Jeremiah 17:8; Nehemiah 2:14; Psalms 1:3; Song of Solomon 7:4
Pools - A short distance south of Bethlehem, in a valley in the defile of Urtas, three “Pools of Solomon” are still shown and an adjoining hill s...
Ecclesiastes 1:12 to Ecclesiastes 2:26 . Qoheleth's Investigations. Assuming the character of Solomon the writer tells of his search for happine...
wood . forest.
I made me pools of water, to water therewith the wood that bringeth forth trees: Pools of waters - Tanks and reservoirs. To water therewith the wood...
To water therewith the wood, &c.— To water therewith the nursery of young trees. Desvoeux. Hebrew, the forest-budding trees.
I sought in mine heart to give myself unto wine, yet acquainting mine heart with wisdom; and to lay hold on folly, till I might see what was that...
Epicureanism and Wisdom alike Profitless 1-3. The writer makes enjoyment his quest, while aware that it is folly, and avoiding excess in a philoso...
Pools ] essential in a land where water is scarce, as well as pleasing in effect. The wood that bringeth forth trees] RV 'the forest where trees w...
Pools. — In a place south of Bethlehem are still pointed out three gigantic reservoirs, known as the Pools of Solomon (Stanley’s Jewish Church, 2...
FIRST SECTION The Quest Of The Chief Good In Wisdom And In Pleasure Ecclesiastes 1:12-18 ; Ecclesiastes 2:1-26 OPPRESSED by his profound sen...
24-26, Vain Undertakings Ecclesiastes 2:1-17 At the beginning of his search for happiness Solomon erected a splendid home and planned all kinds...
Turning from the pursuit of knowledge to the pathway of pleasure, the king had given himself up to mirth, seeking the false stimulus of wine. In this...
I said in mine heart, Go to now, I will prove thee with mirth, therefore enjoy pleasure: and, behold, this also is vanity. (2) I said of laughter, It...
I made me pools of water ,.... For cascades and water works to play in, as well as to keep and produce fish of all kinds: mention is made of the kin...
I made me pools of water, to water therewith the wood that bringeth forth trees: Ver. 6. To water therewith the wood, ] i.e., The gardens or ho...
I made me great works Magnificent works, for my honour and delight. I builded me houses Of which see 1 Kings 7:1 , &c.; 9:15, &c.; Song...
Vanity of Worldly Pleasure. 1 I said in mine heart, Go to now, I will...
I made me pools of water, because the rain there fell but seldom. The wood that bringeth forth trees; the nurseries of young trees newly planted...
Chapter 2 The Search for Pleasure. Experimenting With Good Things ( Ecclesiastes 2:1-11 ). Ecclesiastes 2:1 ‘I said in my heart, “Go at it now...
CRITICAL NOTES.— Ecclesiastes 2:3 . I sought in mine heart.] The word has the meaning not of thinking or reflecting, but to prove or assay—to mak...
Ecclesiastes 1:12-2 I. As was natural in so wise a man, the Preacher turns first to wisdom. It is the wisdom that is born of wide and varied exper...
Ecclesiastes 2:1 . Enjoy pleasure. The first doctrine of Epicurus, whose system is here rebutted. Acts 17:18 . Ecclesiastes 2:2 . I said of la...
Go to now, I will prove thee with mirth. The threefold view of human life Three views of human life are given in this remarkable chapter. I....
EXPOSITION Ecclesiastes 2:1-21 Section 2. Vanity of striving after pleasure and wealth. Ecclesiastes 2:1 Dissatisfied with the resu...
Solomon's own Example
I made me pools of water, artificial lakes for purposes of irrigation, to water therewith the wood that bringeth forth trees, this being necessar...
The wood — The nurseries of young trees, which for the multitude of them were like a wood or forest.
6 I made me pools of water, to water therewith the wood that bringeth forth trees: