Ecclesiastes 2:5
I made me gardens and orchards, 1 And planted in them every kind of fruit tree. 1
Updated Brenton Septuagint
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 enlarged my work; 1 I built me houses; 1 I planted me vineyards. 1
6I made me pools of water, 1 To water from them the timber-bearing wood. 1
Cross References
Song of Solomon 4:12My sister, my spouse is a garden enclosed; 1 A garden enclosed, a fountain sealed. 1
Jeremiah 39:4and Zedekiah shall by no means be delivered out of the hand of the Chaldeans, for he shall certainly be given up into the hands of the king of Babylon, and his mouth shall speak to his mouth, and his eyes shall look upon his eyes;
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 →