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Ecclesiastes 2 — Sermon Preparation

Below is a research summary for Ecclesiastes 2, drawn from openly licensed scholarly databases — original-language morphology, classic sermons from the church fathers through the Puritans, and ancient geography data.

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preachers & commentators

Ecclesiastes 2 in the Hebrew

Distinctive vocabulary of this chapter, based on original-language morphology.

Hebrew Transliteration Strong's Count Glosses
עָמָל ʻâmâl H5999 9 toil, wearing effort
הֶבֶל hebel H1892 8 emptiness, vanity
לֵב lêb H3820 10 heart, feelings
אָדָם ʼâdâm H120 9 ruddy, human being
שֶׁמֶשׁ shemesh H8121 6 sun, east
חׇכְמָה chokmâh H2451 6 wisdom
עָמַל ʻâmal H5998 4 toil, work severely and with irksomeness

How preachers through history handled this text

3 public-domain excerpts on Ecclesiastes 2, from the church fathers to the Puritans.

Matthew Henry 2 John Wesley 1

“II Solomon shews, that there is no true happiness to be had in mirth and the pleasures of sense, ver. 1-11. He considers wisdom again, and owns it to be an excellent thing, and yet insufficient to give happiness, ver. 12-16. He shews that business and wealth are only vanity and vexation of spirit, ver. 17-23. And that if there be any good therein, it is only to these who sit loose to them, ver. 24- 26. 1. I said - Being disappointed of my hopes from knowledge, I resolved to try another course. Go to - O my soul! …”

— John Wesley, Wesley's Notes on the Whole Bible, on Ecclesiastes 2:1–30 (Public Domain)

Places in the text

Based on ancient-geography data

  • Jerusalem — Eccl 2:7

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