Ecc 1:3-7 | TNotes | STEP | 1:3 The Hebrew idiom under the sun is used twenty-nine times in Ecclesiastes. The NLT sometimes renders it with expressions such as “here on earth” (2:18 ) or “in this world” (2:20 ). It suggests a view of life that is earthbound rather than reflecting God’s perspective.

‏ Ecclesiastes 1:3-7

1:3 ^a The Hebrew idiom under the sun is used twenty-nine times in Ecclesiastes. The NLT sometimes renders it with expressions such as “here on earth” (2:18 ^b) or “in this world” (2:20 ^c). It suggests a view of life that is earthbound rather than reflecting God’s perspective.
1:4 ^d Generations come and go, and individual lives seem to pass away without significance.
Summary for Eccl 1:7-8: 1:7-8 ^e the sea is never full ... we are never satisfied: This image introduces the unfulfilling nature of life.