Verse 13
Ecclesiastes 1:13
American Standard Version
13
And I applied my heart to seek and to search out by wisdom concerning all that is done under heaven: it is a sore travail that God (Elohim) hath given to the sons of men to be exercised therewith.
Original Language Text
hebrew
וְ/נָתַ֣תִּי אֶת לִבִּ֗/י לִ/דְר֤וֹשׁ וְ/לָ/תוּר֙ בַּֽ/חָכְמָ֔ה עַ֛ל כָּל אֲשֶׁ֥ר נַעֲשָׂ֖ה תַּ֣חַת הַ/שָּׁמָ֑יִם ה֣וּא עִנְיַ֣ן רָ֗ע נָתַ֧ן אֱלֹהִ֛ים לִ/בְנֵ֥י הָ/אָדָ֖ם לַ/עֲנ֥וֹת בּֽ/וֹ
English Translation
And I gave my heart to seek and explore with wisdom concerning all that is done under heaven; it is a painful task that God has given to the sons of man to be occupied with.
AI translation from hebrew via gpt-4o-mini
Done.
Sign in to save notes and annotations.
Chapter 1 Context
1
The words of the Preacher, the son of David, king in Jerusalem.
Focus ↗
2
Vanity of vanities, saith the Preacher; vanity of vanities, all is vanity.
Focus ↗
3
What profit hath man of all his labor wherein he laboreth under the sun?
Focus ↗
4
One generation goeth, and another generation cometh; but the earth abideth for ever.
Focus ↗
5
The sun also ariseth, and the sun goeth down, and hasteth to its place where it ariseth.
Focus ↗
6
The wind goeth toward the south, and turneth about unto the north; it turneth about continually in i...
Focus ↗
7
All the rivers run into the sea, yet the sea is not full; unto the place whither the rivers go, thit...
Focus ↗
8
All things are full of weariness; man cannot utter [it]: the eye is not satisfied with seeing, nor t...
Focus ↗
9
That which hath been is that which shall be; and that which hath been done is that which shall be do...
Focus ↗
10
Is there a thing whereof it may be said, See, this is new? it hath been long ago, in the ages which...
Focus ↗
11
There is no remembrance of the former [generations]; neither shall there be any remembrance of the l...
Focus ↗
12
I the Preacher was king over Israel in Jerusalem.
Focus ↗
13
And I applied my heart to seek and to search out by wisdom concerning all that is done under heaven:...
14
I have seen all the works that are done under the sun; and, behold, all is vanity and a striving aft...
Focus ↗
15
That which is crooked cannot be made straight; and that which is wanting cannot be numbered.
Focus ↗
16
I communed with mine own hear, saying, Lo, I have gotten me great wisdom above all that were before...
Focus ↗
17
And I applied my heart to know wisdom, and to know madness and folly: I perceived that this also was...
Focus ↗
18
For in much wisdom is much grief; and he that increaseth knowledge increaseth sorrow.
Focus ↗