Ecclesiastes 2:17
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Ecclesiastes 2:17 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Ecclesiastes 2:17 is a verse from the book of Ecclesiastes in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Therefore I hated life; because the work that is wrought under the sun is grievous unto me: for all is vanity and vexati..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Ecclesiastes 2:17 — KJV
“Therefore I hated life; because the work that is wrought under the sun is grievous unto me: for all is vanity and vexation of spirit.”
— Ecclesiastes 2:17 (KJV)
Ecclesiastes 2:17 in Context — About the Book of Ecclesiastes
Ecclesiastes is the Bible's most unflinching look at life under the sun — wealth, pleasure, work, and wisdom all tested and found fleeting. Its honesty disarms cynics, then lands on bedrock: fear God, keep His commands, and receive each ordinary day as His gift.
Cross-References for Ecclesiastes 2:17
“Then I looked on all the works that my hands had wrought, and on the labour that I had laboured to do: and, behold, all was vanity and vexation of spirit, and there was no profit under the sun.”
Shares key themes with Ecclesiastes 2:17: work, wrought, under
“I have seen all the works that are done under the sun; and, behold, all is vanity and vexation of spirit.”
Shares key themes with Ecclesiastes 2:17: work, under, sun
“Again, I considered all travail, and every right work, that for this a man is envied of his neighbour. This is also vanity and vexation of spirit. every...: Heb. all the rightness of work for this...: Heb. this is the envy of a man from his neighbour”
Shares key themes with Ecclesiastes 2:17: work, vanity, vexation
“For who knoweth what is good for man in this life, all the days of his vain life which he spendeth as a shadow? for who can tell a man what shall be after him under the sun? all...: Heb. the number of the days of the life of his vanity”
Shares key themes with Ecclesiastes 2:17: life, under, sun
“Then I commended mirth, because a man hath no better thing under the sun, than to eat, and to drink, and to be merry: for that shall abide with him of his labour the days of his life, which God giveth him under the sun.”
Shares key themes with Ecclesiastes 2:17: life, because, under
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