Ecclesiastes 2
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| Prove ’ănassəḵā(אֲנַסְּכָ֛ה)h instead of nacah(נָסָה)[1] which can mean prove,test, or even assay or tempt. |
| V3 yet acquainting 05090 "leasing away" my heart with my wisdom is baḥāḵəmāh (בַּֽחָכְמָה֙) with the letter Beit normally chokmah (חָכְמָה) ChetKafMemHey 02451. Not the same as we see in V9 ḥāḵəmāṯî(חָכְמָתִ֖י) ending with TavYod a form that only appears here in verse 9. |
| Pleasure, possessions, riches and wealth were not sufficient. |
| And again we see in V11-V17 and V26 there is the phrase "vexation of spirit" which we saw in Ecclesiastes 1:17 which is from 07475 ra‘yōwn (רַעְי֥וֹן) rūaḥ (רֽוּחַ׃), 07307 which can be translated grasping for the wind. |
| V13 "that wisdom((לַֽחָכְמָ֖ה) laḥāḵəmāh)[2] excelleth (yithrown (יִתְרוֹן))[3] folly, as far as light excelleth darkness." Nothing (yithrown) profited or was to my advantage. |
| V14 The "wise man's"(הֶֽחָכָם֙) heḥāḵām[4] eyes are in his head(bərōšōw (בְּרֹאשׁ֔וֹ)) rather than just rosh (רֹאשׁ֔).[5] But the fool walks in darkness., |
| While, V11-V17 and V26 speak of a vexation[6] of the spirit V22 speaks of a vexation of the heart, The heart seems to lead us onto darkness but often the head is unsatisfactory also. |
| Romans 2:5 "But after thy hardness and impenitent heart treasurest up unto thyself wrath against the day of wrath and revelation of the righteous judgment of God;" Man's heart is treacherous and God must give it sight.[7] This comes to those who repent and seek His righteousness. |
| V24 "This also I saw, that it [was] from the hand of God." The tree of knowledge and the tree of life are both by the hand of God. But we should not eat of both. To get back to the tree of life which is the Holy Spirit and not merely the "wind" we must learn to love the light, to know the whole truth and provide for it. |
| V26 we see sinner chata (חָטָא)[8] appearing in the text as wəlaḥōwṭe (וְלַחוֹטֶא֩) only in this one verse. God can turn things to good or to travail. Based on what? That may be the most vexing thing to the proud and haughty spirit dwelling in the heart of man. |
| Summary: The "fool walketh in darkness" which leads to a "vexation of spirit" and asks shall we be "a wise man or a fool?" While just laboring for self is foolish and vain... Shall a "soul enjoy good in his labour" or another "man that hath not laboured therein"? For what and whom do you labor? |
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The Futility of Pleasure
The Vanity of Self-Indulgence
1 ¶ I said in mine heart, Go to now, I will prove thee with mirth, therefore enjoy pleasure: and, behold, this also is vanity.[9]
2 I said of laughter, It is mad: and of mirth, What doeth it?
3 I sought in mine heart to give myself unto wine, yet acquainting mine heart with wisdom; and to lay hold on folly, till I might see what was that good for the sons of men, which they should do under the heaven all the days of their life.
4 I made me great works; I builded me houses; I planted me vineyards:
5 I made me gardens and orchards, and I planted trees in them of all kind of fruits:
6 I made me pools of water, to water therewith the wood that bringeth forth trees:
7 I got me servants and maidens, and had servants born in my house; also I had great possessions of great and small cattle above all that were in Jerusalem before me:
8 I gathered[10] me also silver and gold, and the peculiar treasure of kings and of the provinces: I gat me men singers and women singers, and the delights of the sons of men, as musical instruments, and that of all sorts.
