasureH8057. So 3enjoyH7200H2896 yourself.” And beholdH2009, it tooH1571 was futilityH1892.
24I saidH559 of laughterH7814, “It is senselessH1984,” and of pleasureH8057, “WhatH4100 does thisH2088 accomplishH6213?”
3I exploredH8446 with my 5mindH3820 how to 6refreshH4900 my bodyH1320 with wineH3196 while my 7mindH3820 was guidingH5090 me wiselyH2451; and how to seizeH270 8foolishnessH5531, untilH5704H834 I could seeH7200 9whatH335H2088 goodH2896 there is for the sonsH1121 of mankindH120 10to doH6213 underH8478 heavenH8064 for the fewH4557 11yearsH3117 of their livesH2425.
Notes
- 1. Ecclesiastes 2:1 Lit in my heart ↩
- 2. Ecclesiastes 2:1 Eccl 7:4; 8:15 ↩
- 3. Ecclesiastes 2:1 Lit consider with goodness ↩
- 4. Ecclesiastes 2:2 Prov 14:13; Eccl 7:3, 6 ↩
- 5. Ecclesiastes 2:3 Lit heart ↩
- 6. Ecclesiastes 2:3 Judg 9:13; Ps 104:15; Eccl 10:19 ↩
- 7. Ecclesiastes 2:3 Lit heart ↩
- 8. Ecclesiastes 2:3 Eccl 7:25 ↩
- 9. Ecclesiastes 2:3 Eccl 2:24; 3:12, 13; 5:18; 6:12; 8:15; 12:13 ↩
- 10. Ecclesiastes 2:3 Lit which they do ↩
- 11. Ecclesiastes 2:3 Lit days ↩
Commentaries on Ecclesiastes 2
- 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
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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