Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version Again I saw something meaningless under the sun: New Living Translation I observed yet another example of something meaningless under the sun. English Standard Version Again, I saw vanity under the sun: Berean Standard Bible Again, I saw futility under the sun. King James Bible Then I returned, and I saw vanity under the sun. New King James Version Then I returned, and I saw vanity under the sun: New American Standard Bible Then I looked again at futility under the sun. NASB 1995 Then I looked again at vanity under the sun. NASB 1977 Then I looked again at vanity under the sun. Legacy Standard Bible Then I looked again at vanity under the sun. Amplified Bible Then I looked again at vanity under the sun [in one of its peculiar forms]. Christian Standard Bible Again, I saw futility under the sun: Holman Christian Standard Bible Again, I saw futility under the sun: American Standard Version Then I returned and saw vanity under the sun. Aramaic Bible in Plain English And I turned and I saw futility under the sun Brenton Septuagint Translation So I returned, and saw vanity under the sun. Contemporary English Version Once again I saw that nothing on earth makes sense. Douay-Rheims Bible Considering I found also another vanity under the sun: English Revised Version Then I returned and saw vanity under the sun. GOD'S WORD® Translation Next, I turned to look at something pointless under the sun: Good News Translation I have noticed something else in life that is useless. International Standard Version Then I turned to re-examine something else that is pointless on earth: JPS Tanakh 1917 Then I returned and saw vanity under the sun. Literal Standard Version And I have turned, and I see a vain thing under the sun: Majority Standard Bible Again, I saw futility under the sun. New American Bible Again I saw this vanity under the sun: NET Bible So I again considered another futile thing on earth: New Revised Standard Version Again, I saw vanity under the sun: New Heart English Bible Then I returned and saw vanity under the sun. Webster's Bible Translation Then I returned, and I saw vanity under the sun. World English Bible Then I returned and saw vanity under the sun. Young's Literal Translation And I have turned, and I see a vain thing under the sun: Additional Translations ... Context The Evil of Oppression…6Better one handful with tranquility than two handfuls with toil and pursuit of the wind. 7Again, I saw futility under the sun. 8There is a man all alone, without even a son or brother. And though there is no end to his labor, his eyes are still not content with his wealth: “For whom do I toil and bereave my soul of enjoyment?” This too is futile—a miserable task.… Cross References Ecclesiastes 4:6 Better one handful with tranquility than two handfuls with toil and pursuit of the wind. Ecclesiastes 4:8 There is a man all alone, without even a son or brother. And though there is no end to his labor, his eyes are still not content with his wealth: "For whom do I toil and bereave my soul of enjoyment?" This too is futile--a miserable task. Treasury of Scripture Then I returned, and I saw vanity under the sun. Psalm 78:33 Therefore their days did he consume in vanity, and their years in trouble. Zechariah 1:6 But my words and my statutes, which I commanded my servants the prophets, did they not take hold of your fathers? and they returned and said, Like as the LORD of hosts thought to do unto us, according to our ways, and according to our doings, so hath he dealt with us. Jump to Previous Example Meaningless Purpose Something Sun Turned Vain VanityJump to Next Example Meaningless Purpose Something Sun Turned Vain VanityEcclesiastes 4 1. vanity is increased unto men by oppression4. by envy 5. by idleness 7. by covetousness 9. by solitariness 13. by willfulness (7) Then I returned.--The vanity of toil is especially apparent in the case of a solitary man. It is possible, as has been suggested (see Ecclesiastes 2:18), that this may have been the writer's own case. The following verses, which speak of the advantages of friendship and unity, are of a more cheerful tone than the rest of the book.Verses 7-12. - Thirdly, avarice causes isolation and a sense of insecurity, and brings no satisfaction. Verse 7. - Then I returned. Another reflection serves to confirm the uselessness of human efforts. The vanity under the sun is now avarice, with the evils that accompany it. Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Again,וְשַׁ֧בְתִּי (wə·šaḇ·tî) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular Strong's 7725: To turn back, in, to retreat, again I אֲנִ֛י (’ă·nî) Pronoun - first person common singular Strong's 589: I saw וָאֶרְאֶ֥ה (wā·’er·’eh) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular Strong's 7200: To see futility הֶ֖בֶל (he·ḇel) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 1892: Emptiness, vanity, transitory, unsatisfactory under תַּ֥חַת (ta·ḥaṯ) Preposition Strong's 8478: The bottom, below, in lieu of the sun. הַשָּֽׁמֶשׁ׃ (haš·šā·meš) Article | Noun - common singular Strong's 8121: The sun, the east, a ray, a notched battlement Links Ecclesiastes 4:7 NIVEcclesiastes 4:7 NLT Ecclesiastes 4:7 ESV Ecclesiastes 4:7 NASB Ecclesiastes 4:7 KJV Ecclesiastes 4:7 BibleApps.com Ecclesiastes 4:7 Biblia Paralela Ecclesiastes 4:7 Chinese Bible Ecclesiastes 4:7 French Bible Ecclesiastes 4:7 Catholic Bible OT Poetry: Ecclesiastes 4:7 Then I returned and saw vanity under (Ecclesiast. 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