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Ecclesiastes 1:13 KJV
Ecclesiastes · chapter 1 · verse 13 · King James Version
And I gave my heart to seek and search out by wisdom concerning all things that are done under heaven: this sore travail hath God given to the sons of man to be exercised therewith.Ecclesiastes 1:13 · King James Version
Ecclesiastes 1:13 in context
11There is no remembrance of former things; neither shall there be any remembrance of things that are to come with those that shall come after.
12I the Preacher was king over Israel in Jerusalem.
13And I gave my heart to seek and search out by wisdom concerning all things that are done under heaven: this sore travail hath God given to the sons of man to be exercised therewith.
14I have seen all the works that are done under the sun; and, behold, all is vanity and vexation of spirit.
15That which is crooked cannot be made straight: and that which is wanting cannot be numbered.
Key words (Strong's)
- travailʻinyânadoH6045 →
- wisdomchokmâhwisdomH2451 →
- heavenshâmayimthe sky (as aloftH8064 →
- heartlêbthe heartH3820 →
- gavenâthanto give, used with greatest latitude of applicationH5414 →
- seekdârashproperly, to tread or frequentH1875 →
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