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Ecclesiastes 12:8

Discouragement and depressionDeath and loss

6 Or ever the silver cord be loosed, or the golden bowl be broken, or the pitcher be broken at the fountain, or the wheel broken at the cistern.

7 Then shall the dust return to the earth as it was: and the spirit shall return unto God who gave it.

Vanity of vanities, saith the preacher; all is vanity.

9 And moreover, because the preacher was wise, he still taught the people knowledge; yea, he gave good heed, and sought out, and set in order many proverbs.

10 The preacher sought to find out acceptable words: and that which was written was upright, even words of truth.

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BSB
“Futility of futilities,” says the Teacher. “Everything is futile!”
KJV
Vanity of vanities, saith the preacher; all is vanity.
WEB
“Vanity of vanities,” says the Preacher. “All is vanity!”
ASV
Vanity of vanities, saith the Preacher; all is vanity.
DARBY
Vanity of vanities, saith the Preacher: all is vanity.
BLB
“Vapor of vapors,” says the Qoheleth; “All [is] vapor!”
ÅB
Bare idelig tomhet, sier predikeren; alt er tomhet.
OTB
«Fullstendig meningsløst,» sier Læreren, «alt er meningsløst!»
B1930
Bare idelig tomhet, sier predikeren; alt er tomhet.

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • Ecclesiastes 1:2

    Vanity of vanities, saith the Preacher, vanity of vanities; all is vanity.

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  • Ecclesiastes 8:8

    There is no man that hath power over the spirit to retain the spirit; neither hath he power in the day of death: and there is no discharge in that war; neither shall wickedness deliver those that are given to it.

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  • Ecclesiastes 6:12

    For who knoweth what is good for man in this life, all the days of his vain life which he spendeth as a shadow? for who can tell a man what shall be after him under the sun?

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  • Ecclesiastes 4:4

    Again, I considered all travail, and every right work, that for this a man is envied of his neighbour. This is also vanity and vexation of spirit.

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  • Psalms 62:9

    Surely men of low degree are vanity, and men of high degree are a lie: to be laid in the balance, they are altogether lighter than vanity.

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  • Ecclesiastes 1:14

    I have seen all the works that are done under the sun; and, behold, all is vanity and vexation of spirit.

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  • Ecclesiastes 2:17

    Therefore I hated life; because the work that is wrought under the sun is grievous unto me: for all is vanity and vexation of spirit.

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