9 So I was great, and increased more than all that were before me in Jerusalem: also my wisdom remained with me.
10 And whatsoever mine eyes desired I kept not from them, I withheld not my heart from any joy; for my heart rejoiced in all my labour: and this was my portion of all my labour. hands had wrought, and on the labour that I had laboured to do: and, behold, all was vanity and vexation[6] of spirit, and there was no profit under the sun.
The Vanity of Living by my wisdom
11 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.
The Wise and the Foolish
12 And I turned myself to behold wisdom, and madness, and folly(סִכְלוּת)[11]: for what can the man do that cometh after the king? even that which hath been already done.
13 Then I saw that wisdom excelleth folly(סִכְלוּת)[11], as far as light excelleth darkness.
14 The wise man's eyes are in his head; but the fool walketh in darkness: and I myself perceived also that one event happeneth to them all.
15 Then said I in my heart, As it happeneth to the fool, so it happeneth even to me; and why was I then more wise? Then I said in my heart, that this also is vanity.
Vexation of fools
16 For there is no remembrance of the wise more than of the fool for ever; seeing that which now is in the days to come shall all be forgotten. And how dieth the wise man? as the fool.
17 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.
The Futility of Labor and Reward
The Vanity of Toil
18 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.
19 And who knoweth whether he shall be a wise man or a fool? yet shall he have rule over all my labour wherein I have laboured, and wherein I have shewed myself wise under the sun. This is also vanity.
20 Therefore I went about to cause my heart to despair of all the labour which I took under the sun.
21 For there is a man whose labour is in wisdom, and in knowledge, and in equity; yet to a man that hath not laboured therein shall he leave it for his portion. This also is vanity and a great evil.
22 For what hath man of all his labour, and of the vexation of his heart, wherein he hath laboured under the sun?
23 For all his days are sorrows, and his travail grief; yea, his heart taketh not rest in the night. This is also vanity.
Your labor by the hand of God
24 There is nothing better for a man, than that he should eat and drink, and that he should make his soul enjoy good in his labour. This also I saw, that it was from the hand of God.
25 For who can eat, or who else can hasten hereunto, more than I?
26 For God giveth to a man that is good in his sight wisdom, and knowledge, and joy: but to the sinner he giveth travail, to gather and to heap up[12], that he may give to him that is good before God. This also is vanity and vexation of spirit.
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Footnotes
- ↑ 05254 נָסָה nacah [naw-saw’] a primitive root NunSamechHeh; v; [BDB-650a] [{See TWOT on 1373 }] AV-prove 20, tempt 12, assay 2, adventure 1, try 1; 36
- 1) to test, try, prove, tempt, assay, put to the proof or test
- 1a) (Piel)
- 1a1) to test, try
- 1a2) to attempt, assay, try
- 1a3) to test, try, prove, tempt
- 1a) (Piel)
- 1) to test, try, prove, tempt, assay, put to the proof or test
- ↑ 02451 חָכְמָה chokmah ChetKafMemHey[khok-maw’] from 02449 chakam wise; n f; [BDB-315a] [{See TWOT on 647 @@ "647a" }] AV-wisdom 145, wisely 2, skilful man 1, wits 1; 149
- 1) wisdom
- 1a) skill (in war)
- 1b) wisdom (in administration)
- 1c) shrewdness, wisdom
- 1d) wisdom, prudence (in religious affairs)
- 1e) wisdom (ethical and religious)
