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Ecclesiastes 2:1

I said in mine heart, Go to now, I will prove thee with mirth, therefore enjoy pleasure: and, behold, this also is vanity.

KJV

Dixi ego in corde meo : Vadam, et affluam deliciis, et fruar bonis ; et vidi quod hoc quoque esset vanitas.

Vulgate

Εἶπον ἐγὼ ἐν καρδίᾳ μου Δεῦρο δὴ πειράσω σε ἐν εὐφροσύνῃ, καὶ ἴδε ἐν ἀγαθῷ· καὶ ἰδοὺ καί γε τοῦτο ματαιότης.

LXX

I said in my heart, Come now, I will prove thee with mirth; therefore enjoy pleasure: and, behold, this also was vanity.

ASV

אָמַ֤רְתִּֽי אֲנִי֙ בְּ/לִבִּ֔/י לְכָ/ה נָּ֛א אֲנַסְּ/כָ֛ה בְ/שִׂמְחָ֖ה וּ/רְאֵ֣ה בְ/ט֑וֹב וְ/הִנֵּ֥ה גַם ה֖וּא הָֽבֶל

Hebrew

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In the original Hebrew

13 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

אֲנִ֥י
'ny
pronoun · 862×
גַּם
gm
adverb · 764×
ה֖וּא
hv'
pronoun · 1878×
הִנֵּ֥ה
hnh
pronoun · 838×
הָֽבֶל
hbl
noun · 73×
ט֣וֹב
tvb
verb · 562×
י
y
noun · 591×
יֵּ֥לֶךְ
ylk
verb · 1038×
יַּ֣רְא
yr'
verb · 1312×
יֹּ֣אמֶר
y'mr
verb · 5290×
נַסּ֥וֹת
nsvt
verb · 36×
נָ֣א
n'
particle · 403×
שִׂמְחָֽה
shmchh
noun · 93×

Historic Christian voices

3 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • Eccl 8:15 — Then I commended mirth, because a man hath no better thing under the sun, than to eat, and to drink, and to be merry: for that shall abide with him of his labour the days of his life, which God giveth
  • Eccl 10:19 — A feast is made for laughter, and wine maketh merry: but money answereth all things.
  • Gen 11:3 — And they said one to another, Go to, let us make brick, and burn them thoroughly. And they had brick for stone, and slime had they for morter.
  • Jas 4:13 — Go to now, ye that say, To day or to morrow we will go into such a city, and continue there a year, and buy and sell, and get gain:
  • Jas 5:1 — Go to now, ye rich men, weep and howl for your miseries that shall come upon you.
  • Jas 5:5 — Ye have lived in pleasure on the earth, and been wanton; ye have nourished your hearts, as in a day of slaughter.
  • Luke 12:19 — And I will say to my soul, Soul, thou hast much goods laid up for many years; take thine ease, eat, drink, and be merry.
  • Ps 27:8 — When thou saidst, Seek ye my face; my heart said unto thee, Thy face, LORD, will I seek.
  • Ps 127:2 — It is vain for you to rise up early, to sit up late, to eat the bread of sorrows: for so he giveth his beloved sleep.