Verse 1

Ecclesiastes 1:1

World Messianic Bible

1 The words of the Preacher, the son of David, king in Jerusalem:

Original Language Text

hebrew

דִּבְרֵי֙ קֹהֶ֣לֶת בֶּן דָּוִ֔ד מֶ֖לֶךְ בִּ/ירוּשָׁלִָֽם

English Translation

The words of Kohelet, son of David, king in Jerusalem.

AI translation from hebrew via gpt-4o-mini

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Chapter 1 Context

1 The words of the Preacher, the son of David, king in Jerusalem:

2 “Vanity of vanities,” says the Preacher; “Vanity of vanities, all is vanity.” Focus ↗

3 What does man gain from all his labor in which he labors under the sun? Focus ↗

4 One generation goes, and another generation comes; but the earth remains forever. Focus ↗

5 The sun also rises, and the sun goes down, and hurries to its place where it rises. Focus ↗

6 The wind goes toward the south, and turns around to the north. It turns around continually as it goe... Focus ↗

7 All the rivers run into the sea, yet the sea is not full. To the place where the rivers flow, there... Focus ↗

8 All things are full of weariness beyond uttering. The eye is not satisfied with seeing, nor the ear... Focus ↗

9 That which has been is that which shall be; and that which has been done is that which shall be done... Focus ↗

10 Is there a thing of which it may be said, “Behold, this is new?” It has been long ago, in the ages w... Focus ↗

11 There is no memory of the former; neither shall there be any memory of the latter that are to come,... Focus ↗

12 I, the Preacher, was king over Israel in Jerusalem. Focus ↗

13 I applied my heart to seek and to search out by wisdom concerning all that is done under the sky. It... Focus ↗

14 I have seen all the works that are done under the sun; and behold, all is vanity and a chasing after... Focus ↗

15 That which is crooked can’t be made straight; and that which is lacking can’t be counted. Focus ↗

16 I said to myself, “Behold, I have obtained for myself great wisdom above all who were before me in J... Focus ↗

17 I applied my heart to know wisdom, and to know madness and folly. I perceived that this also was a c... Focus ↗

18 For in much wisdom is much grief; and he who increases knowledge increases sorrow. Focus ↗

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