ECCLESIASTES CHAPTER 1 (1611 KING JAMES BIBLE)


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¹ The wordes of the Preacher, the son of Dauid, King in Ierusalem.

² Uanitie of vanities, saith the Preacher, vanitie of vanities, all is vanitie.

³ What profite hath a man of all his labour which hee taketh vnder the Sunne?

⁴ One generation passeth away, and another generation commeth: but the earth abideth for euer.

⁵ The Sunne also ariseth, and the Sunne goeth downe, and hasteth to the place where he arose.

⁶ The winde goeth toward the South, and turneth about vnto the North; it whirleth about continually, and the winde returneth againe according to his circuits.

⁷ All the riuers runne into the sea, yet the Sea is not full: vnto the place from whence the riuers come, thither they returne againe.

⁸ All things are full of labour, man cannot vtter it: the eye is not satisfied with seeing, nor the eare filled with hearing.

⁹ The thing that hath beene, it is that which shall be: and that which is done, is that which shall be done; and there is no new thing vnder the sunne.

¹⁰ Is there any thing, whereof it may be sayd, See, this is new? it hath beene already of olde time, which was before vs.

¹¹ There is no remembrance of former things; neither shall there bee any remembrance of things that are to come, with those that shall come after.

¹² ¶ I the Preacher was king ouer Israel in Ierusalem.

¹³ And I gaue my heart to seeke and search out by wisedome, concerning all things that are done vnder heauen: this sore trauell hath God giuen to the sonnes of man, to be exercised therewith.

¹⁴ I haue seene all the workes that are done vnder the Sunne, and behold, all is vanitie, and vexation of spirit.

¹⁵ That which is crooked, cannot be made straight: and that which is wanting cannot be numbred.

¹⁶ I communed with mine owne heart, saying, Loe, I am come to great estate, and haue gotten more wisedome then all they that haue beene before me in Ierusalem: yea my heart had great experience of wisedome & knowledge.

¹⁷ And I gaue my heart to know wisedome, and to know madnesse and folly: I perceiued that this also is vexation of spirit.

¹⁸ For in much wisedome is much griefe: and hee that increaseth knowledge, increaseth sorrow.

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MBURU DAWOOD's Ecclesiastes Chapter 1 comment on 5/19/2013, 10:38am...

everything in life is not of any significance without christ

Donna's Ecclesiastes Chapter 1 comment on 4/18/2013, 2:11am...

I am in reverential respect mixed with fear from every Word uttered chapter and verse. But the true revelation is His unfailing mercy poured out upon us every day that we exist!

George Ongera's Ecclesiastes Chapter 1 comment on 4/12/2013, 2:47am...

However much life may be, however sweet or bitter you may think of it, however much you may struggle to make yourself comfortable worldly, REMEMBER all is vanity… Seek ye the kingdom of God first and everything shall be added unto you (Matthew 6:33).

Sebastian's Ecclesiastes Chapter 1 comment on 3/15/2013, 7:03pm...

God is the Great Designer.HE has placed everything in it's place.The water cycle,The life cycle,The Wind Cycle and so on.HE has also established the Sun and the Earth.We as human beings are here for a short time and we are benefiting from what God has created.We came with nothing and it is certain that we will go back with nothing.Therefore, ALL IS VANITY.Only one MAN stands out,and HIS NAME is JESUS.HE is the Alpha and Omega.The Beginning and the End.HE holds the key of life and death.

Jumapili Sinba's Ecclesiastes Chapter 1 comment about verse 2 on 3/04/2013, 10:49pm...

It is true all worldly things is vanity.but we need to keep living one another more as cristian.

Rico's Ecclesiastes Chapter 1 comment on 2/27/2013, 3:23pm...

I'm amazed at how people don’t believe in God anymore.

Julia Nze's Ecclesiastes Chapter 1 comment on 2/18/2013, 6:13am...

It is truly a wonder. All the waters from various rivers flow into the sea yet the sea is never filled up. Instead fresh water flows into the sea and mixes up with salty water and then flows out as salty water and becomes fresh again as it flows back into the rivers. God is truly great.

Martin's Ecclesiastes Chapter 1 comment about verse 14 on 2/06/2013, 4:07pm...

Read this chapter endlessly.

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