- ח Chet The Life Force - Dynamic nature of - cause and effect - give life and live.[fence, thread, hedge, chamber...cycle] (Numeric value: 8)
- כ ך Kaf K Crown: To Actualize Potential power from spiritual to physical realm [to cover, strength] (Numeric value: 20)
- מ ם Mem Fountain of water, a flow, a fountain of the Divine Wisdom [massive, overpower chaos] (Numeric value: 40)
- ה Hey Expression--Thought, Speech, Action. Manifest seeds of thought and life. [Emphasize, jubilation, window, fence] (Numeric value: 5)
- 1) wisdom
- ↑ 03504 יִתְרוֹן yithrown [yith-rone’] from 03498 יָתַר yathar leave or remain; n m; [BDB-452b] [{See TWOT on 936 @@ "936f" }] AV-profit 5, excelleth 2, excellency 1, profitable 1, better 1; 10
- 1) advantage, profit, excellency
- ↑ 02450 חָכָם chakam [khaw-kawm’] from 02449 wise; adj; [BDB-314b] [{See TWOT on 647 @@ "647b" }] AV-wise 109, wise man 13, cunning 6, cunning men 4, subtil 1, unwise 2, wiser 2; 137
- 1) wise, wise (man)
- 1a) skilful (in technical work)
- 1b) wise (in administration)
- 1c) shrewd, crafty, cunning, wily, subtle
- 1d) learned, shrewd (class of men)
- 1e) prudent
- 1f) wise (ethically and religiously)
- 1) wise, wise (man)
- ↑ 07218 ^שׁאר^ ro’sh \@roshe\@ from an unused root apparently meaning to shake; n m; AV-head 349, chief 91, top 73, beginning 14, company 12, captain 10, sum 9, first 6, principal 5, chapiters 4, rulers 2, misc 23; 598
- 1) head, top, summit, upper part, chief, total, sum, height, front, beginning
- 1a) head (of man, animals)
- 1b) top, tip (of mountain)
- 1c) height (of stars)
- 1d) chief, head (of man, city, nation, place, family, riest)
- 1e) head, front, beginning
- 1f) chief, choicest, best
- 1g) head, division, company, band
- 1h) sum
- 1) head, top, summit, upper part, chief, total, sum, height, front, beginning
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 07451 ^ער^ ra‘ ReishAyin \@rah\@ or fem. ^הער^ ra‘ah from 07489 the verb 07490 (Aramic)ReishAyinAyin evil (to crush); AV-evil 442, wickedness 59, wicked 25, mischief 21, hurt 20, bad 13, trouble 10, sore 9, affliction 6, ill 5, adversity 4, favoured 3, harm 3, naught 3, noisome 2, grievous 2, sad 2, misc 34; 663
- adj
- 1) bad, evil
- 1a) bad, disagreeable, malignant
- 1b) bad, unpleasant, evil (giving pain, unhappiness, misery)
- 1c) evil, displeasing
- 1d) bad (of its kind-land, water, etc)
- 1e) bad (of value)
- 1f) worse than, worst (comparison)
- 1g) sad, unhappy
- 1h) evil (hurtful)
- 1i) bad, unkind (vicious in disposition)
- 1j) bad, evil, wicked (ethically)
- 1j1) in general, of persons, of thoughts
- 1j2) deeds, actions
- n m
- 2) evil, distress, misery, injury, calamity
- 2a) evil, distress, adversity
- 2b) evil, injury, wrong
- 2c) evil (ethical)
- n f
- 3) evil, misery, distress, injury
- 3a) evil, misery, distress
- 3b) evil, injury, wrong
- 3c) evil (ethical)
- ר Reish Process of Clarification The "head" or "beginning". Life's revelation. [Head... Person head highest] (Numeric value: 200)
- ע Ayin also U. Divine Providence "eye" or "fountain" of five states of kindness or severity. AlefYodNun or nothingness as opposed to AlefShin something [eye, watch] (Numeric value: 70)
- ↑ Write on heart
- Proverbs 3:3 Let not mercy and truth forsake thee: bind them about thy neck; write them upon the table of thine heart:
- Proverbs 7:3 Bind them upon thy fingers, write them upon the table of thine heart.
- Jeremiah 31:33 But this [shall be] the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel; After those days, saith the LORD, I will put my law in their inward parts, and write it in their hearts; and will be their God, and they shall be my people.
