Jamieson Fausset Brown Commentary - Ecclesiastes 1:14

Jamieson Fausset Brown Commentary - Ecclesiastes 1:14 - 1:14

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Jamieson Fausset Brown Commentary - Ecclesiastes 1:14 - 1:14

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1:3 - 1:3
1:4 - 1:4
1:5 - 1:5
1:6 - 1:6
1:7 - 1:7
1:8 - 1:8
1:9 - 1:9
1:10 - 1:10
1:11 - 1:11
1:12 - 1:12
1:13 - 1:13
1:14 - 1:14
1:15 - 1:15
1:16 - 1:16
1:17 - 1:17
1:18 - 1:18

The reason is here given why investigation into man’s “works” is only “sore travail” (Ecc 1:13); namely, because all man’s ways are vain (Ecc 1:18) and cannot be mended (Ecc 1:15).

vexation of - “a preying upon”

the Spirit - Maurer translates; “the pursuit of wind,” as in Ecc 5:16; Hos 12:1, “Ephraim feedeth on wind.” But old versions support the English Version.