Ecclesiastes 1:16
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Futility of Secular Wisdom
1:16I thought to myself,65
“I have become much wiser66 than any of my predecessors who ruled67 over Jerusalem;68
Footnotes
- 65 Heb “I spoke, I, with my heart.”
- 66 Heb “I, look, I have made great and increased wisdom.” The expression הִגְדַּלְתִּי וְהוֹסַפְתִּי (higdalti véhosafti) is a verbal hendiadys; it means that Qoheleth had become the wisest man in the history of Jerusalem.
- 67 The phrase “who ruled” does not appear in the Hebrew text, but is supplied in the translation for clarity.
- 68 For location see ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; .
- 69 Heb “my heart” (לִבִּי, libbi). The term “heart” is a metonymy of part for the whole (“my heart” = myself).
- 70 Heb “My heart has seen much wisdom and knowledge.”
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ESVEnglish Standard Version
I said in my heart, “I have acquired great wisdom, surpassing all who were over Jerusalem before me, and my heart has had great experience of wisdom and knowledge.”
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NIVNew International Version (2011)
I said to myself, “Look, I have increased in wisdom more than anyone who has ruled over Jerusalem before me; I have experienced much of wisdom and knowledge.”
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CSBChristian Standard Bible
I said to myself, “See, I have amassed wisdom far beyond all those who were over Jerusalem before me, and my mind has thoroughly grasped wisdom and knowledge.”
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NLTNew Living Translation
I said to myself, “Look, I am wiser than any of the kings who ruled in Jerusalem before me. I have greater wisdom and knowledge than any of them.”
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LEBThe Lexham English Bible
I said to myself, “Look! I have become great and have increased in wisdom more than anyone who has preceded me over Jerusalem. I have acquired a great deal of wisdom and knowledge.”
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KJV 1900King James Version
I communed with mine own heart, saying, Lo, I am come to great estate, and have gotten more wisdom than all they that have been before me in Jerusalem: yea, my heart had great experience of wisdom and knowledge.
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