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Ecclesiastes Chapter 1

Ecclesiastes

ecc 1:0

Ecc 1:1, The preacher shews that all human courses are vain; Ecc 1:4, because the creatures are restless in their courses, Ecc 1:9, they bring forth nothing new, and all old things are forgotten; Ecc 1:12, and because he has found it so in the studies of wisdom.

Ecclesiastes 1:1

ecc 1:1

the Preacher: Ecc 1:12, Ecc 7:27, Ecc 12:8-10; Neh 6:7; Psa 40:9; Isa 61:1; Jon 3:2; Pe2 2:5

king: Ecc 1:12; Kg1 11:42, Kg1 11:43; Ch2 9:30, Ch2 10:17-19

Ecclesiastes 1:2

ecc 1:2

Ecc 2:11, Ecc 2:15, Ecc 2:17, Ecc 2:19, Ecc 2:21, Ecc 2:23, Ecc 2:26, Ecc 3:19, Ecc 4:4, Ecc 4:8, Ecc 4:16, Ecc 5:10, Ecc 6:11, Ecc 11:8, Ecc 11:10, Ecc 12:8; Psa 39:5, Psa 39:6, Psa 62:9, Psa 62:10, Psa 144:4; Rom 8:20

Ecclesiastes 1:3

ecc 1:3

profit: Ecc 2:22, Ecc 3:9, Ecc 5:16; Pro 23:4, Pro 23:5; Isa 55:2; Hab 2:13, Hab 2:18; Mat 16:26; Mar 8:36, Mar 8:37; Joh 6:27

under: Ecc 2:11, Ecc 2:19, Ecc 4:3, Ecc 4:7, Ecc 5:18, Ecc 6:12, Ecc 7:11, Ecc 8:15-17, Ecc 9:3, Ecc 9:6, Ecc 9:13

Ecclesiastes 1:4

ecc 1:4

One generation: Ecc 6:12; Gen. 5:3-31, Gen 11:20-32, Gen 36:9-19, Gen 47:9; Exo 1:6, Exo 1:7, Exo 6:16-27; Psa 89:47, Psa 89:48, Psa 90:9, Psa 90:10; Zac 1:5

but: Psa 102:24-28, Psa 104:5, Psa 119:90, Psa 119:91; Mat 24:35; Pe2 3:10-13

Ecclesiastes 1:5

ecc 1:5

sun: Gen 8:22; Psa 19:4-6, Psa 89:36, Psa 89:37, Psa 104:19-23; Jer 33:20

hasteth: Heb. panteth, Jos 10:13, Jos 10:14; Psa 42:1; Hab 3:11

Ecclesiastes 1:6

ecc 1:6

The wind: This verse should be connected with the preceding, and rendered, "The sun also riseth, and the sun goeth down, and hasteth to his place where he arose; going toward the south, and turning about unto the north. The wind whirleth about continually," etc. Alluding, in the former part, to the apparent daily motion of the sun from east to west, and to his annual course through the signs of the zodiac. Job 37:9, Job 37:17; Psa 107:25, Psa 107:29; Jon 1:4; Mat 7:24, Mat 7:27; Joh 3:8; Act 27:13-15

Ecclesiastes 1:7

ecc 1:7

the rivers run: Job 38:10, Job 38:11; Psa 104:6-9

return again: Heb. return to go

Ecclesiastes 1:8

ecc 1:8

full: Ecc 2:11, Ecc 2:26; Mat 11:28; Rom 8:22, Rom 8:23

man: Ecc 4:1-4, Ecc 7:24-26

the eye: Ecc 4:8, Ecc 5:10, Ecc 5:11; Psa 63:5; Pro 27:20, Pro 30:15, Pro 30:16; Mat 5:6; Rev 7:16, Rev 7:17

Ecclesiastes 1:9

ecc 1:9

that hath: Ecc 3:15, Ecc 7:10; Pe2 2:1

and there: Isa 43:19; Jer 31:22; Rev 21:1, Rev 21:5

Ecclesiastes 1:10

ecc 1:10

it hath: Mat 5:12, Mat 23:30-32; Luk 17:26-30; Act 7:51; Th1 2:14-16; Ti2 3:8

Ecclesiastes 1:11

ecc 1:11

There is: Ecc 2:16; Psa 9:6; Isa 41:22-26, Isa 42:9

Ecclesiastes 1:12

ecc 1:12

Ecc 1:1; 1Kings 4:1-19

Ecclesiastes 1:13

ecc 1:13

I gave: Ecc 1:17, Ecc 7:25, Ecc 8:9, Ecc 8:16, Ecc 8:17; Psa 111:2; Pro 2:2-4, Pro 4:7, Pro 18:1, Pro 18:15, Pro 23:26; Ti1 4:15

this sore: Ecc 3:10, Ecc 4:4, Ecc 12:12; Gen 3:19

to be exercised: or, to afflict them

Ecclesiastes 1:14

ecc 1:14

Ecc 1:17, Ecc 1:18, Ecc 2:11, Ecc 2:17, Ecc 2:26; Kg1 4:30-32; Psa 39:5, Psa 39:6

Ecclesiastes 1:15

ecc 1:15

crooked: Ecc 3:14, Ecc 7:12, Ecc 7:13; Job 11:6, Job 34:29; Isa 40:4; Lam 3:37; Dan 4:35; Mat 6:27

wanting: Heb. defect

Ecclesiastes 1:16

ecc 1:16

communed: Kg2 5:20; Psa 4:4, Psa 77:6; Isa 10:7-14; Jer 22:14; Eze 38:10, Eze 38:11; Dan 4:30

Lo: Ecc 2:9; Kg1 3:12, Kg1 3:13, Kg1 4:30, Kg1 10:7, Kg1 10:23, Kg1 10:24; Ch2 1:10-12, Ch2 2:12, Ch2 9:22, Ch2 9:23

great experience of: Heb. seen much, Heb 5:14

Ecclesiastes 1:17

ecc 1:17

I gave: Ecc 1:13, Ecc 2:3, Ecc 2:12, Ecc 7:23-25; Th1 5:21

I perceived: Ecc 2:10, Ecc 2:11

Ecclesiastes 1:18

ecc 1:18

For in: Ecc 2:15, Ecc 7:16, Ecc 12:12, Ecc 12:13; Job 28:28; Co1 3:18-20; Jam 3:13-17


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