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Ecclesiastes 2:11 Cross-References
Explore 8 cross-references for Ecclesiastes 2:11 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Ecclesiastes chapter 2 verse 11 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“Then I looked on all the works that my hands had wrought, and on the labour that I had laboured to do: and, behold, all was vanity and vexation of spirit, and there was no profit under the sun.”
Ecclesiastes 2:11 (KJV)
Commentary on Ecclesiastes 2:11
This climactic verse concludes Solomon's grand experiment with pleasure, accomplishment, and acquisition (2:1-10). After denying himself nothing and achieving unprecedented success, he 'looked on all the works that my hands had wrought'—a comprehensive retrospective assessment. The threefold verdict is devastating: 'vanity,' 'vexation of spirit,' and 'no profit under the sun.' The Hebrew 'yitron' (יִתְרוֹן, profit/advantage/surplus) appears nine times in Ecclesiastes, asking whether life yields lasting gain. Solomon's conclusion: when evaluated from an earthbound perspective ('under the sun'),...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Ecclesiastes 2:11
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“all is vanity and a chasing after wind.”
“the lust of the flesh”
“What profit hath a man of all his labour which he taketh under the sun?”
“and”
“and behold”
“But godliness with contentment is great gain.”
“isn't it of Yahweh of Armies that the peoples labor for the fire”
“because the work that is worked under the sun was grievous to me; for all is vanity and a chasing after wind.”