Ecclesiastes 2:6

I made me pools of water, 1 To water from them the timber-bearing wood. 1

Updated Brenton Septuagint

In The King James Version

I made me pools of water, to water therewith the wood that bringeth forth trees:

In Context

5I made me gardens and orchards, 1 And planted in them every kind of fruit tree. 1

7I got servants and maidens, 1 And servants were born to me in the house: 1 Also I had abundant possession of flocks and herds, 1 Beyond all who were before me in Jerusalem. 1

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Cross References

Song of Solomon 7:4Thy two breasts are as two twin fawns. 1

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 →

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