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Ecclesiastes 2:6

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2:6I constructed pools of water for myself,

to irrigate my grove31 of flourishing trees.

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Footnotes

  1. 31 Heb “to water from them a grove” (or “forest).

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

I made myself pools from which to water the forest of growing trees.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

I made reservoirs to water groves of flourishing trees.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

I constructed reservoirs for myself from which to irrigate a grove of flourishing trees.

NLTNew Living Translation

I built reservoirs to collect the water to irrigate my many flourishing groves.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

I made for myself pools of water from which to irrigate a grove of flourishing trees.

KJV 1900King James Version

I made me pools of water, to water therewith the wood that bringeth forth trees: