Ecclesiastes 1:14
English Standard Version
14 I have seen everything that is done under the sun, and behold, all is (A)vanity[a] and a striving after wind.[b]
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- Ecclesiastes 1:14 The Hebrew term hebel can refer to a “vapor” or “mere breath” (see note on 1:2)
- Ecclesiastes 1:14 Or a feeding on wind; compare Hosea 12:1 (also in Ecclesiastes 1:17; 2:11, 17, 26; 4:4, 6, 16; 6:9)
Ecclesiastes 1:14
New International Version
14 I have seen all the things that are done under the sun; all of them are meaningless, a chasing after the wind.(A)
Psalm 144:4
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Psalm 144:4
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Job 7:16
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Job 7:16
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Psalm 39:5
English Standard Version
5 Behold, you have made my days a few handbreadths,
and (A)my lifetime is as nothing before you.
Surely (B)all mankind stands as a mere breath! Selah
Psalm 39:5
New International Version
Footnotes
- Psalm 39:5 The Hebrew has Selah (a word of uncertain meaning) here and at the end of verse 11.
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