Ecclesiastes 2:6
I made for me pools of water, to water from them a forest shooting forth trees.
Young's Literal Translation
In The King James Version
I made me pools of water, to water therewith the wood that bringeth forth trees:
In Context
5I made for me gardens and paradises, and I planted in them trees of every fruit.
Cross References
Nehemiah 2:14And I pass over unto the gate of the fountain, and unto the pool of the king, and there is no place for the beast under me to pass over,
Song of Solomon 7:4Thy neck as a tower of the ivory, Thine eyes pools in Heshbon, near the gate of Bath-Rabbim, Thy face as a tower of Lebanon looking to 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 →