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Ecclesiastes 1:1-3
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
Ecclesiastes 1:1-3
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
Chapter 1
1 The words of David’s son, Qoheleth, king in Jerusalem:[a](A)
Vanity of Human Toil
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- 1:1 David’s son…king in Jerusalem: the intent of the author is to identify himself with Solomon. This is a literary device, by which the author hopes to commend his work to the public under the name of Israel’s most famous sage (see 1 Kgs 5:9–14).
- 1:2 Vanity of vanities: a Hebrew superlative expressing the supreme degree of futility and emptiness.
- 1:3 Under the sun: used throughout this book to signify “on the earth.”
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