Ecclesiastes 1:12
10 Is there a case where one can say, “Look, this is new”? It has already existed in the ages before us.
11 There is no remembrance of those who came before, and those yet to come will not be remembered by those who follow after.
I, the Teacher, was king over Israel in Jerusalem.
13 And I set my mind to seek and explore by wisdom all that is done under heaven. What a heavy burden God has laid upon the sons of men to occupy them!
14 I have seen all the things that are done under the sun, and have found them all to be futile, a pursuit of the wind.
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- I, the Teacher, was king over Israel in Jerusalem.
- KJV
- I the Preacher was king over Israel in Jerusalem.
- WEB
- I, the Preacher, was king over Israel in Jerusalem.
- ASV
- I the Preacher was king over Israel in Jerusalem.
- DARBY
- I, the Preacher, was king over Israel in Jerusalem.
- BLB
- I, Qoheleth, was king over Israel in Jerusalem.
- ÅB
- Jeg, predikeren, var konge over Israel i Jerusalem,
- OTB
- Jeg, Forkynneren, har vært konge over Israel i Jerusalem.
- B1930
- Jeg, predikeren, var konge over Israel i Jerusalem,
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Ecclesiastes 1:1
These are the words of the Teacher, the son of David, king in Jerusalem:
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So King Solomon ruled over Israel,
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