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Ecclesiastes 1 is the first chapter of the Book of Ecclesiastes in the Hebrew Bible or the Old Testament of the Christian Bible. [1] [2] The book contains philosophical speeches by a character called Qoheleth ("the Teacher"; 'one who speaks before an assembly') composed probably between the 5th and 2nd centuries BC. [3]
Ecclesiastes 9 is the ninth chapter of the Book of Ecclesiastes in the Hebrew Bible or the Old Testament of the Christian Bible. [1] [2] The book contains the philosophical and theological reflections of a character known as Qoheleth, a title literally meaning "the assembler" but traditionally translated as "the Teacher" or "The Preacher". [3]
The King James Version (KJV), or Authorized Version is an English translation of the Holy Bible, commissioned for the Church of England at the behest of James I of England. First published in 1611, it has had a profound impact not only on most English translations that have followed it, but also on English literature as a whole.
Christina Rossetti's "One Certainty" quotes from Ecclesiastes 1:2–9. [63] Leo Tolstoy's Confession describes how the reading of Ecclesiastes affected his life. Robert Burns' "Address to the Unco Guid" begins with a verse appeal to Ecclesiastes 7:16. The title of Ernest Hemingway's first novel The Sun Also Rises comes from Ecclesiastes 1:5 ...
The king says that great success and wealth are temporary and ultimately have the same result as drunken foolishness. People: God Places: Jerusalem Related Articles: Pleasure - Vanity - Drunkenness - Alcohol in the Bible - Wisdom - Wealth - Foolishness - Labour
Ecclesiastes Rabbah or Kohelet Rabbah (Hebrew: קהלת רבה) is an aggadic commentary on Ecclesiastes, included in the collection of the Midrash Rabbot. It follows the biblical book verse by verse, only a few verses remaining without commentary.
Verse 1 closes the theme from chapter 7. [9] and may be read as part of that section, leaving verses 2-9 as a group dealing with authority.Qoheleth then uses the previous observation of human authority to form a basis for understanding the divine authority but Weeks notes that verses 2 and 3 present "several difficulties", and their sentence division is unclear.
Stuart Weeks treats verses 1-9 as a section dealing with "fear of God", and connects verses 10-20 and 6:1-12 as a section dealing with "the problems and inadequacies of wealth". [12] The New King James Version has two sections: Ecclesiastes 5:1–7 = Fear God, Keep Your Vows; Ecclesiastes 5:8–20 = The Vanity of Gain and Honor