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Ecclesiastes 1:2
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2 | The Hebrew term hebel, translated vanity or vain, refers concretely to a “mist,” “vapor,” or “mere breath,” and metaphorically to something that is fleeting or elusive (with different nuances depending on the context). It appears five times in this verse and in 29 other verses in Ecclesiastes |
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Ecclesiastes 1:2 — The New International Version (NIV)
2 “Meaningless! Meaningless!”
says the Teacher.
“Utterly meaningless!
Everything is meaningless.”
Ecclesiastes 1:2 — King James Version (KJV 1900)
2 Vanity of vanities, saith the Preacher, vanity of vanities; all is vanity.
Ecclesiastes 1:2 — New Living Translation (NLT)
2 “Everything is meaningless,” says the Teacher, “completely meaningless!”
Ecclesiastes 1:2 — The New King James Version (NKJV)
2 “Vanity of vanities,” says the Preacher;
“Vanity of vanities, all is vanity.”
Ecclesiastes 1:2 — New Century Version (NCV)
2 The Teacher says,
“Useless! Useless!
Completely useless!
Everything is useless.”
Ecclesiastes 1:2 — American Standard Version (ASV)
2 Vanity of vanities, saith the Preacher; vanity of vanities, all is vanity.
Ecclesiastes 1:2 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)
2 Vanity of vanities, saith the Preacher, vanity of vanities! all is vanity.
Ecclesiastes 1:2 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)
2 “Absolutely pointless!” says the spokesman. “Absolutely pointless! Everything is pointless.”
Ecclesiastes 1:2 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)
2 “Absolute futility,” says the Teacher.
“Absolute futility. Everything is futile.”
Ecclesiastes 1:2 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)
2 Vanity of vanities, says the Teacher,
vanity of vanities! All is vanity.
Ecclesiastes 1:2 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)
2 “Vanity of vanities!” says the Teacher,
“Vanity of vanities! All is vanity!”
Ecclesiastes 1:2 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)
2 “Meaningless! Everything is meaningless!”
says the Teacher.
“Everything is completely meaningless!
Nothing has any meaning.”
Ecclesiastes 1:2 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)
2 “Vanity of vanities,” says the Preacher,
“Vanity of vanities! All is vanity.”
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