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Ecclesiastes 1:2
King James Version
Ecclesiastes 1:2
King James Version
2 Vanity of vanities, saith the Preacher, vanity of vanities; all is vanity.
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Ecclesiastes 1:2
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
Ecclesiastes 1:2
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
2 Vanity of vanities, says the Teacher,
vanity of vanities! All is vanity.(A)
Ecclesiastes 1:2
English Standard Version
Ecclesiastes 1:2
English Standard Version
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Footnotes
- 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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