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I have seen all the works which have been done under the sun, and behold, all is vanity, a futile grasping and chasing after the wind. Christian Standard Bible I have seen all the things that are done under the sun and have found everything to be futile, a pursuit of the wind.
Ecclesiastes 1:14. I have seen all the works that are done under the sun, and behold, all is vanity and vexation of spirit. I have seen all the works that are done under the sun; and, behold, all is vanity and a striving after wind. I have seen all the works which have been done under the sun, and behold, all is vanity, a futile grasping and ...
Jan 4, 2022 · Answer. The book of Ecclesiastes uses the phrase chasing after the wind at least seven times. Ecclesiastes 1:14 speaks of chasing the wind as it relates the theme of the whole book: “I have seen all the things that are done under the sun; all of them are meaningless, a chasing after the wind.”. Chasing the wind is a metaphor for pursuing ...
This also is vanity and a striving after wind. Ecclesiastes 4:4 Then I saw that all toil and all skill in work come from a man’s envy of his neighbor. This also is vanity and a striving after wind. Ecclesiastes 6:9 Better is the sight of the eyes than the wandering of the appetite: this also is vanity and a striving after wind.
He adduces proof of the wearisomeness of this work of research: "I saw all the works that are done under the sun; and, behold, all is vanity and striving after the wind." The point of the sentence lies in והנּה equals וארא וה, so that thus rathi is the expression of the parallel fact (circumst. perfect).
Ecclesiastes 1:14. ESV I have seen everything that is done under the sun, and behold, all is vanity and a striving after wind. NIV I have seen all the things that are done under the sun; all of them are meaningless, a chasing after the wind. NASB I have seen all the works which have been done under the sun, and behold, all is futility and ...
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All Is Vanity - The words of the Preacher, the son of David, king in Jerusalem. Vanity of vanities, says the Preacher, vanity of vanities! All is vanity. What does man gain by all the toil at which he toils under the sun? A generation goes, and a generation comes, but the earth remains forever. The sun rises, and the sun goes down, and hastens to the place where it rises.
