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Ecclesiastes 2:11: Where It Appears, and Where It Leads to Christ
“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.”Ecclesiastes 2:11
Ecclesiastes 2:11 is one of the verses The Living Bread keeps returning to. It anchors 3 different readings across the site. Each is listed below, with an honest note on how directly it is read of Christ. Read the verse first, then follow it wherever it leads.
Read it in its place
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. 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. 12 And I turned myself to behold wisdom, and madness, and folly: 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, as far as light excelleth darkness.
Ecclesiastes 2 · King James Version
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Questions people ask
What does Ecclesiastes 2:11 mean?
Ecclesiastes 2:11 is one of the verses The Living Bread returns to again and again, because it opens onto Christ from several directions at once. Read it in its passage above, then follow the collections below to see how it is read across Scripture, each honestly labeled for how directly it speaks of Jesus.
Where is Ecclesiastes 2:11 in the Bible?
Ecclesiastes 2:11 is found in the book and chapter named in the reference. You can read the whole chapter, in the King James Version, on The Living Bread.
How does Ecclesiastes 2:11 point to Jesus?
Follow the collections gathered on this page. Each one opens Ecclesiastes 2:11 from a different angle, and together they show how the verse, read in its place, leads to Christ, who said that all the Scriptures speak of Him.