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Ecclesiastes 12:8 Cross-References
Explore 7 cross-references for Ecclesiastes 12:8 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Ecclesiastes chapter 12 verse 8 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“Vanity of vanities, saith the preacher; all is vanity.”
Ecclesiastes 12:8 (KJV)
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Commentary on Ecclesiastes 12:8
Vanity of vanities, saith the preacher; all is vanity—this verse nearly repeats 1:2's opening thesis, creating an inclusio (bookend structure) for the entire book. The Hebrew havel havalim (הֲבֵל הֲבָלִים, vanity of vanities) is a superlative construction meaning 'the most fleeting' or 'ultimate transience.' After twelve chapters exploring life 'under the sun'—wisdom, pleasure, labor, injustice, worship, friendship, wealth, aging, death—the Preacher returns to his core observation: viewed horizontally (without God's eternal perspective), all proves havel (הֶבֶל)—vapor, breath, fleeting.Yet thi...
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Cross-References for Ecclesiastes 12:8
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“Vanity of vanities”
“There is no man that hath power over the spirit to retain the spirit; neither hath he power in the day of death: and there is no discharge in that war; neither shall wickedness deliver those that are given to it.”
“and men of high degree are a lie. In the balances they will go up. They are together lighter than a breath.”
“all the days of his vain life which he spends like a shadow? For who can tell a man what will be after him under the sun?”
“all is vanity and a chasing after wind.”
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“because the work that is worked under the sun was grievous to me; for all is vanity and a chasing after wind.”