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Ecclesiastes 1:1
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All Is Vanity

1 The words of (A)the Preacher,[a] the son of David, (B)king in Jerusalem.

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  1. Ecclesiastes 1:1 Or Convener, or Collector; Hebrew Qoheleth (so throughout Ecclesiastes)
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Ecclesiastes 1:2
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2 (A)Vanity[a] of vanities, says (B)the Preacher,
    (C)vanity of vanities! (D)All is vanity.

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  1. Ecclesiastes 1:2 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 1:12
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The Vanity of Wisdom

12 I (A)the Preacher have been king over Israel in Jerusalem.

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Ecclesiastes 7:27
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27 Behold, this is what I found, says (A)the Preacher, while adding one thing to another to find the scheme of things—

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Ecclesiastes 6
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Ecclesiastes 12:8
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8 (A)Vanity[a] of vanities, says (B)the Preacher; all is vanity.

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  1. Ecclesiastes 12:8 The Hebrew term hebel can refer to a “vapor” or “mere breath” (three times in this verse); see note on 1:2
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Song of Solomon 1
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Ecclesiastes 12:9
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Fear God and Keep His Commandments

9 Besides being wise, (A)the Preacher also taught the people knowledge, weighing and studying and arranging (B)many proverbs with great care.

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Ecclesiastes 12:10
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10 (A)The Preacher sought to find words of delight, and uprightly he wrote words of truth.

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