Verse 14. Behold, all is vanity] After all these discussions and experiments, when even the results have been the most successful, I have found only rational satisfaction; but not that supreme good by which alone the soul can be made happy.
O curas hominum! O quantum est in rebus inane!
"How anxious are our cares, and yet how vain
The bent of our desires!"
PERS. Sat. i., v. 1.
VEXATION OF SPIRIT - A phrase which occurs 7 times, and may be otherwise translated, “feeding on wind.” Modern Hebrew grammarians assert that the word rendered “vexation” must be derived from a root s...
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 1:12 TO ECCLESIASTES 2:26. QOHELETH'S INVESTIGATIONS. Assuming the character of Solomon the writer tells of his search for happiness under many forms. The pursuit of wisdom (Ecclesiastes...
VANITY. See note on Ecclesiastes 1:2. VEXATION OF SPIRIT. feeding on wind. The expression occurs nine times (Ecclesiastes 1:14; Ecclesiastes 1:17;...
_all is vanity and vexation of spirit_ The familiar words, though they fall in with the DEBATER'S tone and have the support of the Vulg. "_afflictio spiritus_," hardly express the meaning of the Hebre...
_SOLOMON'S SITUATION AND HIS STUDIES -- ECCLESIASTES 1:12-18:_ Solomon showed that things that would normally be considered as what would make a person happy do not. Surely being king would make a man...
DISCOURSE: 828 THE CREATURE IS VANITY AND VEXATION Ecclesiastes 1:14. _I have seen all the works which are done under the sun; and behold, all is vanity and vexation of spirit. That which is crooked...
b. Wisdom is used exploring all that is done under heaven. Ecclesiastes 1:13-18 TEXT 1:13-18 13 And I set my mind to seek and explore by wisdom concerning all that has been done under heaven. It is...
I have seen all the works that are done under the sun; and, behold, all is vanity and vexation of spirit. I HAVE SEEN ALL THE WORKS (THE ACTIONS AND BUSINESSES OF MEN) THAT ARE DONE UNDER THE SUN;...
1:14 wind. (c-22) Or 'feeding upon wind;' 'vexation of spirit.' but see ver. 17, and ch. 2.22....
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...
VEXATION OF SPIRIT] RV 'striving after wind': cp. Hosea 12:1. The satisfaction that might have been expected from these studies is not to be attained. Air itself is not more elusive to the grasp....
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...
VEXATION. — The word occurs only in this book (Ecclesiastes 2:11; Ecclesiastes 2:17; Ecclesiastes 2:26; Ecclesiastes
רָאִ֨יתִי֙ אֶת ־כָּל ־הַֽ מַּעֲשִׂ֔ים שֶֽׁ נּ
FIRST SECTION The Quest Of The Chief Good In Wisdom And In Pleasure Ecclesiastes 1:12; Ecclesiastes 2:1 OPPRESSED by his profound sense of the vanity of the life which man lives amid the play of per...
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...
_Vexation. Hebrew also, "food of wind;" (Symmachus) or "choice of the spirit." (Septuagint) People are eager to become learned, and yet find no satisfaction. (Haydock) --- All natural things are insuf...
I the Preacher was king over Israel in Jerusalem. (13) And I gave my heart to seek and search out by wisdom concerning all things that are done under heaven: this sore travail hath God given to the so...
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...
I HAVE SEEN ALL THE WORKS THAT ARE DONE UNDER THE SUN,.... All things done by the Lord, that were on the earth, and in it, and in the sea; he considered them, and endeavoured to search into the nature...
I have seen all the works that are done under the sun; and, behold, all [is] vanity and vexation of spirit. Ver. 14. _I have seen all the works that are done._] I have seen them, and set down mine ob...
_I have seen all the works_, &c. Diligently observed, and, in a great measure, understood them; _and behold, all is vanity and vexation of spirit_ Not only unsatisfying, but also an affliction or brea...
I have seen all the works that are done under the sun, in a careful observation of the ways of men; AND, BEHOLD, ALL IS VANITY AND VEXATION OF SPIRIT, efforts which bring about no lasting good, for al...
THE UNRELIABILITY OF EARTHLY WISDOM...
"I HAVE SEEN ALL THE WORKS WHICH HAVE BEEN DONE UNDER THE SUN, AND BEHOLD, ALL IS VANITY AND STRIVING AFTER WIND."I HAVE SEEN" -This book will mention many of the things which Solomon had observed in...
12-18 Solomon tried all things, and found them vanity. He found his searches after knowledge weariness, not only to the flesh, but to the mind. The more he saw of the works done under the sun, the mo...
I HAVE SEEN, i.e. diligently observed, and in great measure understood. BEHOLD; for it was a great surprise to me, and therefore may seem strange to you. ALL IS VANITY AND VEXATION OF SPIRIT; and not...
Ecclesiastes 1:14 seen H7200 (H8804) works H4639 done H6213 (H8738) sun H8121 vanity H1892 grasping H7469
THE PREACHER HAS MADE HIS ENQUIRIES AND COMES UP WITH NOTHING (ECCLESIASTES 1:12 - ECCLESIASTES 2:26). The Preacher now brings out that he has made further enquiries and has come up with nothing. He f...
THE INTELLECTUAL SEARCH (ECCLESIASTES 1:12). Ecclesiastes 1:12 ‘I the preacher was king over Israel in Jerusalem, and I applied my heart to seek and to search out by wisdom about all that is done und...
Ecclesiastes 1:12 I. Solomon's first resource was philosophy. He studied man's position in this world. His appetite for knowledge was omnivorous; and whilst hungering for the harvest, he was thankful...
Ecclesiastes 1:12 I. Solomon found no rest in pleasure, riches, power, glory, wisdom itself. He had learnt nothing more, after all, than he might have known, and doubtless did know, when he was a chil...
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...
_All is vanity and vexation of spirit._ THE VANITY OF A WORLDLY LIFE The tone of these words is intensely sad, and perhaps some of us are inclined to think that they embody a morbid conception of hum...
_I gave my heart to seek and search out by wisdom concerning all things that are done under heaven._ THE MYSTERIES OF HUMAN LIFE Now, there has never been any book which can be compared to this marve...
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 1:14 The Preacher examined everything UNDER THE SUN. However, he is unable to understand it all. He concludes that everything is VANITY and a striving aft
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...
1 Kings 4:30; Ecclesiastes 1:17; Ecclesiastes 1:18; Ecclesiastes 2:11;...
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...
Seen — Diligently observed. Vanity — Not only unsatisfying, but also an affliction or breaking to a man's spirit....