Ecclesiastes 1:12

Ecclesiastes chapter 1 · verse 12 in three public-domain English translations with cross-references

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

I the Preacher was king over Israel in Jerusalem.

KJV

King James Version · 1611

I the Preacher was king over Israel in Jerusalem.

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

I the Preacher was king over Israel in Jerusalem.

Context

v.11There is no remembrance of the former generations; neither shall there be any remembrance of the latter generations that are to come, among those that shall come after.

v.12This passage

v.13And I applied my heart to seek and to search out by wisdom concerning all that is done under heaven: it is a sore travail that God hath given to the sons of men to be exercised therewith.

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.