George Haydock's Catholic Commentary
Ecclesiastes 1:11
Things. Otherwise we should read of similar events to those which we behold. The same cause naturally produces the same effect.
Things. Otherwise we should read of similar events to those which we behold. The same cause naturally produces the same effect.
Verse Ecclesiastes 1:11. THERE IS _NO REMEMBRANCE_] I believe the general meaning to be this: Multitudes of _ancient transactions_ have been lost, because they were not _recorded_; and of many that h...
THINGS - Rather, men....
ANALYSIS AND ANNOTATIONS PART I. Chapter S 1-6 1. The Prologue and the Search Begun CHAPTER 1 _ 1. The introduction and prologue (Ecclesiastes 1:1)_ 2. The seeker; his method and the results (Ecc...
ECCLESIASTES 1:2 may be called an introduction to the book; it also presents the writer's conclusions. He has surveyed life from many angles and decided that all human effort is fruitless and unavaili...
REMEMBRANCE. memorial. OF FORMER THINGS. Supply the Ellipsis (App-6) with the word "men", to complete the argument from verses: Ecclesiastes 1:2 -. The Chaldee for the former [men] version supplies t...
_There is no remembrance of former things_ Better, OF FORMER MEN, or OF THOSE OF OLD TIME, and so in the next clause OF THOSE THAT SHALL COME AFTER. The thought of the oblivion of the past, suggested...
_THERE IS NOTHING NEW UNDER THE SUN -- ECCLESIASTES 1:9-11:_ Things of this world are very fatiguing to those that have them. Solomon's goal was to cause us to understand the unsatisfying nature of al...
THERE IS NO REMEMBRANCE, &C.— This verse may be rendered, _There is no memorial to what happened before, neither shall there be any memorial to what shall happen henceforth, with those who shall come...
3. History repeats itself and man forgets what has gone before. Ecclesiastes 1:9-11 TEXT 1:9-11 9 That which has been is that which will be, and that which has been done is that which will be done....
There is no remembrance of former things; neither shall there be any remembrance of things that are to come with those that shall come after. (THERE IS) NO REMEMBRANCE OF FORMER (THINGS) or person...
1:11 live (a-23) Lit. 'be.'...
ALL IS VANITY 1-11. The writer describes himself. He declares that all things are transitory and without result, whether they be the works or the life of man, or the natural forces of heat, air, and...
THE TEACHER SEARCHES FOR THE PURPOSE OF OUR LIVES BOOK OF ECCLESIASTES _HILDA BRIGHT AND KITTY PRIDE_ ABOUT THE BOOK OF ECCLESIASTES THE AUTHOR The word ‘Ecclesiastes’ tells us about the author...
(3-11) Man is perpetually toiling, yet of all his toil there remains no abiding result. The natural world exhibits a spectacle of unceasing activity, with no real progress. The sun, the winds, the wat...
If anything appears new, this is only because its previous occurrence has been forgotten. So likewise will those of this generation be forgotten by those who succeed them....
אֵ֥ין זִכְרֹ֖ון לָ † רִאשֹׁנִ֑ים וְ גַ֨ם...
THE PROLOGUE In Which The Problem Of The Book Is Indirectly Stated Ecclesiastes 1:1 THE search for the _ summum bonum_, the quest of the Chief Good, is the theme of the book Ecclesiastes. Naturally...
THE TESTIMONY OF AN UNSATISFIED SOUL Ecclesiastes 1:1-18 _All is vanity_! This cry finds an echo in human hearts of every age and clime. Clod meant man to be happy. “These things,” said our Lord, “I...
The first verse of this chapter introduces us to the author of the Book. Taken in conjunction with verse Ecclesiastes 1:12, it leaves no room for doubt that he is Solomon. In stating his theme he empl...
What profit hath a man of all his labour which he taketh under the sun? (4) One generation passeth away, and another generation cometh: but the earth abideth forever. (5) The sun also ariseth, and the...
THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 1 THROUGH 12. The Book of Ecclesiastes is, up to a certain point, the converse of the Book of Proverbs. (see NOTE TO PROVERBS below) It is the experience of a...
[THERE] IS NO REMEMBRANCE OF FORMER [THINGS],.... Which is the reason why some things that are really old are thought to be new; because either the memories of men fail them, they do not remember the...
