Ecclesiastes 2:5
I made gardens and orchards. And I planted them with trees of every kind.
Catholic Public Domain Version
In The King James Version
I made me gardens and orchards, and I planted trees in them of all kind of fruits:
In Context
4I magnified my works. I built houses for myself, and I planted vineyards.
6And I dug out fishponds of water, so that I might irrigate the forest of growing trees.
Cross References
Song of Solomon 4:12An enclosed garden is my sister, my spouse: an enclosed garden, a sealed fountain.
Jeremiah 39:4And when Zedekiah, the king of Judah, with all the men of war, had seen them, they fled. And they departed from the city at night, by way of the king’s garden, and through the gate which was between the two walls. And they departed along the way of the desert.
Matthew Henry on Ecclesiastes 2:2-12
Vanity of Worldly Pleasure. 1 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 is mad: and of mirth, What doeth it? 3 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 good for the sons of men, which they should do under the heaven all the days of their life. 4 I made me great works; I builded me houses; I planted me… Read the whole commentary →