Ecclesiastes 1:2 — Vanity of vanities, says the Preacher,
vanity of vanities! All is vanity. — ESV | maBible
Read Ecclesiastes 1:2 (English Standard Version) on maBible, the Bible online. Other reference formats: Ecclesiastes 1.2, Ecclesiastes 1v2, Ec. 1:2. Vanity of vanities, says the Preacher,
vanity of vanities! All is vanity.
Other reference formats: Ecclesiastes 1.2, Ecclesiastes 1v2, Ec. 1:2.
2 Vanity of vanities, says the Preacher,
vanity of vanities! All is vanity.
Notes and references
1:2 ch. 12:8
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