Parallel Verses
Holman Bible
“Absolute futility. Everything is futile.”
New American Standard Bible
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King James Version
Vanity of vanities, saith the Preacher, vanity of vanities; all is vanity.
International Standard Version
"Utterly pointless," says the Teacher. "Absolutely pointless; everything is pointless."
A Conservative Version
Vanity of vanities, says the Preacher, vanity of vanities, all is vanity.
American Standard Version
Vanity of vanities, saith the Preacher; vanity of vanities, all is vanity.
Amplified
“Vanity of vanities,” says the Preacher.
“Vanity of vanities! All [that is done without God’s guidance] is vanity [futile, meaningless—a wisp of smoke, a vapor that vanishes, merely chasing the wind].”
Bible in Basic English
All is to no purpose, said the Preacher, all the ways of man are to no purpose.
Darby Translation
Vanity of vanities, saith the Preacher, vanity of vanities! all is vanity.
Julia Smith Translation
Vanity of vanities, said the preacher; vanity of vanities, all vanity.
King James 2000
Vanity of vanities, says the Preacher, vanity of vanities; all is vanity.
Lexham Expanded Bible
"Vanity of vanities!" says the Teacher, "Vanity of vanities! All [is] vanity!"
Modern King James verseion
Vanity of vanities, says the preacher, vanity of vanities! All is vanity.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
All is but vanity - sayeth the Preacher - all is but plain vanity.
NET Bible
"Futile! Futile!" laments the Teacher, "Absolutely futile! Everything is futile!"
New Heart English Bible
"Vanity of vanities," says the Preacher; "Vanity of vanities, all is vanity."
The Emphasized Bible
Vanity of vanities! saith the Proclaimer, vanity of vanities! all, is vanity.
Webster
Vanity of vanities, saith the preacher, vanity of vanities; all is vanity.
World English Bible
"Vanity of vanities," says the Preacher; "Vanity of vanities, all is vanity."
Youngs Literal Translation
Vanity of vanities, said the Preacher, Vanity of vanities: the whole is vanity.
Interlinear
References
Hastings
Word Count of 20 Translations in Ecclesiastes 1:2
Prayers for Ecclesiastes 1:2
Verse Info
Context Readings
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The words of the Teacher,
“Absolute futility. Everything is futile.”
that he labors at under the sun?
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Cross References
Ecclesiastes 12:8
“Absolute futility,” says the Teacher. “Everything is futile.”
Romans 8:20
For the creation was subjected
Psalm 39:5-6
and my life span as nothing in Your sight.
Yes, every mortal man is only a vapor.
Psalm 144:4
his days are like a passing shadow.
Psalm 62:9-10
exalted men, an illusion.
Weighed in the scales, they go up;
together they are less than a vapor.
Ecclesiastes 2:11
When I considered all that I had accomplished
Ecclesiastes 2:15
So I said to myself, “What happens to the fool will also happen to me. Why then have I been overly wise?”
Ecclesiastes 2:17
Therefore, I hated life because the work that was done under the sun was distressing to me. For everything is futile and a pursuit of the wind.
Ecclesiastes 2:19
And who knows whether he will be a wise man or a fool?
Ecclesiastes 2:21
When there is a man whose work was done with wisdom, knowledge, and skill,
Ecclesiastes 2:23
For all his days are filled with grief, and his occupation is sorrowful;
Ecclesiastes 2:26
For to the man who is pleasing in His sight, He gives wisdom, knowledge, and joy,
Ecclesiastes 3:19
For the fate of people and the fate of animals is the same.
Ecclesiastes 4:4
I saw that all labor and all skillful work is due to a man’s jealousy of his friend.
Ecclesiastes 4:8
There is a person without a companion,
Ecclesiastes 4:16
There is no limit to all the people who were before them, yet those who come later will not rejoice in him. This too is futile and a pursuit of the wind.
Ecclesiastes 5:10
The one who loves money is never satisfied with money, and whoever loves wealth is never satisfied with income. This too is futile.
Ecclesiastes 6:11
For when there are many words, they increase futility.
Ecclesiastes 11:8
let him rejoice in them all,
and let him remember the days of darkness,
All that comes is futile.
Ecclesiastes 11:10
and put away pain from your flesh,
because youth and the prime of life are fleeting.