Ecclesiastes 1:11 [There is] no remembrance of former [things]; neither shall there be [any] remembrance of [things] that are to come with [those] that shall come after. Ver. 11. _There is no remembr...
_There is no remembrance_, &c. This seems to be added, to prevent the objection, that there are many inventions and enjoyments unknown to former ages. To this he answers, This objection is grounded on...
There is no remembrance of former things, men forget the lessons which the insufficient records of the past teach them; NEITHER SHALL THERE BE ANY REMEMBRANCE OF THINGS THAT ARE TO COME WITH THOSE THA...
GENERAL INTRODUCTION...
"THERE IS NO REMEMBRANCE OF EARLIER THINGS; AND ALSO OF THE LATER THINGS WHICH WILL OCCUR, THERE WILL BE FOR THEM NO REMEMBRANCE AMONG THOSE WHO WILL COME LATER STILL."NO REMEMBRANCE OF EARLIER THINGS...
9-11 Men's hearts and their corruptions are the same now as in former times; their desires, and pursuits, and complaints, still the same. This should take us from expecting happiness in the creature,...
THERE IS NO REMEMBRANCE OF FORMER THINGS: this seems to be added to prevent this objection, There are many new inventions and enjoyments unknown to former ages. To this he answers, This objection is g...
Ecclesiastes 1:11 remembrance H2146 former H7223 remembrance H2146 come H314 after H314 There is - Ecclesiastes 2
THE MEANINGLESSNESS OF WHAT MEN SEEK TO ACCOMPLISH COMES OUT IN THE FACT THAT LIFE SIMPLY FOLLOWS A CONTINUAL UNCHANGING REPETITION. IT IS PURPOSELESS AND BORING AND UNENLIGHTENING AND ACCOMPLISHES NO...
Ecclesiastes 1:2 I. This passage is the preamble to the book; it ushers us at once into its realms of dreariness. It is as if he said, "It is all a weary go-round. There are no novelties, no wonders,...
Ecclesiastes 1:1 The search for the _summum bonum_, the quest of the chief good, is the theme of the book of Ecclesiastes. Naturally we look to find this theme, this problem, this "riddle of the painf...
CONTENTS: The doctrine of the vanity of the creature, and the impossibility of finding satisfaction without God. CHARACTERS: God, Solomon. CONCLUSION: All things, considered as abstract from God, an...
Ecclesiastes 1:2. _Vanity of vanities._ This is the Hebrew form of the superlative degree of comparison; as, the heaven of heavens, the song of songs, &c. He adds, “vexation of spirit,” because his re...
ECCLESIASTES—NOTE ON ECCLESIASTES 1:4 First Catalog of “Vanities.” The Preacher gives specific examples to prove his belief that all is “vanity.”...
ECCLESIASTES—NOTE ON ECCLESIASTES 1:11 THERE IS NO REMEMBRANCE OF FORMER THINGS, NOR... OF LATER THINGS. The writer-Preacher believes that few people have any significant impact on the course of world...
CRITICAL NOTES.— ECCLESIASTES 1:2. VANITY.] The Hebrew word is Hebel (Abel) the name given to one of the sons of Adam. The subjection of the whole creation to vanity was soon observed and felt. ECCLE...
EXPOSITION ECCLESIASTES 1:1 THE TITLE. THE WORDS OF THE PREACHER, THE SON OF DAVID, KING IN JERUSALEM; Septuagint, "King of Israel in Jerusalem" (comp.Ecclesiastes 1:12). The word rendered "Preacher...
Book of Ecclesiastes begins, The words of the Preacher, the son of David, king in Jerusalem (Ecclesiastes 1:1). So that identifies the author as Solomon. The Hebrew word that is translated preacher i...
Ecclesiastes 2:16; Isaiah 41:22; Isaiah 42:9; Psalms 9:6...
THE MAN UNDER THE SUN Ecclesiastes 1:1 INTRODUCTORY WORDS In order to introduce this study we can think of no better way than to go to our booklet on Ecclesiastes for a quotation. 1. ECCLESIASTES S...
No remembrance — This seems to be added to prevent the objection, There are many inventions and enjoyments unknown to former ages. To this he answers, This objection is grounded only upon our ignoranc...