Ecclesiastes 1:1-3

Everything Is Meaningless

1 The words of the Teacher,[a] son of David, king in Jerusalem:
2 “Meaningless! Meaningless!” says the Teacher. “Utterly meaningless! Everything is meaningless.”
3 What do people gain from all their labors at which they toil under the sun?

Cross References 4

  • 1. ver 12; Ecclesiastes 7:27; Ecclesiastes 12:10
  • 2. S Proverbs 1:1
  • 3. Psalms 39:5-6; Psalms 62:9; Psalms 144:4; Ecclesiastes 12:8; Romans 8:20-21
  • 4. Ecclesiastes 2:11,22; Ecclesiastes 3:9; Ecclesiastes 5:15-16

Footnotes 1

  • [a]. Or "the leader of the assembly" ; also in verses 2 and 12
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