Ecclesiastes 2:6
I made myself pools of water, to water therewith the forest overgrown with trees;
Leeser Tanakh
In The King James Version
I made me pools of water, to water therewith the wood that bringeth forth trees:
In Context
5I made myself gardens and orchards, and I planted therein trees of all kinds of fruit;
Cross References
Nehemiah 2:14Then passed I on to the gate of the fountain, and to the king's pool; but there was no space for the beast that was under me to pass through.
Song of Solomon 7:4(7:5) Thy neck is like a tower of ivory; thy eyes are like the pools in Cheshbon, by the gate of Bath-rabbim; thy nose is like the tower of Lebanon which looketh toward Damascus.
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 →