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Ecclesiastes 1:2 Cross-References
Explore 20 cross-references for Ecclesiastes 1:2 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Ecclesiastes chapter 1 verse 2 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“Vanity of vanities, saith the Preacher, vanity of vanities; all is vanity.”
Ecclesiastes 1:2 (KJV)
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Commentary on Ecclesiastes 1:2
The book's opening thesis statement employs quintuple repetition—'vanity of vanities... vanity of vanities; all is vanity'—creating a superlative construction meaning 'the ultimate vanity' or 'the emptiest of all emptiness.' The Hebrew word 'hevel' (הֶבֶל) literally means 'breath' or 'vapor,' connoting something transient, insubstantial, and fleeting. The Preacher uses this key term 38 times throughout the book, establishing it as the central motif for evaluating life 'under the sun' (apart from God's eternal perspective). This isn't nihilistic despair but realistic assessment: human achieveme...
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Cross-References for Ecclesiastes 1:2
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“Man is like to vanity: his days are as a shadow that passeth away.”
“not of its own will”
“with increase: this also is vanity.”
“you have made my days handbreadths. My lifetime is as nothing before you. Surely every man stands as a breath. Selah.,Behold, thou hast made my days as an handbreadth; and mine age is as nothing before thee: verily every man at his best state is altogether vanity. Selah., הִנֵּה טְפָחוֹת נָתַתָּה יָמַי וְחֶלְדִּי כְאַיִן נֶגְדֶּךָ אַךְ כָּל־הֶבֶל כָּל־אָדָם נִצָּב סֶלָה׃ ,Behold, Thou hast made my days as hand-breadths; And mine age is as nothing before Thee; Surely every man at his best estate is altogether vanity. Selah,38:6 ἰδοὺ παλαιστὰς ἔθου τὰς ἡμέρας μου καὶ ἡ ὑπόστασίς μου ὡσεὶ οὐθὲν ἐνώπιόν σου πλὴν τὰ σύμπαντα ματαιότης πᾶς ἄνθρωπος ζῶν διάψαλμα,38:5 Behold, thou hast made my days old; and my existence is as nothing before thee: nay, every man living is altogether vanity. Pause.,,,,”
“says the Preacher. All is vanity!”
“God gives wisdom”
“and in which I have shown myself wise under the sun. This also is vanity.”
“and his travail is grief; yes”
“and at the labor that I had labored to do; and behold”
“because the work that is worked under the sun was grievous to me; for all is vanity and a chasing after wind.”