Ecclesiastes 2:6
What does Ecclesiastes 2:6 mean?
A plain-English look at Ecclesiastes 2:6 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000I made me pools of water, to water therefrom the forest where trees were reared;
KJV
King James Version · 1611I made me pools of water, to water therewith the wood that bringeth forth trees:
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901I made me pools of water, to water therefrom the forest where trees were reared;
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949I made pools to give water for the woods with their young trees.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862I made for me pools of water, to water from them a forest shooting forth trees.
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752And I made me ponds of water, to water therewith the wood of the young trees,
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890I made me ponds of water, to water therewith the wood, where the trees are reared.
Context
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Nehemiah 2:14
Then I went on to the fountain gate and to the king’s pool: but there was no place for the beast that was under me to pass.
- Song of Solomon 7:4
Thy neck is like the tower of ivory; Thine eyes as the pools in Heshbon, By the gate of Bath-rabbim; Thy nose is like the tower of Lebanon Which looketh toward Damascus.
- Psalms 1:3
And he shall be like a tree planted by the streams of water, That bringeth forth its fruit in its season, Whose leaf also doth not wither; And whatsoever he doeth shall prosper.
- Jeremiah 17:8
For he shall be as a tree planted by the waters, that spreadeth out its roots by the river, and shall not fear when heat cometh, but its leaf shall be green; and shall not be careful in the year of drought, neither shall cease from yielding fruit.
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