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Ecclesiastes 2:8-10
1599 Geneva Bible
Ecclesiastes 2:8-10
1599 Geneva Bible
8 I have gathered unto me also silver and gold, and the chief treasures of Kings and provinces: I have provided me men singers, and women singers, and the [a]delights of the sons of men, as a woman [b]taken captive, and women taken captives.
9 And I was great, and increased above all that were before me in Jerusalem: also my wisdom [c]remained with me.
10 And whatsoever mine eyes desired, I withheld it not from them: I withdrew not mine heart from any joy: for mine heart rejoiced in all my labor: and this was my [d]portion of all my travail.
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- Ecclesiastes 2:8 That is, whatsoever men take pleasure in.
- Ecclesiastes 2:8 Which were the most beautiful of them that were taken in war, as Judg. 5:30. Some understand by these words, no women, but instruments of music.
- Ecclesiastes 2:9 For all this God did not take his gift of wisdom from me.
- Ecclesiastes 2:10 This was the fruit of all my labor, a certain pleasure mixed with care, which he calleth vanity in the next verse.
Ecclesiastes 2:8-10
New International Version
Ecclesiastes 2:8-10
New International Version
8 I amassed silver and gold(A) for myself, and the treasure of kings and provinces.(B) I acquired male and female singers,(C) and a harem[a] as well—the delights of a man’s heart. 9 I became greater by far than anyone in Jerusalem(D) before me.(E) In all this my wisdom stayed with me.
10 I denied myself nothing my eyes desired;
I refused my heart no pleasure.
My heart took delight in all my labor,
and this was the reward for all my toil.
Footnotes
- Ecclesiastes 2:8 The meaning of the Hebrew for this phrase is uncertain.
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