- Hebrews 8:10 For this [is] the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days, saith the Lord; I will put my laws into their mind, and write them in their hearts: and I will be to them a God, and they shall be to me a people:
- Hebrews 10:16 This [is] the covenant that I will make with them after those days, saith the Lord, I will put my laws : into their hearts, and in their minds will I write them;
- 2 Corinthians 3:3 [Forasmuch as ye are] manifestly declared to be the epistle of Christ ministered by us, written not with ink, but with the Spirit of the living God; not in tables of stone, but in fleshy tables of the heart.
- Deuteronomy 6:8 And thou shalt bind them for a sign upon thine hand, and they shall be as frontlets between thine eyes.
- Deuteronomy 11:18 ¶ Therefore shall ye lay up these my words in your heart and in your soul, and bind them for a sign upon your hand, that they may be as frontlets between your eyes. (See Meditation)
- ↑ 02398 ^אטח^ chata’ \@khaw-taw’\@ a primitive root; Chet Dynamic nature of -cause and effect-, Tet Hidden power, Alef God/man dynamic. v; AV-sin 188, purify 11, cleanse 8, sinner 8, committed 6, offended 4, blame 2, done 2, fault 1, harm 1, loss 1, miss 1, offender 1, purge 1, reconciliation 1, sinful 1, trespass 1; 238
- 1) to sin, miss, miss the way, go wrong, incur guilt, forfeit, purify from uncleanness
- 1a) (Qal)
- 1a1) to miss
- 1a2) to sin, miss the goal or path of right and duty
- 1a3) to incur guilt, incur penalty by sin, forfeit
- 1b) (Piel)
- 1b1) to bear loss
- 1b2) to make a sin-offering
- 1b3) to purify from sin
- 1b4) to purify from uncleanness
- 1c) (Hiphil)
- 1c1) to miss the mark
- 1c2) to induce to sin, cause to sin
- 1c3) to bring into guilt or condemnation or punishment
- 1d) (Hithpael)
- 1d1) to miss oneself, lose oneself, wander from the way
- 1d2) to purify oneself from uncleanness
- 1a) (Qal)
- 1) to sin, miss, miss the way, go wrong, incur guilt, forfeit, purify from uncleanness
- ↑ 01892 הֶבֶל hebel [heh’bel] or (rarely in the abs.) הבל habel [hab-ale’] from 01891 to act emptily; n m/adv; [BDB-210b] [{See TWOT on 463 @@ "463a" }] AV-vanity 61, vain 11, altogether 1; 73
- n m
- 1) vapour, breath
- 1a) breath, vapour
- 1b) vanity (fig.)
- adv
- 2) vainly
- Same as the name Abel 01893 meaning breath
- ↑ 03664 כָּנַס kanac [kaw-nas’] a primitive root KafNunSamech ; v; [BDB-488a] [{See TWOT on 1000 }] AV-gather 5, gather together 4, heap up 1, wrap 1; 11 1) to gather, collect, wrap
- 1a) (Qal) to gather
- 1b) (Piel) to gather
- 1c) (Hithpael) to gather together, wrap oneself up
- כ ך Kaf K Crown: To Actualize Potential power from spiritual to physical realm [to cover, strength] (Numeric value: 20)
- נ ן Nun Heir to the Throne, Aramaic fish in the Mem (fish moving in flowing waters) or in the Hebrew the Nun may mean the kingdom with a double Nun suggesting spiritual insight in two realms. [fish moving... Activity life] (Numeric value: 50)
- ס Samech The Eternal Cycle The circular symbolizes the fundamental truth described in the mystery of the ten statements [ prop... Support, turn] (Numeric value: 60)
- If you translate synagogue into Hebrew you would use the words bet knesset; בית כנסת; KafNunSamechTav BeitYodTav. They add the Tav of faith to KafNunSamech preceded the word with "bet".
