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Ecclesiastes 1:2–3
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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 1:2–3 — The New International Version (NIV)
2 “Meaningless! Meaningless!”
says the Teacher.
“Utterly meaningless!
Everything is meaningless.”
3 What do people gain from all their labors
at which they toil under the sun?
Ecclesiastes 1:2–3 — King James Version (KJV 1900)
2 Vanity of vanities, saith the Preacher, vanity of vanities; all is vanity. 3 What profit hath a man of all his labour which he taketh under the sun?
Ecclesiastes 1:2–3 — New Living Translation (NLT)
2 “Everything is meaningless,” says the Teacher, “completely meaningless!”
3 What do people get for all their hard work under the sun?
Ecclesiastes 1:2–3 — The New King James Version (NKJV)
2 “Vanity of vanities,” says the Preacher;
“Vanity of vanities, all is vanity.”
3 What profit has a man from all his labor
In which he toils under the sun?
Ecclesiastes 1:2–3 — New Century Version (NCV)
2 The Teacher says,
“Useless! Useless!
Completely useless!
Everything is useless.”
3 What do people really gain
from all the hard work they do here on earth?
Ecclesiastes 1:2–3 — American Standard Version (ASV)
2 Vanity of vanities, saith the Preacher; vanity of vanities, all is vanity. 3 What profit hath man of all his labor wherein he laboreth under the sun?
Ecclesiastes 1:2–3 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)
2 Vanity of vanities, saith the Preacher, vanity of vanities! all is vanity. 3 What profit hath man of all his labour wherewith he laboureth under the sun?
Ecclesiastes 1:2–3 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)
2 “Absolutely pointless!” says the spokesman. “Absolutely pointless! Everything is pointless.”
3 What do people gain from all their hard work under the sun?
Ecclesiastes 1:2–3 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)
2 “Absolute futility,” says the Teacher.
“Absolute futility. Everything is futile.”
3 What does a man gain for all his efforts
that he labors at under the sun?
Ecclesiastes 1:2–3 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)
2 Vanity of vanities, says the Teacher,
vanity of vanities! All is vanity.
3 What do people gain from all the toil
at which they toil under the sun?
Ecclesiastes 1:2–3 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)
2 “Vanity of vanities!” says the Teacher,
“Vanity of vanities! All is vanity!”
3 What does a person gain in all his toil
with which he toils under the sun?
Ecclesiastes 1:2–3 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)
2 “Meaningless! Everything is meaningless!”
says the Teacher.
“Everything is completely meaningless!
Nothing has any meaning.”
3 What does a man get for all of his work?
Why does he work so hard on this earth?
Ecclesiastes 1:2–3 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)
2 “Vanity of vanities,” says the Preacher,
“Vanity of vanities! All is vanity.”
3 What advantage does man have in all his work
Which he does under the sun?
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