Thematic Bible
Ecclesiastes 1:1 (show verse)
The words of the Teacher, the son of David, king in Jerusalem.
Ecclesiastes 1:2 (show verse)
"Utterly pointless," says the Teacher. "Absolutely pointless; everything is pointless."
Ecclesiastes 1:3 (show verse)
What does a man gain from all of the work that he undertakes on earth?
Ecclesiastes 1:4 (show verse)
A generation goes, a generation comes, but the earth remains forever.
Ecclesiastes 1:5 (show verse)
The sun rises, the sun sets, then rushes back to where it arose.
Ecclesiastes 1:6 (show verse)
The wind blows southward, then northward, constantly circulating, and the wind comes back again in its courses.
Ecclesiastes 1:7 (show verse)
All the rivers flow toward the sea, but the sea is never full; then rivers return to the headwaters where they began.
Ecclesiastes 1:8 (show verse)
Everything is wearisome, more than man is able to express. The eye is never satisfied by seeing, nor the ear by hearing.
Ecclesiastes 1:9 (show verse)
Whatever has happened, will happen again; whatever has been done, will be done again. There is nothing new on earth.
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Ecclesiastes 1:10 (show verse)
Does anything exist about which someone might say, "Look at this! Is this new?" It happened ages ago; it existed before we did.
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Ecclesiastes 1:11 (show verse)
No one remembers those in the past, nor will they be remembered by those who come after them.
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Ecclesiastes 1:12 (show verse)
I, the Teacher, have been king over Israel in Jerusalem.
Ecclesiastes 1:13 (show verse)
I dedicated myself to using wisdom for study and discovery of everything that is done under heaven. God uses terrible things so human beings will struggle with life.
Ecclesiastes 1:14 (show verse)
I observed every activity done on earth. My conclusion: all of it is pointless like chasing after the wind.
Ecclesiastes 1:15 (show verse)
What is crooked cannot be made straight; what is not there cannot be counted.
Ecclesiastes 1:16 (show verse)
I told myself, "I have become greater and wiser than anyone who ruled before me in Jerusalem yes, I have acquired a great deal of wisdom and knowledge."
Ecclesiastes 1:17 (show verse)
So I dedicated myself to learn about wisdom and knowledge, and about insanity and foolishness. And I discovered that this is also like chasing after the wind.
Ecclesiastes 1:18 (show verse)
For with much wisdom there is much sorrow; the more someone adds to knowledge, the more someone adds to grief.