Ecclesiastes 2:4

made me great works. increased or multiplied my possessions.

works. Put by Figure of speech Metonymy (of Cause), App-6, for the results and effects gained by work. Compare Exodus 23:12; 1 Samuel 25:2.Isaiah 26:12.

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Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

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Ecclesiastes 2:4