Ecclesiastes 2:18
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Ecclesiastes 2:18 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Ecclesiastes 2:18 is a verse from the book of Ecclesiastes in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Yea, I hated all my labour which I had taken under the sun: because I should leave it unto the man that shall be after m..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Ecclesiastes 2:18 — KJV
“Yea, I hated all my labour which I had taken under the sun: because I should leave it unto the man that shall be after me. taken: Heb. laboured”
— Ecclesiastes 2:18 (KJV)
Ecclesiastes 2:18 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 2:18
“Then I beheld all the work of God, that a man cannot find out the work that is done under the sun: because though a man labour to seek it out, yet he shall not find it; yea further; though a wise man think to know it, yet shall he not be able to find it.”
Shares key themes with Ecclesiastes 2:18: yea, labour, under
“Surely none of the men that came up out of Egypt, from twenty years old and upward, shall see the land which I sware unto Abraham, unto Isaac, and unto Jacob; because they have not wholly followed me: wholly...: Heb. fulfilled after me”
Shares key themes with Ecclesiastes 2:18: yea, because, after
“Then there was a famine in the days of David three years, year after year; and David enquired of the LORD. And the LORD answered, It is for Saul, and for his bloody house, because he slew the Gibeonites. enquired...: Heb. sought the face, etc”
Shares key themes with Ecclesiastes 2:18: yea, because, after
“But in all this time was not I at Jerusalem: for in the two and thirtieth year of Artaxerxes king of Babylon came I unto the king, and after certain days obtained I leave of the king: after...: Heb. at the end of days obtained...: or, I earnestly requested”
Shares key themes with Ecclesiastes 2:18: yea, leave, after
“Yea, if thou criest after knowledge, and liftest up thy voice for understanding; liftest...: Heb. givest thy voice”
Shares key themes with Ecclesiastes 2:18: yea, under, after
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