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Ecclesiastes 1:2
New King James Version
Ecclesiastes 1:2
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- Ecclesiastes 1:2 Or Absurdity, Frustration, Futility, Nonsense; and so throughout the book
Ecclesiastes 1:2
Amplified Bible
Ecclesiastes 1:2
Amplified Bible
2
“Vanity of vanities,” says the Preacher.
“Vanity of vanities! All [that is done without God’s guidance] is vanity [futile, meaningless—a wisp of smoke, a vapor that vanishes, merely chasing the wind].”(A)
Ecclesiastes 1:2
New International Version
Ecclesiastes 1:2
New International Version
2 “Meaningless! Meaningless!”
says the Teacher.
“Utterly meaningless!
Everything is meaningless.”(A)
Ecclesiastes 1:2
King James Version
Ecclesiastes 1:2
King James Version
2 Vanity of vanities, saith the Preacher, vanity of vanities; all is vanity.
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Ecclesiastes 1:2
English Standard Version
Ecclesiastes 1:2
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- Ecclesiastes 1:2 The Hebrew term hebel, translated vanity or vain, refers concretely to a “mist,” “vapor,” or “mere breath,” and metaphorically to something that is fleeting or elusive (with different nuances depending on the context). It appears five times in this verse and in 29 other verses in Ecclesiastes
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