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Ecclesiastes 2:20 Cross-References
Explore 6 cross-references for Ecclesiastes 2:20 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Ecclesiastes chapter 2 verse 20 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“Therefore I went about to cause my heart to despair of all the labour which I took under the sun.”
Ecclesiastes 2:20 (KJV)
Commentary on Ecclesiastes 2:20
Therefore I went about to cause my heart to despair (וְסַבּוֹתִי אֲנִי לְיַאֵשׁ אֶת־לִבִּי, v'saboti ani l'ya'esh et-libi)—the Hebrew verb 'ya'ash' (יָאַשׁ) means to despair, lose hope, or give up. This isn't passive melancholy but active, deliberate despair—Solomon intentionally let his heart confront the futility he'd been avoiding. The phrase 'went about' (saboti) suggests a turning, a change of perspective. After pursuing labor's meaning through achievement, Solomon turned to examine it from the opposite angle: accepting its ultimate meaninglessness 'under the sun.'This verse models brutal...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Ecclesiastes 2:20
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“my plans are broken off”
“That no man should be moved by these afflictions: for yourselves know that we are appointed thereunto.”
“we are of all men most pitiable.”
“that he may release to you your other brother and Benjamin. If I am bereaved of my children”
“brothers”