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Ecclesiastes 2:4–6

I made great works. I bbuilt houses and planted cvineyards for myself. I made myself dgardens and parks, and planted in them all kinds of fruit trees. I made myself pools from which to water the forest of growing trees.

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Ecclesiastes 2:4–6 — The New International Version (NIV)

I undertook great projects: I built houses for myself and planted vineyards. I made gardens and parks and planted all kinds of fruit trees in them. I made reservoirs to water groves of flourishing trees.

Ecclesiastes 2:4–6 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

I made me great works; I builded me houses; I planted me vineyards: I made me gardens and orchards, and I planted trees in them of all kind of fruits: I made me pools of water, to water therewith the wood that bringeth forth trees:

Ecclesiastes 2:4–6 — New Living Translation (NLT)

I also tried to find meaning by building huge homes for myself and by planting beautiful vineyards. I made gardens and parks, filling them with all kinds of fruit trees. I built reservoirs to collect the water to irrigate my many flourishing groves.

Ecclesiastes 2:4–6 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

I made my works great, I built myself houses, and planted myself vineyards. I made myself gardens and orchards, and I planted all kinds of fruit trees in them. I made myself water pools from which to water the growing trees of the grove.

Ecclesiastes 2:4–6 — New Century Version (NCV)

Then I did great things: I built houses and planted vineyards for myself. I made gardens and parks, and I planted all kinds of fruit trees in them. I made pools of water for myself and used them to water my growing trees.

Ecclesiastes 2:4–6 — American Standard Version (ASV)

I made me great works; I builded me houses; I planted me vineyards; I made me gardens and parks, and I planted trees in them of all kinds of fruit; I made me pools of water, to water therefrom the forest where trees were reared;

Ecclesiastes 2:4–6 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

I made me great works; I builded me houses; I planted me vineyards; I made me gardens and parks, and I planted trees in them of every kind of fruit; I made me ponds of water, to water therewith the wood, where the trees are reared.

Ecclesiastes 2:4–6 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

I accomplished some great things: 

I built houses for myself. 

I planted vineyards for myself. 

I made gardens and parks for myself. 

I planted every kind of fruit tree in them. 

I made pools to water the forest of growing trees. 

Ecclesiastes 2:4–6 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

I increased my achievements. I built houses and planted vineyards for myself. I made gardens and parks for myself and planted every kind of fruit tree in them. I constructed reservoirs of water for myself from which to irrigate a grove of flourishing trees.

Ecclesiastes 2:4–6 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

I made great works; I built houses and planted vineyards for myself; I made myself gardens and parks, and planted in them all kinds of fruit trees. I made myself pools from which to water the forest of growing trees.

Ecclesiastes 2:4–6 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

I accomplished great things. I built for myself houses; I planted for myself vineyards. I made for myself gardens and parks, and I planted all sorts of fruit trees in them. I made for myself pools of water from which to irrigate a grove of flourishing trees.

Ecclesiastes 2:4–6 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

So I started some large projects. I built houses for myself. I planted vineyards. I made gardens and parks. I planted all kinds of fruit trees in them. I made lakes to water groves of healthy trees.

Ecclesiastes 2:4–6 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

I enlarged my works: I built houses for myself, I planted vineyards for myself;

I made gardens and parks for myself and I planted in them all kinds of fruit trees;

I made ponds of water for myself from which to irrigate a forest of growing trees.


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