New American Standard Bible 2020
Ecclesiastes 2:17-22
17So I 1hatedH8130 lifeH2425, for the workH4639 whichH7945 had been doneH6213 underH8478 the sunH8121 was 2unhappyH7451 to me; becauseH3588 everythingH3605 is futilityH1892 and strivingH7469 after windH7307.
18So I hatedH8130 3allH3605 the fruitH5999 ofH5999 my laborH5999 for whichH7945 I had laboredH6001 underH8478 the sunH8121, because I must 4leaveH5117 it to the manH120 whoH7945 will comeH1961 afterH310 me. 19And whoH4310 knowsH3045 whether he will be wiseH2450 orH176 5a foolH5530? Yet he will haveH7980 controlH7980 overH7980 allH3605 the fruitH5999 ofH5999 my laborH5999 for whichH7945 I have laboredH5998 by actingH2449 wiselyH2449 underH8478 the sunH8121. ThisH2088 tooH1571 is 6futilityH1892. 20Therefore I 7completelyH5437H3820 despairedH2976 overH5921 allH3605 the fruitH5999 ofH5999 my laborH5999 for whichH7945 I had laboredH5998 underH8478 the sunH8121. 21WhenH3588 thereH3426 isH3426 a personH120 whoH7945 has laboredH5998 with wisdomH2451, knowledgeH1847, and 8skillH3788, and then 9givesH5414 his 10legacyH2506 to oneH120 whoH7945 has not laboredH5998 for it; thisH2088 tooH1571 is futilityH1892 and a greatH7227 evilH7463. 22For whatH4100 does a personH120 getH1933 in 11allH3605 his laborH5999 and in 12his strivingH7475 with whichH7945 he laborsH6001 underH8478 the sunH8121?
Notes
- 1. Ecclesiastes 2:17 Eccl 4:2, 3 ↩
- 2. Ecclesiastes 2:17 Lit evil ↩
- 3. Ecclesiastes 2:18 Eccl 1:3; 2:11 ↩
- 4. Ecclesiastes 2:18 Ps 39:6; 49:10 ↩
- 5. Ecclesiastes 2:19 1 Kin 12:13 ↩
- 6. Ecclesiastes 2:19 1 Tim 6:10 ↩
- 7. Ecclesiastes 2:20 Lit turned aside my heart to despair ↩
- 8. Ecclesiastes 2:21 Eccl 4:4 ↩
- 9. Ecclesiastes 2:21 Eccl 2:18 ↩
- 10. Ecclesiastes 2:21 Lit share ↩
- 11. Ecclesiastes 2:22 Eccl 1:3; 2:11 ↩
- 12. Ecclesiastes 2:22 Lit the striving of his heart ↩
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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