Ecclesiastes 12:8

8 “Meaningless! Meaningless!” says the Teacher.[a]“Everything is meaningless!”

Ecclesiastes 12:8 in Other Translations

KJV
8 Vanity of vanities, saith the preacher; all is vanity.
ESV
8 Vanity of vanities, says the Preacher; all is vanity.
NLT
8 “Everything is meaningless,” says the Teacher, “completely meaningless.”
MSG
8 It's all smoke, nothing but smoke. The Quester says that everything's smoke.
CSB
8 "Absolute futility," says the Teacher. "Everything is futile."

Ecclesiastes 12:8 In-Context

6 Remember him—before the silver cord is severed, and the golden bowl is broken; before the pitcher is shattered at the spring, and the wheel broken at the well,
7 and the dust returns to the ground it came from, and the spirit returns to God who gave it.
8 “Meaningless! Meaningless!” says the Teacher.“Everything is meaningless!”
9 Not only was the Teacher wise, but he also imparted knowledge to the people. He pondered and searched out and set in order many proverbs.
10 The Teacher searched to find just the right words, and what he wrote was upright and true.

Cross References 2

  • 1. Ecclesiastes 1:1
  • 2. S Ecclesiastes 1:2

Footnotes 1

  • [a]. Or "the leader of the assembly" ; also in verses 9 and 10
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