Ecclesiastes 2:5

Ecclesiastes 2:5 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)I made me gardens and orchards, and I planted trees in them of all kind of fruits:
• New International Version (NIV)I made gardens and parks and planted all kinds of fruit trees in them.
• English Standard Version (ESV)I made myself gardens and parks, and planted in them all kinds of fruit trees.
• New King James Version (NKJV)I made myself gardens and orchards, and I planted all kinds of fruit trees in them.

Context of Ecclesiastes 2:5

3After much thought, I decided to cheer myself with wine. And while still seeking wisdom, I clutched at foolishness. In this way, I tried to experience the only happiness most people find during their brief life in this world. 4I also tried to find meaning by building huge homes for myself and by planting beautiful vineyards. I made gardens and parks, filling them with all kinds of fruit trees. 6I built reservoirs to collect the water to irrigate my many flourishing groves. 7I bought slaves, both men and women, and others were born into my household. I also owned large herds and flocks, more than any of the kings who had lived in Jerusalem before me.

Ecclesiastes 2:5 word by word

עָשִׂ֣יתִי לִ֔י גַּנּ֖וֹת וּפַרְדֵּסִ֑ים וְנָטַ֥עְתִּי בָהֶ֖ם עֵ֥ץ כָּל־פֶּֽרִי׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• I madeעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to makeH6213
• me gardensגַּנָּהgannâh · gardenH1593
• and orchardsפַּרְדֵּסpardês · parkH6508
• and I plantedנָטַעnâţa‛ · to plantH5193
• treesעֵץ‛êts · treeH6086
• fruitsפְּרִיperîy · fruitH6529

Cross-references for Ecclesiastes 2:5

• Jeremiah 39:4When King Zedekiah of Judah and all the soldiers saw that the Babylonians had broken into the city, they fled. They waited for nightfall and then slipped through the gate between the two walls behind the king’s garden and headed toward the Jordan Valley.
• Genesis 2:8Then the Lord God planted a garden in Eden in the east, and there he placed the man he had made.
• Luke 17:27In those days, the people enjoyed banquets and parties and weddings right up to the time Noah entered his boat and the flood came and destroyed them all.

Commentaries on Ecclesiastes 2:5

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 5I made one gardens and orchards - פרדסים pardesim, "paradises." I doubt much whether this be an original Hebrew word. ferdoos, is found in the Persian and Arabic; and signifies a pleasant garden, a vineyard. Hence our word paradise, a place full of delights. How well Solomon was qualified to form gardens, orchards, vineyards, conservatories, etc., may be at once conceived when we recollect his knowledge of natural history; and that he wrote treatises on…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 5Orchards - literally, “paradises,” i. e., parks or pleasure-grounds (compare Nehemiah 2:8 note). Indications of at least three of these have been pointed out; one at Jerusalem near the pool of Siloam, called “the king‘s garden” Nehemiah 3:15; Jeremiah 52:7; a second near Bethlehem (compare Ecclesiastes 2:6); and a third in the remote north, on the heights of Hermon Song of Song of Solomon 4:8 ; Song of Song of Solomon 8:11 .Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 4-8Solomon built both small structures like porches and gates and large ones like entire cities (see 1 Kings 9:15–19). He mainly built these projects for his own enjoyment, including the palace and its related buildings (see 1 Kings 7:1–12).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 3-113-11. Illustration more at large of Ec 2:1, 2. I sought--I resolved, after search into many plans. give myself unto wine--literally, "to draw my flesh," or "body to wine" (including all banquetings). Image from a captive drawn after a chariot in triumph (Ro 6:16, 19; 1Co 12:2); or, one "allured" (2Pe 2:18, 19). yet acquainting ... wisdom--literally, "and my heart (still) was behaving, or guiding itself," with wisdom [Gesenius]. Maurer translates: "was…Read the comment

Topics related to Ecclesiastes 2:5

• Agriculture
• Botanical Gardens
• Epicureans
• Investigation
• Pleasure
• Solomon
• Vanity
• Wisdom
• Worldliness

In the dictionaries

• Forest
• Gather
• Laughter
• Solomon
• Ecclesiastes, the Preacher
• Garden
• Irrigation
• Orchard
• Paradise
• Park

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