Ecclesiastes 1:1-2
All Is Vanity
1The words of athe Preacher, ▼▼Or Convener, or Collector; Hebrew Qoheleth (so throughout Ecclesiastes)
the son of David, cking in Jerusalem. 2 dVanity ▼
▼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
of vanities, says fthe Preacher,gvanity of vanities! hAll is vanity.
Ecclesiastes 1:12
The Vanity of Wisdom
12I ithe Preacher have been king over Israel in Jerusalem.Ecclesiastes 7:27
27Behold, this is what I found, says jthe Preacher, while adding one thing to another to find the scheme of things—Ecclesiastes 12:8-10
8 kVanity ▼▼The Hebrew term hebel can refer to a “vapor” or “mere breath” (three times in this verse); see note on 1:2
of vanities, says mthe Preacher; all is vanity. Fear God and Keep His Commandments
9Besides being wise, nthe Preacher also taught the people knowledge, weighing and studying and arranging omany proverbs with great care. 10 pThe Preacher sought to find words of delight, and uprightly he wrote words of truth.Romans 10:14
14How then will they call on him in whom they have not believed? And how are they to believe in him qof whom they have never heard? ▼▼Or him whom they have never heard
And how are they to hear swithout someone preaching? Ephesians 3:7-8
7 tOf this gospel I was made ua minister according to the gift of vGod’s grace, which was given me wby the working of his power. 8To me, xthough I am the very least of all the saints, this grace was given, yto preach to the Gentiles the zunsearchable aariches of Christ,2 Timothy 1:11
11 abfor which I was appointed a preacher and apostle and teacher,2 Peter 2:5
5if he did not spare the ancient world, but acpreserved Noah, a herald of righteousness, with seven others, when he brought ada flood upon the world of the ungodly;
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