- ב Beit Purpose: God's Dwelling Place Below - a house or God's house here. [household, in, into] (Numeric value: 2)
- י Yod The Infinite Point of essential good. Divine spark hidden in the ט Tet. Spark of spirit. [closed hand... Deed, work, to make] (Numeric value: 10)
- ת Tav is a Seal of a Higher kingdom or realm through faith. The paradigm keter–malchut “The Crown of Sovereignty” from the Tree of Life spiritually linking worlds or realms through an unseen doorway of faith. The Aleph & Tav are the first and last letters. [door sign cross seal] (Numeric value: 400)
- 1a) (Qal) to gather
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 05531 סִכְלוּת cikluwth [sik-looth’] or שׂכלות sikluwth (#Ec 1:17) [sik-looth’] from 05528 סָכַל cakal used in 1 Samuel 13:13; n f; [BDB-698a] [{See TWOT on 1493 @@ "1493c" }] [{See TWOT on 1493 @@ "1493d" }] AV-folly 5, foolishness 2; 7
- 1) folly, foolishness
- Ecclesiastes 1:17 And I gave my heart to know wisdom, and to know madness and folly <05531>: I perceived that this also is vexation of spirit.
- Ecclesiastes 2:3 I sought in mine heart to give myself unto wine, yet acquainting mine heart with wisdom; and to lay hold on folly <05531>, till I might see what [was] that good for the sons of men, which they should do under the heaven all the days of their life.
- Ecclesiastes 2:12 And I turned myself to behold wisdom, and madness, and folly <05531>: for what [can] the man [do] that cometh after the king? [even] that which hath been already done. 13 Then I saw that wisdom excelleth folly <05531>, as far as light excelleth darkness.
- Ecclesiastes 7:25 I applied mine heart to know, and to search, and to seek out wisdom, and the reason [of things], and to know the wickedness of folly<03689 - כֶּסֶל kecel flank, hope>, even of foolishness <05531> [and] madness:
- Ecclesiastes 10:1 Dead flies cause the ointment of the apothecary to send forth a stinking savour: [so doth] a little folly <05531> him that is in reputation for wisdom [and] honour... 13 The beginning of the words of his mouth [is] foolishness <05531>: and the end of his talk [is] mischievous madness.
- ↑ 03664 כָּנַס kanac [kaw-nas’] a primitive root KafNunSamech ; v; [BDB-488a] [{See TWOT on 1000 }] AV-gather 5, gather together 4, heap up 1, wrap 1; 11 1) to gather, collect, wrap
- 1a) (Qal) to gather
- 1b) (Piel) to gather
- 1c) (Hithpael) to gather together, wrap oneself up
- כ ך Kaf K Crown: To Actualize Potential power from spiritual to physical realm [to cover, strength] (Numeric value: 20)
- נ ן Nun Heir to the Throne, Aramaic fish in the Mem (fish moving in flowing waters) or in the Hebrew the Nun may mean the kingdom with a double Nun suggesting spiritual insight in two realms. [fish moving... Activity life] (Numeric value: 50)
- ס Samech The Eternal Cycle The circular symbolizes the fundamental truth described in the mystery of the ten statements [ prop... Support, turn] (Numeric value: 60)
- If you translate synagogue into Hebrew you would use the words bet knesset; בית כנסת; KafNunSamechTav BeitYodTav. They add the Tav of faith to KafNunSamech preceded the word with "bet".
- ב Beit Purpose: God's Dwelling Place Below - a house or God's house here. [household, in, into] (Numeric value: 2)
- י Yod The Infinite Point of essential good. Divine spark hidden in the ט Tet. Spark of spirit. [closed hand... Deed, work, to make] (Numeric value: 10)
- ת Tav is a Seal of a Higher kingdom or realm through faith. The paradigm keter–malchut “The Crown of Sovereignty” from the Tree of Life spiritually linking worlds or realms through an unseen doorway of faith. The Aleph & Tav are the first and last letters. [door sign cross seal] (Numeric value: 400)
- 1a) (Qal) to gather