New American Standard Bible 2020
Ecclesiastes 2:18-22
18So I hatedH8130 1allH3605 the fruitH5999 ofH5999 my laborH5999 for whichH7945 I had laboredH6001 underH8478 the sunH8121, because I must 2leaveH5117 it to the manH120 whoH7945 will comeH1961 afterH310 me.
19And whoH4310 knowsH3045 whether he will be wiseH2450 orH176 3a 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 4futilityH1892.
20Therefore I 5completelyH5437H3820 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 6skillH3788, and then 7givesH5414 his 8legacyH2506 to oneH120 whoH7945 has not laboredH5998 for it; thisH2088 tooH1571 is futilityH1892 and a greatH7227 evilH7463.
22For whatH4100 does a personH120 getH1933 in 9allH3605 his laborH5999 and in 10his strivingH7475 with whichH7945 he laborsH6001 underH8478 the sunH8121?
Notes
- 1. Ecclesiastes 2:18 Eccl 1:3; 2:11 ↩
- 2. Ecclesiastes 2:18 Ps 39:6; 49:10 ↩
- 3. Ecclesiastes 2:19 1 Kin 12:13 ↩
- 4. Ecclesiastes 2:19 1 Tim 6:10 ↩
- 5. Ecclesiastes 2:20 Lit turned aside my heart to despair ↩
- 6. Ecclesiastes 2:21 Eccl 4:4 ↩
- 7. Ecclesiastes 2:21 Eccl 2:18 ↩
- 8. Ecclesiastes 2:21 Lit share ↩
- 9. Ecclesiastes 2:22 Eccl 1:3; 2:11 ↩
- 10. 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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