Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Ecclesiastes 1:2

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2. The theme proposed of the first part of his discourse. Vanity of vanities —Hebraism for the most utter vanity. So "holy of holies" ( :- ); "servant of servants" ( :- ). The repetition increases the force. all — Hebrew, " the all"; all without exception, namely, earthly things. vanity —not in themselves, for God maketh nothing in vain ( 1 Timothy 4:4 ; 1 Timothy 4:5 ), but vain when put in the place of God and made the end, instead of the means ( Psalms 39:5 ; Psalms 39:6 ; Psalms 62:9 ; Matthew 6:33 ); vain, also, because of the "vanity" to which they are "subjected" by the fall ( Matthew 6:33- : ). return to ' Top of Page ' <a name="verse-3" class="com-number"

Pericope (part_of)

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Source

• source-manifest/jfb — Jamieson-Fausset-Brown (PD)
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