Ecclesiastes 1:2

2 “Meaningless! Meaningless!” says the Teacher. “Utterly meaningless! Everything is meaningless.”

Ecclesiastes 1:2 in Other Translations

KJV
2 Vanity of vanities, saith the Preacher, vanity of vanities; all is vanity.
ESV
2 Vanity of vanities, says the Preacher, vanity of vanities! All is vanity.
NLT
2 “Everything is meaningless,” says the Teacher, “completely meaningless!”
MSG
2 Smoke, nothing but smoke. [That's what the Quester says.] There's nothing to anything - it's all smoke.
CSB
2 "Absolute futility," says the Teacher. "Absolute futility. Everything is futile."

Ecclesiastes 1:2 In-Context

1 The words of the Teacher, 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?
4 Generations come and generations go, but the earth remains forever.
5 The sun rises and the sun sets, and hurries back to where it rises.

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Cross References 1

  • 1. Psalms 39:5-6; Psalms 62:9; Psalms 144:4; Ecclesiastes 12:8; Romans 8:20-21
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