Ecclesiastes 2:5
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Ecclesiastes 2:5 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Ecclesiastes 2:5 is a verse from the book of Ecclesiastes in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "I made me gardens and orchards, and I planted trees in them of all kind of fruits:" Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Ecclesiastes 2:5 — KJV
“I made me gardens and orchards, and I planted trees in them of all kind of fruits:”
— Ecclesiastes 2:5 (KJV)
Ecclesiastes 2:5 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 2:5
“As the valleys are they spread forth, as gardens by the river's side, as the trees of lign aloes which the LORD hath planted, and as cedar trees beside the waters.”
Shares key themes with Ecclesiastes 2:5: gardens, planted, trees
“And God made the beast of the earth after his kind, and cattle after their kind, and every thing that creepeth upon the earth after his kind: and God saw that it was good.”
Shares key themes with Ecclesiastes 2:5: made, kind
“And the field of Ephron, which was in Machpelah, which was before Mamre, the field, and the cave which was therein, and all the trees that were in the field, that were in all the borders round about, were made sure”
Shares key themes with Ecclesiastes 2:5: made, trees
“And when ye shall come into the land, and shall have planted all manner of trees for food, then ye shall count the fruit thereof as uncircumcised: three years shall it be as uncircumcised unto you: it shall not be eaten of.”
Shares key themes with Ecclesiastes 2:5: planted, trees
“And your strength shall be spent in vain: for your land shall not yield her increase, neither shall the trees of the land yield their fruits.”
Shares key themes with Ecclesiastes 2:5: trees, fruits
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